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Four retail IPOs.
Scott Galloway on Warby Parker, Rent the Runway, Allbirds, and the Swiss shoe company On. | learn more
Tag: Warby Parker
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Why all the Warby Parker clones are now imploding
The story of how VC funding ruined a generation of direct-to-consumer startups. Grow, baby grow! | learn more
tech, startups, internet
One of NY’s top seed investors takes outside capital for first time
BoxGroup, run by David Tisch and fueled (presumably) by his family money, has made investments into firms like GroupMe, Flatiron Health, Glossier, Harry’s, Oscar, Vine and Warby Parker. Now they’re taking outside capital for the first time. | learn more
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Are direct-to-consumer startups Bonsai brands?
Bonsai trees are tiny versions that mimic the shape and scale of full size trees. This author, Simon Andrews, writes: “Warby Parker will never be as big Sunglass Hut. Away will never be as big as Samsonite.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
YCombinator requests for startups.
Often said to be the world’s leading accelerator program (alums include Airbnb, Dropbox, Stripe, Instacart, Coinbase), YC is a pillar of the startup community. They have a “Requests for Startups” page that highlights 25 areas of innovation that they would […]
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Lincoln Park’s internet retailer row gets a new pop-up space.
Tucked away in Chicago’s upscale Lincoln Park neighborhood, a number of internet retailers have found homes for in-store experiences along Armitage Ave. They include Warby Parker, Bonobos, Tie Bar, and Interior Define. Now, a new company called Pop Box will […]