Danielle Vermeer

Online resale is growing 4X faster than offline.  ~$37 B (50% of total)—estimated share of online sales of secondhand fashion by 2024.  ~$28 B (43%)—offline thrift & donation (Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc.).

The various leading indicators fit into three categories: 1. Network density: friend or following connections made in a time frame 2. Content added: files added to a Dropbox folder3. Visit frequency: D1 retention

The opportunity in Web3 is to leverage tokens and the underlying decentralized tech to build and bootstrap these new networks.

Product metrics can be organized into five standard categories: acquisition, activation, engagement, retention, and monetization.

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Curation as a Service saves you time, money and energy. Community-curation platforms will help crowdsource research. Curated commerce will help brands stand out in commoditized markets. Indie Hackers will increasingly launch curated digital products. By definition, curation is biased. Beware of blindspots. Reference multiple curators if you rely on... See more

The United Nations Environmental Programme found that not only is the dyeing process for fabrics the second largest source of water pollution, but that the fashion industry alone is producing 20% of the world's wastewater.