Words matter. These are the best Kirsten Green Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Retail is undergoing a massive change, and there is a chance for new leaders to emerge and older brands to reinvent themselves.
The way I shop and the way I engage with my wardrobe, those experiences don’t come to life on Amazon’s platform.
People need role models, and they need to feel that there’s this opportunity to learn. They need to have people that will stick up for them. I want to be a part of that.
So many entrepreneurs view their companies as their babies. They micromanage, and they stall.
Wouldn’t it be so cool if we could use the Internet to build a better beauty brand?
We never invest in a male; we never invest in a female. We just invest in the right entrepreneur.
Most things that people want already exist, and with Amazon or eBay, there is always someone who is willing to undercut your price.
I’d like to think my strengths are in connecting with people and the relationship aspect of this business.
I was a woman and younger. I started spending a lot of time in the mall doing a lot of qualitative research and really watching what consumers were doing. Were they gravitating towards the sales racks, or were they looking at the new fashions? Were they there to shop, or were they there to socialize?
I optimize for brands and people I enjoy spending time with – we’ve invested in Warby Parker, Glossier, Outdoor Voices, Bonobos – because if you’re having a good time, you’re inherently going to be better at what you’re doing. Even the bad times are tolerable when you’re working alongside people you respect and like.
Last-mile efficiencies is a big trend. It’s something that consumers have demonstrated that they want and existing businesses are trying to figure out and new businesses are rising up to.
I don’t have a gender thesis. I am truly optimizing for the right person for the task, whether that means running a company or working on my team.
We need to have more women founders stepping up to kind of own their own story and ask for what they want and tell success stories and start really building confidence that these stories are out there.
Mascara is the only makeup I actually care about – I’ve tried them all. I use Diorshow when I’m trying to be fancy, but for every day, I use Blinc.
I am giddy with enthusiasm when my companies are doing well. And my heart hurts when they’re not. Maybe that sounds very cheesy, but that’s the reality of my life right now.
