The authors share their perspective in the dramatic story of the Gilt Groupe's birth, rise, and evolution.
The authors share their perspective in the dramatic story of the Gilt Groupe's birth, rise, and evolution.
Examines how Gilt, the shopping website, went from a start-up company to a highly successful e-commerce site that offers a new way of shopping for designer clothes.
Traces the careers of the authors, describing their co-founding of a members-only, sample sales Internet site, in an account that shares strategies for building a start-up and navigating the challenges faced by women business owners.
On a warm September night in 2002, former acquaintances Alexis Maybank and Alexandra Wilkis reconnected at a mixer for new students at Harvard Business School. Alexis had just ended a four-year run at eBay during the dotcom boom and bust. Alexandra had just spent three years as …