early stage startups | brand | retail and beauty
Joined December 2009
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How wellness sweats the small stuff via @FT
Refreshing perspective on the things that really matter even when I am on a perpetual quest for better sleep on.ft.com/2tJwGH5
Just as I was really enjoying some of those subsidies! theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
Isabela Chick retweeted
Neumann is leaving with more money ($700 million) than We is currently worth.
When firms are still searching for a viable business model, the temptation to go full yogababble gets stronger, as the truth (numbers, business model, EBITDA) needs concealer.
profgalloway.com/yogababble
Isabela Chick retweeted
Working with @INFARMBerlin one of the world's most advanced vertical farming platforms, M&S' first urban farm unit has arrived at Clapham Junction Food store, offering fresh herbs grown & harvested in store & will roll out to 6 further London stores by the end of the year.
Polka-dot dress boosts Zara sales in tough retail market via @FT
Incredible that a single hit item can drive growth for a company the size of Inditex. on.ft.com/32C0cKs
Isabela Chick retweeted
Don't fancy the $100,000+ fees for a classic MBA course? What about a free nine-month programme focused on running startups and scaleups? @founders_acad has launched an “alt-MBA” to train startup leaders.
@brenthoberman
sifted.eu/articles/founders-…
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The formidable challenge of rejuvenating M&S via @FT
is worth taking on because it’s a formidable business. Am very lucky to be working with them and the startups at Founders Factory to help shape the future of M&S on.ft.com/2N3CUcU
Isabela Chick retweeted
Thread on marketplaces with heterogeneous vs. homogeneous supply. I wrote this last year but still reference it all the time!
Heterogeneous supply (meaning every supplier is unique) creates stronger network effects and more difficulty for a competitor to replicate the network.
1/ Another important marketplace dimension is whether supply is heterogeneous vs. homogeneous. This has huge implications on marketplace dynamics. xitter.cf/ljin18/status/10299297…
Does capitalism need saving from itself? via @FT
From the ever insightful @gilliantett ft.com/content/b35342fe-cda4…
Excellent post on the children question for investors and entrepreneurs - I hope it becomes more rather than less common, as it becomes asked of men as much as of women. danawright.vc/blog/2019/8/22…
Isabela Chick retweeted
@British_Airways you are now the car rental company from @SeinfeldTV. “The important part of reservations is holding them” was a joke in 1991. This kind of service is not ok in 2018. You didn’t even offer me a compact seat instead! @united @JerrySeinfeld youtu.be/4T2GmGSNvaM
Delighted to share an article I wrote on the need for a clear "Why" for corporate innovation teams: disruptionhub.com/why-innova…
Happy to see that the first blockchain use case I worked on is getting traction 4 years on: economist.com/news/special-r…
“CryptoKitties receives $12M in funding” by @CryptoKitties medium.com/cryptokitties/cry…
The future of innovation is collaborative: a perspective on why this model will enable corporate innovators to address large scale opportunities goo.gl/ycNokA
Companies of all shapes and sizes are investing in innovation - how many of them can articulate a clear why? A few thoughts on the importance of the of why of innovation goo.gl/3SoFU5
"seven percent of banks’ annual profits could be at risk from non-banking entities in the next five years" wired.com/2015/04/wall-stree…