Danielle Vermeer
@daniellevermeer
Co-Founder & CEO of Teleport. Writer of Goodwill Hunting, a newsletter hunting the best pre-loved fashion finds, insights, and jobs. 11+ years of buying no new clothes.
Danielle Vermeer
Incredible consumer products have one thing in common - they convert their users into evangelists.
Here's how it works, in three stages ⬇️
When you visibly repair something, it becomes individual. That changes our relationship to our clothing and builds connection with it.
Bel Jacobs • How to be a sustainable fashion lover – and why it matters
The product isuniquely focused ondriving one corebehavior within theapp that is central tothe vision laid out bythe founders. TheUI/UX for that singularfeature is effortless.
Unusual Ventures • Evaluation Rubric for a Seed-Stage Consumer Social App.pdf
We’re especially bad at talking about it because of a collective tendency to treat ailments as personal. Sure, we can acknowledge that it takes a small village to support someone battling cancer. But what if the damn village caused the cancer? And not just one person’s cancer, or their immediate family’s, but everyone who looks like them, or lives... See more
Anne Helen Petersen • That's a Stress Response
Hiring a COO isn’t easy at the early-stage and is wrought with more danger than potential success. Make sure you take the time to understand if you are ready for this hire. When it is done right, the impact on you and the company is tremendous.
Consumer Social and
Starting a social token can be an excellent way to raise financing. It can also turn followers into investors and align a group around a common cause.
Mario Gabriele • Social Tokens: The Economy of You | The Generalist
The more desirable future is outlined in Q1, with authenticated items being on sale in curated settings. Here is where Web3 comes in as a value add to physical goods as one of the most reliable authentication mechanisms that also lends scale and durability.