Re:Nasty Gal is expected to file for bankruptcy
by talideon on Thursday November 10, 2016 @08:45AM
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Except that's not what happened.
Go read the article and read up on them: they only took on VC funding later when they had a solid business that had been built from scratch and was beyond the Apple II era of its existence.
This wasn't a case of somebody just having the idea to sell clothes online and then heading to VCs: it was a business that started out well, took on VC funding, and then started to tank.
Your comparison is unfair to both Apple and Nasty Gal.
Go read the article and read up on them: they only took on VC funding later when they had a solid business that had been built from scratch and was beyond the Apple II era of its existence.
This wasn't a case of somebody just having the idea to sell clothes online and then heading to VCs: it was a business that started out well, took on VC funding, and then started to tank.
Your comparison is unfair to both Apple and Nasty Gal.