Danielle Vermeer

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

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.

Incredible consumer products have one thing in common - they convert their users into evangelists. Here's how it works, in three stages ⬇️

Authentication needs to be quick and convenient for the sellers and reliable and consistent for the buyers. Product discovery and navigation needs to be contextualized and entertaining, either through editorial point of view or through livestreaming and social component. Visibility needs to be equal to all sellers and platforms should support in... See more

Thanks to increased consumer consciousness around sustainability, the circular economy, and fair labor, resale has become fashion’s hottest sector—and brands want in. But scaling and making resale profitable isn’t easy, and with increasing competition in the space, it’s only going to get harder. 

The multi-SKU creator isn't all-in on just one product, though one product may wind up being the most lucrative for them. Instead, they apply their skills across various domains and use the various platforms and tools in the creator economy to put together multiple different product or service offerings.But while this unbundling of the value chain... See more

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.

The space will house the company's operations, including best-in-class authentication, shipping and receiving, warehousing, a photo studio, and a high-security, climate-controlled storage area called "The Cage," which will house up to 15,000 luxury handbags and accessories at any given time, including the largest collection of Hermès Birkin bags in... See more