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.
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
Resale is growing 3X faster than retail fashion. 3X—ThredUP estimates that the global secondhand apparel market will grow 3X faster than the global apparel market. 8X—in North America, it’ll grow to $82 Billion by 2025.
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1⃣ "Users love you."
This shines through via retention. What type of retention and what "great" looks like differs by biz model.
For social I look at bounded daily (ex. d30), while for subscription I look at m13 renewal. Data on this for marketplaces: https://t.co/rm8UalcVpe