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
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We make choices that signal what we wish to convey.Signaling is the act of conveying information about ourselves to people in a way that is costly for us and therefore believable. Without the associated cost of sending a signal, we would not be able to trust the information being sent.
Farnam Street • Signaling: The Language Peacocks, Gazelles, and Humans All Speak
In the US alone, the secondhand fashion market could grow 20% between 2020 and 2025 to reach $67 billion in size, according to estimates by Business of Fashion Insights.
Business of Fashion • Can Fashion Resale Ever Be a Profitable Business?
YC Founder Salary Report 2022 | Pilot
pilot.com
Notionally the role the CEO is to run the company the role of the Chairman is to manage the CEO and the board. However, in practice the relationship between the Chairman and CEO is so much more than that. The ideal Chairman is a mentor, coach, and critical friend. The ideal CEO is open, coachable, and responsive. The quality of their relationship... See more
Richard J Turner • A Critical Friend: Relationship of the Chairman and CEO | Startups Magazine
How to Create and Manage a Board : YC Startup Library | Y Combinator
ycombinator.com
on-going compilation of my notes, tweets, threads, blogposts and thinking re: strategy, which may eventually cohere into an ebook of its own
Visakan Veerasamy • LessUnstrategic
Staying within a range of acceptable tolerance in your life should be the goal, so that you flourish in all dimensions, not just the professional. Taking on too much pushes us into zones of intolerance, where very little life can be sustained.