Ahead Of Their Time - S1E3: Boo.com & Style Theory
We've come a long way since the opulent dcor and white-glove service of luxury boutiques. Luxury shopping now happens on our screens and on the go, and we have plucky entrepreneurs to thank, like the duo behind the first designer clothing shopping site Boo.com. And pushing the envelope even further, another duo behind Style Theory, the clothing rental platform that allows customers to look a million bucks for a fraction of the price.
Ahead Of Their Time - S1E3: Boo.com & Style Theory
We've come a long way since the opulent dcor and white-glove service of luxury boutiques. Luxury shopping now happens on our screens and on the go, and we have plucky entrepreneurs to thank, like the duo behind the first designer clothing shopping site Boo.com. And pushing the envelope even further, another duo behind Style Theory, the clothing rental platform that allows customers to look a million bucks for a fraction of the price.
Ahead Of Their Time
For every company that’s making headlines today, there were those a decade or two ago that had already espoused a similar product, service or idea. For instance, there was Vestron before Netflix, and Quorn before Impossible Foods.
Delve into the business stories of ten pioneering companies in five different sectors – examining one who was an early predecessor that operated in a burgeoning market, and another, in today’s world that seems to have caught on to a winning formula. What are the lessons to be gleaned? And how their life-changing products and services have shaped the way we live, eat and connect.