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Davis: Amazon is destroying the traditional brand ecosystem
“I think Amazon is destroying the brand ecosystem. And that's the opportunity that we see at Glossier is to take digital and redefine it away from what Amazon is trying to make e-commerce.”
Davis: Glossier questions every VC firm it meets on diversity practices
“So every venture capital firm we meet, and we're fortunate enough now to have access to some really great firms, we ask about their approach to diversity. And we call them out when we get an answer about, yeah, we're trying to hire, but you know, we just can't…”
Davis: Glossier aims to replace L'Oréal and Estée Lauder as conglomerates
“But we believe that that is very short-sighted of us to even think about that option, because actually what we want to do is replace L'Oreal or Estee Lauder as the massive conglomerate incumbent.”
Davis: The future of consumer brands will be entirely digital
“I believe that the future of brand will be entirely digital. I think brick and mortar will serve a purpose to be a touch point for brand, but I think that the fundamental tenant of what it means to be a brand in the world will be access and community in a way …”
Davis: Glossier has no intention of being acquired
“Well, just to put to bed any rumors, no one has moved on Glossier just yet, and we have no intention of being moved on.”
Tisch: Glossier scales through organic core community rather than relying on paid channels
“Glossier is able to scale what they've done, not just through paid. Paid amplifies the community that they've built, this core community that is rabid about their products.”
Davis: Glossier delayed UK expansion for three years due to infrastructure
“We're three years and six days old now, and it took us three years to come to the UK despite demand from the beginning. And we would have loved to have been able to do that right away. But as a company, we didn't have the infrastructure to be able to offer the…”