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It's time to look back on our 2019 predictions to see how accurate we were. Death of Apple? Nope. The departure of Walmart from DTC? Yep. Acceleration of customer expectations? YES. Lots to unpack in our first episode of the year. Listen now!

Brian and Phillip are journeying back to our 2019 predictions episode, episode 92, to analyze which predictions came true.

As of 2019, Apple is still alive and somehow thriving

Second-hand commerce is growing and will continue to grow, probably forever.

Has social mobility eliminated the middle class?

Epcot is its shadow self, and Phillip is sad about it

Phillip's first prediction of 2019 was to declare that 2019 was going to be peak Apple, but it looks like the tech company/over-priced lifestyle brand is not slowing down.

Exact prediction: "We're going to start to see the beginning of the end of Apple as a dominant force and a player in both culture and technology.

Some of the best Apple's best moves in 2019: The new MacBook Pro, and the AirPod Pros with noise cancellation.

Phillip has decided to go as far as maybe to go full Apple and switch to an iPhone

One of Brian's first predictions of the year was that 2019 would be the end-all-be-all of boring retail

Brian says that it was more of a co-prediction, and was made because of the "retail apocalypse," which is not a real thing.

What the whole fear-mongering around the retail apocalypse was, was an indicator of the end of boring retail (or the boring middle), which is a mixed bag.

What the retail apocalypse is beyond all the talk, is a transformation in the types of retail that will continue to exist

But here's a question to think about: What does boring retail even mean?

Walmart made significant moves this year, trying to shed it's low-cost, low-quality reputation, and it might have started making waves in that direction.

And maybe to some extent, they did succeed, they've escaped the boring middle, but are they on par with other grocers like Trader Joe's?

Walmart's best quality also tends to hurt them, like endless selection, which produces long lines and cluttered shelves.

Walmart did add some newer brands to its portfolio this year: Eloquii, Bonobos, and Modcloth.

Though all of those brands do seem to be losing Walmart lots of money.

One of the biggest trends in 2019, was the rise of two things: second-hand commerce and charitable commerce.

These two trends point to a few things: one that more people are comfortable buying second-hand versions of the brands that they love, and that some brands are even willing to encourage that kind of brand engagement.

This is especially prevalent in luxury retail, where the second-hand market allows consumers who may not have otherwise been able to afford luxury brands to get to participate in the brand's conversation.

This prediction came from things like Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff making a massive investment into StockX

We also saw the rise of online resellers like Poshmark and ThredUP, which represents a massive shift in the conversation around re-sellers.

One of Phillip's prediction's for 2020 was that travel hub would build community-based retail spaces around their locations.

So, was the Virgin USA's move to build a community around their trains indicative of a more significant trend in commerce?

Maybe. Airports have seen massive growth in retail spaces, and have become a hub for shopping, and it's only going to grow as travel becomes more accessible.

And as Phillip points out: it does not just travel hubs, malls are seeing a lot of repurposed space.

Malls are repurposing retail space for movie theaters or waterparks and or a megachurch.

As always: We want to hear what our listeners think! What were your favorite predictions from our 2019 prediction episode? Do you have any predictions of your own for 2020?

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After the birth of her daughter, the creator of cult brand Frank and Eileen saw the world a little differently. Women are superheroes and Audrey McLoghlin wanted to create a shirt just for them. Grayson is the result of her 5 year consideration on building a new brand from the ground up. In this episode, we talk about how to create a sustainable business with a B2B component in the new DTC era, how to play the long game, and how to join the “hundred club” — owning 100% of the business. Listen now!

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Measure, Reduce, Offset. That's the simple formula for Climate Neutral, a new label that certifies the commitment of a brand to track, and lower, their carbon emissions. Austin Whitman and Caitlin Drown join us to talk about the future of brand trust, consumer expectation, and even a little bit of speculation on how offsetting today can change the world tomorrow. Listen now!

Phillip is joined in today's episode by Austin Whitman and Caitlin Drown from Climate Neutral.

Climate Neutral is a movement intended to help brands quantify and then reduce their carbon footprints.

Consumers are driving the economic engine, so it's imperative to make your voice heard to encourage positive changes in your favorite brands.

How can you offset your carbon footprint enough to be carbon neutral?

Future Commerce joined the Climate Neutral movement back in October of this year.

Climate Neutral is a young, non-profit organization that exists with the sole purpose of helping businesses understand what their carbon footprints are, take meaningful actions to reduce those carbon footprints, and then offset the entirety of that impact on the environment.

People simply don't understand where carbon emissions come from and what to do about them.

Climate Neutral is creating a label that will be placed on products to let consumers know that brands have gone through the Climate Neutral process.

Climate Neutral started with retail because consumers are what drive the economic engine by buying products and services.

The two brands that funded Climate Neutral were BioLite and Peak Design who both realized that there are limits to how much they can reduce their carbon footprints, but that's not the limit to what you can do.

There needs to be a strong signal to companies that doing something to reduce your carbon footprint is an economical investment.

Climate Neutral is working with brands that many consumers would already know such as Kickstarter and Allbirds.

Caitlin has noticed that a lot of large influencers on Instagram that aren't associated with one of Climate Neutral's brands have been promoting Climate Neutral of their own accord.

Sharing the story is encouraging influencers and brands to get involved and taking action in a transparent way.

Transparency is a major factor in gaining the trust of consumers.

The brands that sign with Climate Neutral are validating Climate Neutral as much as the initiative gains credibility from the brands' involvement.

Goal #1 is to understand and capture a large amount of carbon within the brands that Climate Neutral is representing.

The label will only be provided to companies that have measured their carbon footprint, taken measured action towards things that will reduce that carbon footprint, and finally offsetting the entirety of their measured footprint.

In addition to making a big carbon impact, another goal is to mobilize a new wave of brands to build carbon reduction into their strategies.

When people go through the process, they are going to have a carbon imprint, so a measurable amount of carbon indicates how much that brand should put back into the erasure of their footprint.

If someone wants to look into the particular actions that a company is taking, that information will be available online.

This data will give brands insight into what other brands are doing to reduce their footprint.

Climate Neutral is going to make it easier for companies to estimate what their carbon footprint is.

Most companies have no idea what their carbon footprint is, and will be able to use a tool via Climate Neutral to get a better understanding.

Tapping into the network if reputable and respected brands are helping give Climate Neutral the stamp of approval.

Climate Neutral did their first official launch in June where they had Alex Honnold serving as a moderator for a panel, and he initially didn't believe in carbon offsetting.

Because of Kickstarter and various PR efforts, Climate Neutral has been able to enter the discussion at a higher level and volume that Austin has ever seen.

Even if there are those who are more skeptical about carbon offsetting, the validation from so many sources has led to articles being written on both sides of the debate.

Consumers need to get excited about the carbon offset label and brands have to get excited about the process and wearing the label.

The main reasons why companies aren't doing carbon offsetting are that it is not in the budget or there is a stigma around offsetting in general.

Smaller companies tend to have fewer levels of approval to approve the initiative, so the goal is to eventually get approved by large, billion-dollar corporations.

We need to do far for than what we are currently doing when it comes to addressing climate change.

We are so far from bending the carbon curve to neutrality that we have to start somewhere.

It's possible that neutrality will eventually lead to positivity.

If brands define their footprint far enough, it extends to other brands, and if these overlapping footprints become neutral, then that equates to positivity.

Reduce the barriers for companies trying to get on this path and increase the expectation for what neutrality is.

One-day shipping is a great convenience, but chances are that that shipment came on an airplane that comes with a much larger carbon footprint.

There is a ton of data to measure against whether there is a larger carbon footprint for traditional retail experiences or online shopping.

We should not assume that just because stores are not physically there that there will be a smaller carbon footprint to accommodate the online shopping experience.

Do retailers that are digitally native have a smaller carbon footprint?

First and foremost, if you want to get involved with Climate Neutral, you should back the Kickstarter Campaign.

Contributing at certain levels will actually offset someone else's carbon footprint for the year.

Reach out for any questions you may have to .

As a consumer, call out your favorite brands and ask them to look into the certification and offset their carbon footprint.

Climate Neutral

BioLite

Peak Design

Kickstarter

Allbirds

As always: We want to hear what our listeners think! What are some steps you can take today to get a better understanding of your carbon footprint?

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Welcome to Step by Step, a 5-part series from Future Commerce to help walk you through how to launch and grow a successful business. This season, we're talking about funding. Today is episode 5. Phillip & Brian are joined by Michelle Cordeiro Grant, Founder of Lively to chat about her experience working with Venture Capital from a founder's perspective.

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Michelle Cordeiro Grant from Lively is back again to walk us through successfully selling your business.

A strong operation foundation and consistent production costs can help identify where to apply raise capital.

What are the factors that indicate that your brand is ready for an exit?

Breaking through the noise of digital may require physical presence, so how can you achieve this with your brand?

Lively is a brand and a community whose sole purpose is to inspire women to live passionately, purposefully, and confidently.

Michelle grew up in a rural area of Pennsylvania and wanted to see what she could do with her life instead of more typically expected career choices.

She eventually found her way into fashion and fell in love with the idea of concept-to-customer and the power of brand.

Eventually, she wound up at Victoria's Secret that led her to decide that there was something missing in the lingerie community which ended up with the creation of Lively.

With a story backward to most, Michelle left Victoria's secret with the idea that she could start a brand by having a community to build the brand instead of a company building it.

She knew that she needed to have her supply chain completely under control so her strategy was to partner with an investor that was a manufacturer prior to launching her company.

This allowed her to scale with what her customers wanted as opposed to what was written on a spreadsheet.

Michelle did a $1.5 million convertible note with her manufacturer Gelmart and having the support and experience of a manufacturer in her industry set Lively up for success.

Lively launched organically without paid media and after 45 days saw that they were able to ship to every state in the United States.

Two months after launch, Lively had captured results that they had planned to do within the first year, which indicated that it was time to fundraise.

Michelle's initial strategy was not to go after Venture Capital money, but rather to pool angel investors, but eventually started getting contact from Venture Capitalist firms.

She wanted to wait for her Series A, but one email in particular from Robin Lee from GGV Capital (who worked for a VC but was also a Lively customer) changed her mind on VC and within a week of conversations, Michelle knew they had found their match.

Michelle was very worried about the expectations of her brand before she accepted the term sheet with Robin.

In retail, a brand's growth charts like a roller coaster in regards to its trajectory and Michelle didn't want to be pressured for unrealistic growth.

While her VC was always pushing her forward, Michelle was happy to discover that she had a voice and she could adjust her strategy to favor long-term growth.

How can you preserve your visions of growth when an investor is now sitting with you at the head of your brand?

Lively raised $4 million in its first round when they only set out to raise $2 million so the extra capital fueled the excitement for the brand's growth.

Due to the fact that most monetary aspects of the business were so steady (such as a single price point for products and consistent production costs), Lively was able to clearly decide what to do next.

A clear perspective of what was coming from an operations and a cashflow perspective allowed Lively to easily put the money towards marketing and inventory.

How can you solidify your operations to help pinpoint where to spend your raised capital?

Quality was a goal from the outset and Gelmart helped Lively to create a custom manufacturing solution that allowed them to deliver consistently high-quality products.

Because their manufacturer was both their investor and supplier, Lively also had the benefit of getting net terms and was a huge boon when it comes to handling your cash.

Vertical Integration also allows you to be innovative by allowing you to directly address customer needs as opposed to serving just a bottom line.

Lively grew by 300% from year 1 to year 2, so they were able to continually prove that they had the roadmap to success.

The intent was not to sell Lively in 2019, but the continual success of the brand and the sturdy foundation from the get-go led to Lively's acquisition by Wacoal.

One of the factors that made Lively such a desirable acquisition was its clean board of three investors that raised enough capital without becoming too diluted.

Lively's clean KPIs and financials were a huge benefit to getting through the diligence of the acquisition.

What were the factors that led to Lively's brick and mortar strategy?

Are customer acquisition costs for digital marketing forcing brands to adopt local strategies in order to grow their brand?

Digital marketing channels are so saturated that brands need physical presence to break through the noise of digital advertising.

Pure digital brands like Everlane are increasing their physical presence because it is becoming more and more clear that you cannot only do digital in order to succeed.

Generation Z has been raised on screens and is looking for in-person experiences to really connect with brands.

GGV introduced Michelle to a lot of other founders that were 2-3 years ahead of her in their brand development which gave her a strong group to help answer questions and give advice.

What went wrong is just as important as what went right when it comes to growing your brand.

Conferences like Shoptalk allowed Wacoal to get to know who Michelle and Lively were even before there was any interest in the acquisition.

Michelle would not have been comfortable taking the risks she did without the experience-based knowledge from GGV.

There was only one person doing customer service with over 2000 customers, so macros had to be designed to alleviate the most common questions being asked by customers.

There was so much time spent on each component of the bras that some of the luxury components led to unforeseen complications.

In October of 2017, Lively rebuilt their site and realized after launch that Google was doing a recrawl that required a rebuild of their organic traffic.

What are some of the obstacles that inevitably led to positive changes for your brand?

Lively

Victoria's Secret

Gelmart

GGV Capital

Wacoal

Everlane

Shoptalk

As always: We want to hear what our listeners think! Are you ready to raise capital to grow your brand? Does Venture Capital or Private Equity sound like a better fit for your brand?

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Welcome to Step by Step, a 5-part series from Future Commerce to help walk you through how to launch and grow a successful business. This season, we're talking about funding. Today is episode 4. Today, Phillip & Brian are joined by Jeremy Muras of Lion Capital Group to discuss Private Equity.

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In today's episode, Brian and Phillip are joined by Jeremy Muras from Lion Capital to talk about the ins and outs of private equity.

What are some of the major differences between Private Equity and Venture Capital?

Private Equity benefits brands with not only large amounts of capital but a proven track record of successfully growing brands.

How can Private Equity help brands resonate with their ideal customers and tap into previously unexplored channels?

Jeremy has been in the digital industry since the early 2000s and got interested when he was located in Hong Kong and he got close with the team that built Monster.com.

He worked for a luxury lingerie company called Agent Provocateur, ran TopShop.com for a brief spell, and then made his way to Burberry where he worked as the eCommerce Manager for Europe.

While at Burberry, Jeremy and his journey were the first to execute purchasing directly from the runway, in-store pickup, and various othering pioneering innovations.

From there, he found his way to Lion Capital where he operates as an expert on digital marketing and allowed him to expand his expertise.

Essentially, private equity is equity or shares that represent ownership or an interest in a particular company that is not public.

Private Equity requires companies to prove that they can scale and be able to demonstrate a number of years of profitability.

Part of the challenge that Private Equity firms face in today's ecosystems is that a lot of successful DNVBs have exponential growth, but haven't demonstrated consistent years of profitability.

Lion Capital typically invests over $100 million into a business and tends to not go much go lower than that.

The goal is to achieve a positive return on investment in 5-7 years.

Private Equity firms typically get their money from large institutional investors such as pension funds, insurance companies, and banks or other accredited investors like high-value individuals.

Large institutions are investing in what is effectively betting on entrepreneurship being a growing portion of economic advantage in the United States.

Unlike Venture Capital, Private Equity is not going to make risky investments that have not proven themselves.

The gates that brands need to get through to acquire private equity are designed to give confidence and assurance to investors that their investment will be profitable.

Jeremy mentions that the consensus is split pretty evenly amongst investors whether they want to be hands-on in scaling their investment or not.

As the industry has become more competitive, the active investor has started to take dominance in the preferred model of a firm.

Demands are higher with the disruption coming from digital and other verticals.

Brands can factor in the level of involvement that they want from their investors when it comes to choosing the right fit.

At what point in the lifecycle of a business does a private equity firm become involved?

Lion Capital typically becomes engaged with businesses that are in the growth stage of their lifecycle because they need to see years of data proving success yet also need room to grow.

Extending companies into new areas or diverse verticals are also good signs for Private Equity because that is something that capital could assist with accomplishing.

In the United States, a lot of brands are exclusively national and have not gone international yet, which is a prime goal that private equity can accomplish.

There are a lot of companies that never break out of their verticals because they do not have the capital or the expertise to pursue new markets.

A product does not necessarily become a brand without guidance and funding.

Lion Capital looks for a brand within a category that is niche that can then be blown up in regards to growth.

The qualities and endorsements of smaller brands can reach wider audiences with the appropriate injection of capital.

Deal flow is a term to describe the rate at which business proposals and investment pitches are being received and is imperative for Private Equity firms to maintain.

Firms have large amounts of capital that they need to employ, and if they do not have an adequate deal flow, then you will fail in distributing the funds.

It's becoming harder and harder to compete for deals amongst investors because of the high level of current business evaluations.

Sourcing deals through non-traditional means is how firms are competing in today's economy.

A huge differentiator between what Private Equity and Venture Capital bring to the table is that Private Equity brings with it a huge set of experience and skills that has a proven track record of building successful brands.

Operating is difficult and you need to scale within your operating function to really add value.

You need to make a decision whether you are prepared to invest to scale internally or if you want to build out a center of operational excellence that covers key aspects of your business.

The reason you bring in an active investor is to embrace what they offer and to trust their expertise and guidance when it comes to scaling your brand.

Private Equity needs to be involved with strategic planning and budgeting because they have to account for their bottom line.

Lion tries to bring founders along for the growth journey, and while they would like to keep management teams intact, firms have access to a large network of talented executives that can take the brand to the next level.

There are different definitions of value, so sometimes strategic planning choices can be different than what a founder initially tries to accomplish.

Firms have to be very clear with their intentions and cannot take footing away from the founders because that relationship is what the initial agreement was based upon.

Moving a brand away from its traditional way of expressing itself towards new channels where new storytelling can resonate with customers is the goal.

Brands stay a constant throughout their lifetimes, but their messaging and values can potentially change along the way.

AllSaints has tapped into the zeitgeist of its customers and has made its message resonate amongst them.

Private Equity firms can provide a window for brands to see beyond their traditional messaging and discover ways to truly make the brand shine.

Lion Capital

Monster.com

Agent Provocateur

TopShop.com

Burberry

AllSaints

As always: We want to hear what our listeners think! What are some specific ways that Private Equity can take your brand to the next level that are different from how Venture Capital would help your brand?

Let us know in the content section on Futurecommerce.fm, or reach out to us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or Linkedin.

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Welcome to Step by Step, a 5-part series from Future Commerce to help walk you through how to launch and grow a successful business. This season, we're talking about funding. Today is episode 3. Robin Li joins Phillip & Brian, Principal at GGV Capital, to talk about discuss the process of raising venture capital and an initiative called Evolving E.

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Robin Li from GGV Capital joins Phillip and Brian in the third episode of Future Commerce's Step by Step.

New York is becoming a hotspot for DNVB and retail portfolio companies, and GGV is leading the charge 

"Founders have to have their own vision and you as a Venture Capital partner are there to help them execute and make things happen."

Is Shopify the new Main Street?

Robin has some pretty amazing advice for brands who are thinking about finding a venture partner

Fun fact: Robin actually started her career out as a special education teacher with Teach For America before going to business school. 

Then while interning at Qiming, one of the top venture capital firms in China, Robin met Hans Tung, who happens to be one of the most prominent VC's in the world, with a spot of Forbes's Midas List. 

This led Robin to learn everything she could about venture capital in both the United States and China, as she spent that entire summer stationed in Bejing. 

Robin stayed in venture while being back in business school, leading her to work at Flextronics for the last quarter of business school before ultimately returning back to GGV, where she has worked for the last five year years.

Robin was originally located in Silicon Valley, which was the heart of venture capital for a long time, but is now in New York (since last year) because New York has become the center for DNVB brands and retail portfolio companies. 

New York has long been associated with industries like finance and real estate, mostly massive legacy brands, but according to Robin, this is all beginning to change, and New York is being rebranded as a hub for retail, entrepreneurship and tech companies.

In fact, just a few years ago, GGV only had three or four portfolio companies in New York, and now, that number is over thirty. 

These companies include fitness brand Peloton, lingerie, and lifestyle brand Lively, and GGV's portfolio companies in New York and everywhere span multiple industries. 

Brian says that while New York has always been a bit of a retail hub, GGV has become very invested in DNVB's, or "new retail".

Robin says that retail, especially in e-commerce are massive categories right now, and those tend to be very big in New York, especially because social media, and the talent to power it is very big in New York.

One of Robin's ways of helping brands and entrepreneurs is an initiative called Evolving E (Evolving E-commerce) that she founded Ryan Darnell who is the managing partner at Max Ventures, as a way to connect all the moving parts in entrepreneurship, and the entire thing started as a meetup.

Evolving E has since expanded and has become a bridge for entrepreneurs and young brands in multiple aspects of e-commerce.

Now, Evolving E hosts multiple online and offline series, masterclasses, and events, like the recent summit Evolving E held that is in it's fourth year.

An example of a recent masterclass: Recently Evolving E did a masterclass on TikTok which is one of the fastest-growing social media platforms, and this can really help younger brands with in-house marketing that don't have access to the massive marketing largesse that legacy brands do.

Evolving E has morphed into a massive community consisting of everyone in the e-commerce ecosystem. 

One topic that Phillip points out that has been discussed on Future Commerce is the idea that malls are dying off and that the old idea of the marketplace is dying. 

But new marketplaces are forming, especially in some of GGV's own portfolio companies like Poshmark, and StockX, both companies which host internal communities as well.

And speaking of marketplaces, we are seeing a reemergence of neighborhood-esque shops, both online and in-store thanks to platforms like Shopify. 

Brian wonders if Shopify has become the new Mainstreet? 

Who are the founders that GGV as a firm are looking to work with?

"In many ways, we are the believers behind the believers, we  are looking for globally-minded founders who are looking to change the world"

Brands mentioned in this episode: 

Poshmark

eBay

StockX

Lively

Amazon

Peloton

As always: We want to hear what our listeners think! Are you at the stage where your brand is looking to partner with a venture capital firm? What are you looking to gain from building a relationship with a venture partner?

Have any questions or comments about the show? You can reach out to us at [email protected] or any of our social channels, we love hearing from our listeners!

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Welcome to Step by Step, a 5-part series from Future Commerce to help walk you through how to launch and grow a successful business. This season, we're talking about funding. Today is episode 2. Phillip & Brian are joined by Brian O'Malley of Forerunner Ventures to discuss venture capital.

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As always: We want to hear what our listeners think! What are some qualities that you as a brand owner would like to align with an investment firm?

Let us know in the content section on Futurecommerce.fm, or reach out to us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or Linkedin.

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Have you ever wondered how to get funding for your retail business? Wonder no more! In a new series from Future Commerce - the number one retail podcast - we walk you through all that you need to know in order to build and exit from a successful retail business. In partnership with Shopify Plus, we'll take you from zero to hero, Step by Step.

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As always: We want to hear what our listeners think! What are some steps that you can take right now to prepare the road to investment?

Let us know in the content section on Futurecommerce.fm, or reach out to us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or Linkedin.

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Have you ever wondered how to get funding for your retail business? Wonder no more! in a new series from Future Commerce - the number one retail podcast - we walk you through all that you need to know in order to build and exit from a successful retail business. In partnership with Shopify Plus, we'll take you from zero to hero, Step by Step.

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Zine culture in the 90s bred the digital-first content brands of the 2000s, which have led to thriving online marketplaces where content begets commerce today. The best example we can think of is a digital property called Highsnobiety, which tracks the intersection between urban culture, streetwear, and luxury. In this episode Jeff Carvalho, co-founder of Highsnobiety, joins us to talk about how commerce is their next great investment and how it's bringing their readers closer than ever before.

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