A startup CEO describes how she found three entrepreneurs from three different generations to work with, as well as the challenges and benefits of this unusual arrangement. By Joanna Griffiths (Founder & CEO, Knix Wear) When I tell people about my high-tech women’s underwear startup, Knix Wear, they often are interested in two things: [...]
Posts Tagged "Fashion Tech"
4 Quotes to Guide You Through the Early Startup Phase
May 14, 2013 – 6:00 am
A founder shares the wisdom that’s gotten her through the process of starting up thus far. By Katherine Hanson (Founder & CEO, SheTrusts.com) I was excited to write a guest blog for Women 2.0, but was struggling as to how I could humorously tell the story of what led me to found my fashion startup [...]
5 Reasons the Brick-and-Mortar Store Will Continue to Thrive
May 9, 2013 – 6:00 am
Think local commerce is dead? Think again, writes the founder of Boutiika, who offers five reasons brick-and-mortar stores will continue to thrive. By Ruchika Kumar (Co-Founder & CEO, Boutiika) Pardon the cliché, but you’d have to be living under a rock not to have noticed the overwhelming buzz buzz buzz surrounding e-commerce, and how it’s [...]
How Steve Jobs Explained My Love for Fashion-tech
April 16, 2013 – 6:00 am
Why is fashion tech so exciting right now? Because reinventing supply chains, reconfiguring manufacturing, and reimagining how we approach sizing and fit could turn a trillion-dollar industry on its head. By Carrie Mantha (Founder & CEO, Indira) I was asked on Quora recently to quantify the difference between haute couture and mass apparel in terms [...]
Third Wave Fashion Founder Liza Kindred Answers 3 Questions About Starting Up And Fashion Tech Startups
November 27, 2012 – 11:35 am
Women Innovate Mobile (WIM) interviews female founders about success stories, inspirations and motivations as women entrepreneurs. By Kelly Hoey (Co-Founder & Managing Director, WIM) Meet Liza Kindred, Founder of Third Wave Fashion. Liza is a serial entrepreneur who has been fully submerged in both the fashion and the tech worlds. Third Wave Fashion is a [...]
Female Founders To Follow In Fashion Tech Entrepreneurship
June 1, 2012 – 7:00 am
From ModCloth to Moda Operandi, these tech startups in the fashion space are founded by women to watch. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Democratizing fashion has never been so venture-fundable. With successes like Gilt Group and Ideeli, “a lot of women go to Harvard with the intent of working on the business [...]
What Does Fashion Tech Mean For Fashion?
April 24, 2012 – 6:00 am
The opportunities to connect and generate revenue through new models is a game changer. By Christine E. Creamer (Attorney, RK ADLER LLP) It’s not really just ‘disruption’ if you’re on the cutting edge of establishing an entirely new industry, is it? A few months ago I received an email from a trusted friend linking me [...]
