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
Writing books is largely a charitable act. Don’t write to make money. Write to get a message out. Seth Godin says “Publishing a book is really nothing but a socially acceptable opportunity to promote yourself and your ideas far and wide and often”.
Self-Publishing: Write in Public, Presales, Podcasts
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
“Nouveau riche” industrialists began to buy their way into high society, and existing aristocratic elites, battling economic upheaval, were unable to guard against this pecuniary emulation.
american sociological review • Just a moment...
Agency is the drive to play a game you created. Chart your own path. Forget politics. Work when, how, and where you want. Lean in—to your unique “why.”
Danielle Vermeer • Goodwill Hunting #10: cottagecore, girlboss culture, & the end of ambition
7 out of a16z ’s latest Marketplace 100 are resale marketplaces. 2 of these 7 are in the top 10 (GOAT, StockX). Since last year, 3 resale marketplaces “graduated” via IPO or acquisition (Depop, 1stDibs, Tradesy).
Brandon Barros • The Marketplace 100: 2022
Goodwill Hunting #06: how aggregation theory applies to resale fashion
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