Welcome to our research library.
Positioned as a non-billionaire alternative to the centralized chaos of X.com and Meta, Bluesky has gained attention as a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC). It promises better community monitoring, a more welcoming digital environment, and a protocol-based escape from traditional platforms.
Combinatorial Models: Business + Capital + Multiple Forms of Value We often talk about business models as the key to scaling impact. But business models alone don’t determine success. What truly drives long-term contribution is the combination of business models,
Ecosystem Strategy Offer: Contribution Design Methodology Overview Our Ecosystem Strategy service applies Contribution Design to help organizations and regions catalyze meaningful, systemic change. Designed for leaders in the bioeconomy—spanning regenerative medicine, agriculture, and sustainable development—this offer reimagines how ecosystems are
For scientific founders, discovery is just the beginning. But moving a breakthrough from the lab into the world is an entirely different challenge. Commercialization isn’t just a necessity—it’s a powerful mechanism for impact. When done well, it ensures that innovation
Beyond Capital to Shared Purpose Raising capital isn’t just about funding—it’s about who you’re building with. The right investors don’t just write checks; they shape your company’s trajectory, influence key decisions, and define what success looks like. For founders focused
Turning Evidence into Scalable Impact For many nonprofit leaders, the challenge isn’t proving what works—it’s scaling what works. Years of research, pilots, and community-based programs generate evidence-based solutions that create measurable impact. But traditional nonprofit funding—grants, donations, and philanthropy—rarely supports
Who did you think you would be? Thank you to those who resonated with the last post and answered the call to Contribution Design. This series is for people who work in complexity: social innovators, policy architects, ecosystem leaders, scientific
Moving Beyond Capital to Contribution Investing isn’t just about deploying capital—it’s about shaping the future. For investors who want to back ventures that align with health, climate, and systemic transformation, the challenge isn’t just finding promising companies. It’s ensuring that
The Challenge of Outcomes-as-a-Service: What Stands in the Way? We have a substantive business model library and have been considering the call to add Outcomes-as-a-Service (OaaS) – and we’ve worked on many attempts. OaaS models promise a shift from selling
A call to contribution design You social innovators, You policy architects, You ecosystem leaders, You scientific inventors, You community-centered organizers, You impact funders who want your grants and investments to solve complex social and environmental systemic issues… And me, too.
Rethinking Capital Strategies For years, the Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) environment fueled an era of cheap capital, rapid fundraising, and high-risk bets. Startups, impact ventures, and biotech spinouts could secure funding on aggressive growth assumptions, often without clear paths
A Critical Look at NVIDIA’s Business Model (These Reason Street research notes are not meant as investment advice; they are for busy founders and ecosystem leads to make sense of where we are in the hype of AI and make
Systemic Transition for Energy: COP28 in a “Beyond Petroleum” Petro State COP28 was heralded as a turning point—the first global climate summit to explicitly call for a “transition away from fossil fuels.” Yet, beneath the diplomatic rhetoric, a deeper question
Tech Titans’ Earnings Season Amidst Global Chaos It’s tech titans earnings season. Why should I care? It’s that time of the year again – tech titans’ earnings season is upon us. In the midst of disturbing geopolitical events, you might
Snap MyAI: how does it monetize? Generative AI Snap chose to buy, not build, generative AI features through OpenAI’s enterprise Foundry program for an undisclosed amount. Business Models B:C Subscription : The company rolled out the MyAI feature to current
Bing AI: how does it monetize? Generative AI Microsoft invested in an exclusive deal to use OpenAI’s ChatGPT model within their Bing app, which they have named Sydney. Business Models B:C Advertising: The company is considering in-chatbot advertising suggestions after
Which business models will fail? The undoing of lose-money-to-earn hardware models Business model innovation is a combination game, linking partners, suppliers, and other actors to create value for everyone in an ecosystem. But when things fall apart, failed business models
What to do if you have SaaS Brain Do you find yourself suffering from the following symptoms: Your sales are starting to slow. Your cancellations on the rise. Your lifetime value (LTV) is shrinking. Your cost of customer acquisition (CAC)
Moving Beyond ESGs Naming the Dominant Logic and Making Sense of the Real Governance Metrics Welcome to a set of unfolding presumptions about how we transition to a survivable social, environmental, and political climate. This is a second in a
September 7, 2022 New York Contribution Value Research Rating: HOLD Debt to be raised: $6 BN Promised Economic Development: $3.5 BN / 25 years Promised Emissions Reduced: Decreasing carbon emissions by 3.9 million metric tons per year Price for those
