In another inventive twist, it opened its LA location - which looks more like a nightclub - to shoppers at midnight on Black Friday and it stayed open the following 24 hours. cities, customers “four blocks long” waited in line to buy them, says Farahi. When the company told its three million Instagram followers earlier this year that it would drive an ice cream truck filled with a particular combat boot called the Billionaire Bling Boot to dozens of U.S. But the company, whose counter-culture approach began at the fringes of society, has seemingly gone mainstream as young shoppers increasingly ditch logos and look to express who they are through what Farahi calls their “inner IDGF.”Īdds Farahi, “The macro world changed a lot to give us a lot of tailwinds.”ĭolls Kill also has - for now, at least - a deep connection to its customers, thanks partly to its creative approach. He shies from sharing many metrics at all, in fact. It’s easy to appreciate enthusiasm around the brand, which employs around 400 people, has retail stores in both San Francisco and LA and sells its own clothes under an array of different labels, as well as sells the clothing of third parties whose aesthetic happens to fit that of Dolls Kill at any particular moment in time.Īs says Farahi, “Right now there’s a resurgence in ’90s fashion, but in another year, we could move on to other third-party brands that we believe will resonate with our customers.”įarahi doesn’t break out how much of the company’s clothing is made by the startup itself - in China and the U.S., among other “international” locations, according to Farahi. He quickly added that the company’s board members - specifically Maveron partner Jason Stoffer, along with former Hot Topic CEO Betsy McLaughlin - have been instrumental in helping the company “think through growth while maintaining authenticity.”
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The company has just raised $40 million in Series B funding from Sequoia, and when we talked yesterday with co-founder and CEO Bobby Farahi about the deal - which brings Dolls Kill’s funding to roughly $60 million - he said there was “no room” for earlier backers, including the consumer-focused venture firm Maveron. Such looks to be the case with Dolls Kill, an eight-year-old, San Francisco-based online boutique for “misfits” and “miss legits,” that began selling platform shoes and other club-type clothing and has apparently grown like a weed, alongside the festivals that its customers attend, from Burning Man to Coachella. Given the firm’s powerful brand, it’s hard to complain (too much), even if it means that earlier backers see their stakes diluted. Likewise, you can follow Harry on Instagram here for mojito madness and all things 20VC.When the storied venture firm Sequoia likes a deal, it will sometimes not only lead one of its financing rounds but fund it exclusively - no matter how that impacts earlier investors.
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CLICK TO LISTEN ON ITUNES In Today’s Episode You Will Learn:ġ.) How Alfred made his way into the world of venture and came to be a Partner Sequoia? How Alfred first met DoorDash? Where did the meeting take place? Who was there? What were the first impressions?Ģ.) Market: How did Alfred breakdown the food delivery market when doing the diligence for the investment? How did Alfred forsee the market changing over time? What were some unexpected elements of the market Alfred did not forsee? What does Alfred look for in markets size or growth?ģ.) Competition: How did Alfred analyse the competitive landscape for food delivery at the time? Why does Alfred believe that great companies are not built by focusing on the competition? What does Alfred mean when he says, “you have to be customer-obsessed and competitor aware”?Ĥ.) Traction: Does Alfred Lin agree with Sarah Tavel in the dangers of chasing topline GMV? What negative behaviours can chasing GMV trigger? What does Alfred mean when he says, “founders have to be able to distinguish between input and output metrics”?ĥ.) Acquisition: What does Alfred believe DoorDash did so well in terms of acquiring drivers more efficiently? How did they retain them so effectively? What allowed DoorDash to compete so effectively when it came to merchant acquisition? What were some of Alfred’s biggest takeaways when it came to DoorDash’s customer acquisition journey?Īs always you can follow Harry and The Twenty Minute VC on Twitter here!
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