December 2011
17 posts
My favorite post of 2011
December 2, 2011: 10 Ways Fab is building a different kind of company.
Fab 2011 Timeline
Fab 2011 timeline
Holiday Smiles
Fab friends:
Happy holidays.
It has been a thrill to see the Fab concept come together this year, and frankly the grounds-up movement behind it. In February we shut down our former business and we were just 2 guys with a dream. Today, we’re 140 people worldwide, we’ve sold 700,000 products, and we’re making 1.5 million members smile each day by providing them with fun, witty and affordable daily...
“Fab’s rise shows that everyday people are hungry for good design—literally,...”
– Top 10 Design Milestones of 2011—for the public good | Features | Archinect
“Fab.com… It’s where people go for a little product porn during their lunch...”
– The new new commerce — Tech News and Analysis
“Picture a full-screen Facebook news feed filled with all the beautifully...”
– Fab.com: The Social Shopping Experiment That Actually Works
“Social is a fact, not a feature.”
– betashop
New! Introducing the Fab Live Feed
Today’s an exciting day here at Fab.
Last night we shipped an alltime record number of orders. And we’ve got tens of thousands of items going out the door in the next days — in time for the holidays.
We’re also thrilled to be launching the Fab Live Feed today.
We invite you to Shop Social with the Fab.com Live Feed. Now, you can easily check out what other Fab.com...
Top Ten Reasons Why Large Companies Fail To Keep... →
Every startup should post this on their walls as a reminder. Never us.
Behind the Scenes: How Fab Raised $40 million with...
Let’s face it, fundraising can be a real pain in the ass for the entrepreneur.
It takes up a ton of time that can be otherwise spent managing the business.
Sure, it’s a necessary evil, but it’s also typically a big distraction.
It’s also a lot like dating. You have to go on a lot of first dates before you can move on the to the second, third, fourth, and then hopefully...
WatchThe Wall Street Journal invited me to talk about Fab.com today. Fun times.
Hire Smarter, Fab's CMO Search
One of our mantras here at Fab.com is “Hire Smarter.” This stems from the early days of the company when Bradford and I did pretty much everything ourselves and we laid out a mission to hire people who are better at what they do than the two of us ever could be.
I’m now ready to make a really big “hire smarter” move as we search for Fab.com’s Chief Marketing...
“You can’t force it. It has to be authentic.”
– betashop. From my talk at hackfwd Berlin 12-9-11.
“If your product doesn’t get traction in a year, kill it. You can’t...”
– betashop. From my talk at hackfwd in Berlin 12-9-11
wow. thanks. smile. Fab Raises $40M.
wow.
I usually have a lot to say, but today it’s mostly just wow.
And, thanks.
This is truly a great day for design lovers and for anyone who believes that it is possible for a company to go from zero to hero really quickly.
It’s humbling for us as a team.
1 year ago we were running a small niche social network.
9 months ago we scrapped all that, took down the old website, and...
10 Ways Fab Is Building A Different Type of...
In the same vein as Apple’s mantra of “THINK DIFFERENT,” here’s just some of what we do differently at Fab.com:
We believe that we’re building something much more culturally important than a store. Sure, our store is cool, but we aspire to develop deep emotional relationships with our customers. We want people to LOVE Fab and to think of Fab as the most creative and...
“In a world that’s been Grouponed to death, did anyone really need another...”
– Advertising Age - Fab Wins 2011 Best Daily Deals Website Award.
November 2011
29 posts
“You can’t control your luck, but the harder you work, the luckier you get.”
– Mike Bloomberg