A look at the recent $100M+ acquisitions of direct-to-consumer startups, including MVMT and Native, that raised little to no venture capital
Jason Del Rey / Recode : Tweets: @math_rachel , @sub8u , @stephennellis , @marshallk , @delrey , @lorenpadelford , @laurenthomasx3 , and @shiraovide Tweets: Rachel Thomas / @math_rachel : “I wish Silicon Valley didn't glorify those massive fundraising rounds as much as they do. People don't respect how much one person can do.” http://www.recode.net/... Subrahmanyam Kvj / @sub8u : “Shopify is the absolute game-changer,” - @dunn.Good read from @DelRey on the rise of, what I call, “data packaged goods” companies, particularly those not taking in a lot of investment, and yet succeeding due to a host of reasons.http://www.recode.net/ ... http://twitter.com/... Stephen Nellis / @stephennellis : This @DelRey pice is fascinating: A whole host of physical product startups that grew like crazy the old-school way - creating products people want and delivering them at a profit. http://www.recode.net/... Marshall Kirkpatrick / @marshallk : Fun post on startups that make products & sell them to people. Charming! http://www.techmeme.com/... Jason Del Rey / @delrey : VC-backed consumer startups get a lot of the limelight in the business world. So I took a look at a series of acquisitions of big, direct-to-consumer startups like MVMT and Tuft & Needle that said No to investor money. Could theirs be a better blueprint? https://www.recode.net/... pic.twitter.com/ELVKeDpGse Loren Padelford / @lorenpadelford : “@Shopify is the absolute game-changer. At least 75 percent of the digital brands I talk to today are on Shopify and many of them are now saying we don't need to invest that much in tech.” - Andy Dunn, CEO Bonobos & SVP, Walmart http://bit.ly/2PPHXfh pic.twitter.com/UyMC3a4DuT Lauren Thomas / @laurenthomasx3 : “In the first eight months of 2018 alone, investors have committed $1.2 billion to these young companies, almost triple the $426 million spent on similar startups in 2013, according to CB Insights.” https://www.recode.net/... via @DelRey Shira Ovide / @shiraovide : Novelty, by 2018 startup standards: Sell a product for more than it costs to make it. Don't spend $$ you don't have. Keep control of the company. Good one by @DelRey https://www.recode.net/...