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Designing a Retainer Model for Consumer Products: A Practical Framework

Introduction Subscription and retainer models are no longer exclusive to SaaS or professional services. Consumer brands — especially in health, wellness, and beauty — are increasingly adopting retainer-based pricing models to stabilize cash flow and deepen customer relationships. This paper illustrates how such a model can be designed for a physical product sold in three […]

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The future of transportation

Self-driving cars are expected to hit the roads sooner and in greater numbers than predicted just a few years ago. Forecasts differ, but the emerging agreement among the industry’s main players is that by the end of this decade, fleet vehicles—trucks, taxis, and buses—that can take control and make independent decisions—will be in use. More […]

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What’s Up: Week of May 22nd

AI startup Figure raises $70 million to build humanoid robots   Brett Adcock, founder and chief executive at Figure, invested $20 million personally in the round. Other investors include Aliya Capital and Bold Ventures, reports Reuters. Based in Sunnyvale, California, Figure develops general-purpose humanoid robots that could work in different environments and handle a variety […]