The FashionStake Diaries | Part IV: Lessons from the First Month

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The FashionStake Diaries is a four-part series that gives BoF readers a behind the scenes look at the crucial first months of a crowdfunding fashion startup, seen through the eyes of its founders. Today, in the final diary entry, they reflect on the crucial first weeks following launch: what worked, what did not, lessons learned and plans for the future. NEW YORK, United States —On the day of “go live” for any startup, planning is

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The FashionStake Diaries | Part III: Going Live

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The FashionStake Diaries is a four-part series that gives BoF readers a behind the scenes look at the crucial first months of a crowdfunding fashion startup, seen through the eyes of its founders. Today, as FashionStake goes live, the founders reveal their initial designer lineup and reflect on their journey thus far. NEW YORK, United States — Almost one year ago to the day, we were sitting in a classroom at Harvard Business School

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The FashionStake Diaries | Part II: Raising Funding

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[caption id="attachment_13890" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="FashionStake Screenshot | Source: FashionStake"][/caption] The FashionStake Diaries is a four-part series that giving a behind-the-scenes look at the crucial first months of a crowdfunding fashion startup, seen through the eyes of its founders. In Part I, we examined how FashionStake got from idea to traction with $1000. Today, the founders reveal how they were able to finance their business. NEW YORK, United States — Our business school professors used to say that startups were about getting four things right: the Context, the Opportunity, the Deal and the People. Having focused our early efforts on understanding how fashion has changed forever with the rise of Web 2.0 (the Context) and how an online marketplace connecting designers…

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The FashionStake Diaries | Part I: From Idea to Traction with $1000

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Fashion Stake Screenshot | Source: Fashion Stake

Following last week’s Introduction to Crowdfunding, we are pleased to bring you The FashionStake Diaries, a new BoF series providing a behind-the-scenes look at the crucial first months of a crowdfunding fashion startup, seen through the eyes of its founders. NEW YORK, United States — Some say a great business starts with an idea. We started with a problem: despite legions of loyal fans, internationally renowned designers

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