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March 29, 2012 11:00 pm GMT
"In the Studio" approaches springtime by welcoming a city college dropout who went on to found and sell a mobile network startup, began investing that windfall in some of today's hottest e-commerce companies, and after a stint in fashion for Bergdorf Goodman in New York City, has now co-founded a new web startup focused on building a community around beauty.Nils Johnson is a hard guy to hunt down. While he's a seed investor in some of today's hottest early-stage brands, such as Wantful, Everlane, Warby Parker, Orchestra, and Airtime, among others, Johnson keeps a very low profile relative to the celebrity we see all around us. He's rarely out at industry events, he doesn't blog (though he should), and barely usesTwitter. Despite this, nearly ever e-commerce founder angles to score a meeting with him in the hopes of landing a seed check with his name on it.
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In the Studio, Beautylishs Nils Johnson Emerges from the Valleys Shadows [TCTV]
"In the Studio" approaches springtime by welcoming a city college dropout who went on to found and sell a mobile network startup, began investing that windfall in some of today's hottest e-commerce companies, and after a stint in fashion for Bergdorf Goodman in New York City, has now co-founded a new web startup focused on building a community around beauty.Nils Johnson is a hard guy to hunt down. While he's a seed investor in some of today's hottest early-stage brands, such as Wantful, Everlane, Warby Parker, Orchestra, and Airtime, among others, Johnson keeps a very low profile relative to the celebrity we see all around us. He's rarely out at industry events, he doesn't blog (though he should), and barely usesTwitter. Despite this, nearly ever e-commerce founder angles to score a meeting with him in the hopes of landing a seed check with his name on it.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Li3YzUwNMF0/
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