Below the Line

Kevin LaBuz

Kevin is the Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Development at 1stDibs, an online marketplace for luxury design. He’s spent most of his career analyzing or working for online marketplaces. He previously worked in strategic finance at Etsy and Indeed and on the Deutsche Bank internet equity research team. He likes reading The Economist and eating tacos. Adhering to the millennial stereotype, he lives in Brooklyn with far too many houseplants.

What to Expect:

A five minute read on business and technology, published sporadically on Sundays.

Past Writing:

• What is Substack? The 1,000 True Fans Business Model

• Casper: An Autopsy

• Blank Street: Coffee, Counter Positioning, and Collateral Damage

• Counting Pennies: Lessons in Frugality from Wal-Mart Founder Sam Walton

• The Beanie Baby Bubble: Valuable Lessons from Worthless Toys