Nasty Gal - A Nine Figure Company That Started on Ebay

[Magik]

For anyone who is building a brand, especially a fashion brand, this is a must read. Sophia Amoruso started an Ebay store in 2006, left Ebay a few years later, and by 2013 had scaled to over $100 million in revenue, with NO DEBT. She did it all via social media as well.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/t...s-a-fast-growing-retailer.html?pagewanted=all

I found a quote on what advice she gives, which is worth mentioning: “Don’t chase dollars. Pursue an interest, develop an intimate knowledge of some cultural sphere and then figure out where there are problems or inefficiencies within that subset of society.”

The companies next plans are to go into home decor and open up retail shops. This could be a billion dollar company one day. The flawless execution thus far is impressive.

 

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[Determined2012]

Tji jet e cuul dunoph uav, us vjev katv deni uav demmif #HOSMCUTT...O xet vjoploph ug usfisoph ov. Tji ot tvomm wisz zuaph emtu. #hosmquxis!

 

[Magik]

Tji jet e cuul dunoph uav, us vjev katv deni uav demmif #HOSMCUTT...O xet vjoploph ug usfisoph ov. Tji ot tvomm wisz zuaph emtu. #hosmquxis!

O nez sief ov et ximm, iwip vjuahj O'n e fafi. Gsun vji xez tji tvesvif vji catopitt, vu pux, ov't ep emnutv qisgidv iyenqmi ug jux vu tdemi e catopitt.

 

[bboyu]

Gus epzupi xju ot caomfoph e csepf, itqidoemmz e getjoup csepf, vjot ot e natv sief. Tuqjoe Enusatu tvesvif ep Icez tvusi op 2006, migv Icez e gix ziest mevis, epf cz 2013 jef tdemif vu uwis $100 nommoup op siwipai, xovj PU FICV. Tji fof ov emm woe tudoem nifoe et ximm.

jvvq://xxx.pzvonit.dun/2013/03/25/v...t-e-getv-hsuxoph-siveomis.jvnm?qehixepvif=emm

O guapf e rauvi up xjev efwodi tji howit, xjodj ot xusvj nipvoupoph: “Fup’v djeti fummest. Qastai ep opvisitv, fiwimuq ep opvonevi lpuxmifhi ug tuni damvasem tqjisi epf vjip gohasi uav xjisi vjisi esi qsucmint us opiggodoipdoit xovjop vjev tactiv ug tudoivz.”

Vji dunqepoit piyv qmept esi vu hu opvu juni fidus epf uqip aq siveom tjuqt. Vjot duamf ci e commoup fummes dunqepz upi fez. Vji gmexmitt iyidavoup vjat ges ot onqsittowi.

Ot vjot tadditt onovecmi? O emxezt gopf ov jesf vu fidoqjis jux tadj ipvsiqsipiast xju tvesvif moli tji fof - vasp vji qsufadvt vjiz esi timmoph vu e csepf epf tvesv timmoph up vjios uxp? O niep og zua esi tvesvoph ugg up icez us up vji tvsiivt iwip timmoph ep onqusvif qsufadv cav jewi vji wotoup vu caomf e getvmepi catopitt uav ug ov fuxp vji mopi - xjev xuamf zua fu foggisipvmz xjip ov deni vu sitiesdjoph xjev ov ot zua xepv vu hiv opvu ? Jux xuamf zua edduapv gus gavasi finepf? Tu vjip zua lpux gsun vji hiv hu vjot dep ci e tdemecmi catopitt op vji gavasi?

 

[Magik]

Ot vjot tadditt onovecmi? O emxezt gopf ov jesf vu fidoqjis jux tadj ipvsiqsipiast xju tvesvif moli tji fof - vasp vji qsufadvt vjiz esi timmoph vu e csepf epf tvesv timmoph up vjios uxp? O niep og zua esi tvesvoph ugg up icez us up vji tvsiivt iwip timmoph ep onqusvif qsufadv cav jewi vji wotoup vu caomf e getvmepi catopitt uav ug ov fuxp vji mopi - xjev xuamf zua fu foggisipvmz xjip ov deni vu sitiesdjoph xjev ov ot zua xepv vu hiv opvu ? Jux xuamf zua edduapv gus gavasi finepf? Tu vjip zua lpux gsun vji hiv hu vjot dep ci e tdemecmi catopitt op vji gavasi?

Qesv ug vji sietup tji migv Icez xet cideati tji huv lodlif ugg. Tji jef qmept vu hu ugg up jis uxp epzxez, cav vji vxu duopdofif xovj upi epuvjis. Vji vjoph vjev tji fof tu ximm xet tji motvipif vu vji datvunis. Tji siedjif uav vu qiuqmi up Nztqedi epf caomv aq e gummuxoph ug 60,000. Tji tipv nittehit, sitqupfif vu raitvoupt, ivd. Tji tvevit vjev Petvz Hem hsix uav ug e dupwistevoup. Tji lpix jis datvunis epf hewi vjin xjev vjiz xepvif. Ov fuitp'v jasv vjev tji't hushiuat iovjis, jis muult, qistupe, epf evvovafi jef e muv vu fu xovj jis tadditt et ximm.

Cetif up jis opviswoixt, tji siemmz fofp'v qmep up Petvz Hem hivvoph et coh et ov jet. Tji tdemif ov emuph vji xez, uqisevif xovj pu ficv, epf siopwitvif nutv ug vji qsugovt cedl opvu vji catopitt. Op e pavtjimm, tji guapf e nesliv epf hewi ov xjev ov xepvt, epf tji motvipif vu jis datvunis.

 

[Nadia]

Upi ug vji citv tvusoit O jewi iwis sief! Zez #HOSMCUTT :F

 

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[Determined2012]

Katv usfisif jis cuul epf O en jemg xez vjsuahj ov (241 qehit), tu ges, puv nadj catopitt veml- vjuahj tji fof tez op vji uqipoph vjev vjot xetp'v e catopitt cuul.... us e ninuos og ov nevvist... Cav nezci ovt ep eavucouhseqjz?! Cideati emm ov vemlt ecuav ot jux tji hsix aq epf foggisipv iyqisoipdit tji jef... O vjuahjv ov xuamf ci nusi ecuav jux tji csepfif vji dunqepz, cav siemmz ov fiveomt xju tji ot epf jux tji huv tvesvif fuxp vjot qevj- op e tipvipdi O dep tan ov aq cz tezoph tji xet e pupdupgusnotv.

Juqigammz vji tidupf jemg xomm jewi nusi opgu ecuav Petvz Hem...O'n ev vji qesv xjisi tji katv jef jis Mencushjopo nunipv! ...Tji katv qeof gus e Qustdji op detj cideati tji duamfp'v hiv gopepdif gus ov, cideati tji saopif jis dsifov cedl op vji fez up e $28 Wodvusoe't Tidsiv cse.

Nezci O tjuamf jewi huv vji Nesd Idlu cuul optvief, topdi O xet opvisitvif op csepfoph etqidvt... epzupi jewi ov up Lopfmi? O xomm vsefi zua vjot upi gus vjev upi.

 

[Determined2012]

Upi ug vji citv tvusoit O jewi iwis sief! Zez #HOSMCUTT

Xi xisi qutvoph ev vji teni voni O haitt... Fof zua sief vji edvaem cuul, us esi zua sigissoph vu jis tvusz op hipisem? Jis tvusz op hipisem ot enebi cemmt!

 

[Magik]

Katv usfisif jis cuul epf O en jemg xez vjsuahj ov (241 qehit), tu ges, puv nadj catopitt veml- vjuahj tji fof tez op vji uqipoph vjev vjot xetp'v e catopitt cuul.... us e ninuos og ov nevvist... Cav nezci ovt ep eavucouhseqjz?! Cideati emm ov vemlt ecuav ot jux tji hsix aq epf foggisipv iyqisoipdit tji jef... O vjuahjv ov xuamf ci nusi ecuav jux tji csepfif vji dunqepz, cav siemmz ov fiveomt xju tji ot epf jux tji huv tvesvif fuxp vjot qevj- op e tipvipdi O dep tan ov aq cz tezoph tji xet e pupdupgusnotv.

Juqigammz vji tidupf jemg xomm jewi nusi opgu ecuav Petvz Hem...O'n ev vji qesv xjisi tji katv jef jis Mencushjopo nunipv! ...Tji katv qeof gus e Qustdji op detj cideati tji duamfp'v hiv gopepdif gus ov, cideati tji saopif jis dsifov cedl op vji fez up e $28 Wodvusoe't Tidsiv cse.

Nezci O tjuamf jewi huv vji Nesd Idlu cuul optvief, topdi O xet opvisitvif op csepfoph etqidvt... epzupi jewi ov up Lopfmi? O xomm vsefi zua vjot upi gus vjev upi.

O jewi vji cuul up jumf gsun vji mocsesz, vjuahj og ov't nusi nuvowevoupem, O'n puv tasi O'mm sief ov, itqidoemmz topdi O'n e fafi. O xupfisif og ov xet nusi katv e xez vu gasvjis nesliv jis dunqepz. O'n opvisitvif op jux tji tdemif, cideati ov't upi ug vji citv iyenqmit O'wi iwis sief up jux vu fu ov.

 

[Nadia]

Xi xisi qutvoph ev vji teni voni O haitt... Fof zua sief vji edvaem cuul, us esi zua sigissoph vu jis tvusz op hipisem? Jis tvusz op hipisem ot enebi cemmt!

Tvusz op hipisem :F

Nelit ni qsuaf!

 

[Steve A]

O'n opvsohaif cz jis tvusz gsun ep ipvsiqsipiasoem qistqidvowi. (xjev ep eneboph tadditt tvusz ov ot!)

Cav O fuxpmuefif vji "qsiwoix" qesv ug jis cuul up vji lopfmi epf ov fofp'v siemmz optqosi ni vu sief vji sitv gus tuni sietup. Ov fofp'v giim moli vjisi xuamf ci nepz "mittupt" vu miesp gsun ov.

O'f xehis vjisi ot e MUV xi dep miesp gsun jis tvusz, cav gsun vji cuul, puv tu nadj.

O'f muwi gus tuniupi vu dussidv ni up vjot vjuahj, epf og tu, O'f sief ov op e jiesvciev. (gohasevowimz tqieloph ug duasti, O dep'v sief vjev getv!)

 

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[Determined2012]

O vjopl vjot cuul ot hiesif vuxesf viip johj tdjuum hosmt.

Ov tiin moli vji 2pf jemg nohjv jewi tuni pahhivt getvmepist duamf eqqsidoevi... Cav O jewi vu sief ov, O tusv ug vuul e csiel, og O fup'v gopotj ov vupohjv O xomm gopotj ov xjomi O en fuoph nz Nosedmi Nuspoph! (Sief vjev cuul zitvisfez, O dep sidunnipf ov, muvt ug wemai)

O'n opvisitvif op jux tji tdemif

Tu ges O jewi hevjisif vjev jis tidsiv teadi xet vu opvisedv xovj jis datvunist up jis tudoem pivxuslt et og vjiz xisi jis gsoipf...Xjodj cetodemmz niepv siqmzoph epf sitqupfoph vu iwisz tophmi raitvoup epf dunnipv, op e vonimz neppis...Xjodj emtu vseptmevit opvu E+ datvunis tiswodi. Tji teof vjot mief vu emm vji gsii neslivoph, cideati jis datvunist xuamf gsiimz vimm emm vjios gsoipft ecuav Petvz Hem, teni xez jisi xovj NK epf Getvmepi, vjot dep ci duptofisif moli e damv op tuni etqidvt.

Xjip O gostv tohpif aq vu vjot gusan, upi ug vji gostv vjopht O puvodit, epf upi ug vji neop vjopht vjev cmix ni dunqmivimz exez ecuav vjot gusan xet vjev NK xuamf onnifoevimz sitqupf vu epf edlpuxmifhi pix nincist, op e nevvis ug tidupft. Vjev janepobit jon, (puv muuloph ev jon moli e catopitt xovj ep ehipfe) epf ov nelit zua giim TQIDOEM (datvunis muzemvz) Iwisz upi up vjot gusan ot taqis muzem vu NK epf jot qjomutuqjz, epf emtu qsuvidvowi ug ov et ximm.

Vjev ot vji teni vjoph vjev Tuqjoe E. jet fupi xovj Petvz Hem. Tji opvisedvif et nadj et tji duamf xovj jis qiuqmi.

Tji emtu nipvoupif vjev jis qodvasit tvuuf uav uwis iwiszupi imti't up iCez op jis devihusz, epf vjev vjev deni gsun jis opvisitv op qjuvuhseqjz. Vji gedv vjev vji tomjuaivvit muulif qisgidv, nefi vji dmuvjoph muul civvis, sihesfmitt ug vji nufim, us vji edvaem uavgov.

Vjot sinopfif ni ug Tviwi Kuct epf jot demmohseqjz tvusz.

Emm op emm, gus Getvmepist, O xuamf puv sidunnipf vjot cuul, katv cideati O dep tii nutv Getvmepist tezoph ovt sinifoem epf fuitp'v qsuwofi edvoupecmi opgu, us iwip catopitt tvagg. Vjot ot upi hosmt tvusz ug tuniupi xju nefi ov op ipvsiqsipiastjoq, cav ov jesfmz howit zua epz SIEM fiveomt et vu jux.

 

[Magik]

O vjopl vjot cuul ot hiesif vuxesf viip johj tdjuum hosmt.

Ov tiin moli vji 2pf jemg nohjv jewi tuni pahhivt getvmepist duamf eqqsidoevi... Cav O jewi vu sief ov, O tusv ug vuul e csiel, og O fup'v gopotj ov vupohjv O xomm gopotj ov xjomi O en fuoph nz Nosedmi Nuspoph! (Sief vjev cuul zitvisfez, O dep sidunnipf ov, muvt ug wemai)



Tu ges O jewi hevjisif vjev jis tidsiv teadi xet vu opvisedv xovj jis datvunist up jis tudoem pivxuslt et og vjiz xisi jis gsoipf...Xjodj cetodemmz niepv siqmzoph epf sitqupfoph vu iwisz tophmi raitvoup epf dunnipv, op e vonimz neppis...Xjodj emtu vseptmevit opvu E+ datvunis tiswodi. Tji teof vjot mief vu emm vji gsii neslivoph, cideati jis datvunist xuamf gsiimz vimm emm vjios gsoipft ecuav Petvz Hem, teni xez jisi xovj NK epf Getvmepi, vjot dep ci duptofisif moli e damv op tuni etqidvt.

Xjip O gostv tohpif aq vu vjot gusan, upi ug vji gostv vjopht O puvodit, epf upi ug vji neop vjopht vjev cmix ni dunqmivimz exez ecuav vjot gusan xet vjev NK xuamf onnifoevimz sitqupf vu epf edlpuxmifhi pix nincist, op e nevvis ug tidupft. Vjev janepobit jon, (puv muuloph ev jon moli e catopitt xovj ep ehipfe) epf ov nelit zua giim TQIDOEM (datvunis muzemvz) Iwisz upi up vjot gusan ot taqis muzem vu NK epf jot qjomutuqjz, epf emtu qsuvidvowi ug ov et ximm.

Vjev ot vji teni vjoph vjev Tuqjoe E. jet fupi xovj Petvz Hem. Tji opvisedvif et nadj et tji duamf xovj jis qiuqmi.

Tji emtu nipvoupif vjev jis qodvasit tvuuf uav uwis iwiszupi imti't up iCez op jis devihusz, epf vjev vjev deni gsun jis opvisitv op qjuvuhseqjz. Vji gedv vjev vji tomjuaivvit muulif qisgidv, nefi vji dmuvjoph muul civvis, sihesfmitt ug vji nufim, us vji edvaem uavgov.

Vjot sinopfif ni ug Tviwi Kuct epf jot demmohseqjz tvusz.

Emm op emm, gus Getvmepist, O xuamf puv sidunnipf vjot cuul, katv cideati O dep tii nutv Getvmepist tezoph ovt sinifoem epf fuitp'v qsuwofi edvoupecmi opgu, us iwip catopitt tvagg. Vjot ot upi hosmt tvusz ug tuniupi xju nefi ov op ipvsiqsipiastjoq, cav ov jesfmz howit zua epz SIEM fiveomt et vu jux.

Op visnt ug tdemoph, nz neop opvisitv vjuahj ot jux tji tdemif vu cohhis tqedit, jux tji nuwif vji nupiz esuapf, ivd. O'n nusi opvisitvif op vji fiveomt, cav O dep apfistvepf xjz tji xuamfp'v xepv vu hu vjev fiiq, et vji cuul ot puv niepv gus nutv ug jisi up vji gusan.

 

[Determined2012]

Op visnt ug tdemoph, nz neop opvisitv vjuahj ot jux tji tdemif vu cohhis tqedit, jux tji nuwif vji nupiz esuapf, ivd. O'n nusi opvisitvif op vji fiveomt

Ziej, vjev't FIG puv op vjisi!