- Accessories
- Accommodation
- Accounting
- Airline
- Analytics
- Auction site
- Bank
- Beauty
- Bike Rental
- Biotechnology
- Books
- CRM
- Call center software
- Cameras
- Car company
- Cards
- Chrome plugin
- Clothing
- Coffee
- Collaboration
- Community
- Contact lenses
- Crowd funding
- Cryptocurrency
- Customer support
- Dating
- Department store
- Design tools
- Developer tools
- Digital printing
- Direct to consumer
- Domain names
- E-commerce
- E-commerce store builder
- Education
- Electronic signatures
- Electronic signitatures
- Electronics
- Email Service Provider
- Email marketing
- Entertainment
- Event management
- Fashion
- Finance
- Fitness
- Flight comparisons
- Food
- Food delivery
- Form builder
- Freelancer tools
- Furniture
- Game
- Gaming
- Gifts
- Glasses
- Greetings cards
- Groceries
- Hair
- Health
- Hiring
- Hotel comparison
- Hotels
- Insurance
- Investing
- Jewellery
- Landing page builder
- Language learning
- Lingerie
- Live chat
- Makeup
- Marijuana delivery
- Marketing
- Marketplace
- Mattress company
- Meal delivery kits
- Media
- Messaging
- Music
- NFT
- News
- No-code
- Nutrition
- Online courses
- Online-course-platform
- Outdoor store
- Password manager
- Payments
- Personal Finance
- Pharmacy
- Photography
- Podcast Hosting
- Podcasts
- Productivity
- Project management
- Property
- Proposal software
- Real estate
- Ride sharing
- Running
- SEO
- SaaS
- Sales tools
- Scooters
- Shoes
- Social network
- Software
- Sportsware
- Subscription boxes
- Swimwear
- T-shirt Printing
- Talent
- Telco
- Trains
- Transport
- Travel
- Underwear
- VPN
- Video hosting
- Video streaming
- Voucher/Coupon Sites
- Watches
- Web hosting
- Website builder
- Workforce management
- Writing
- & Other Stories
- &Open
- 1&1
- 1Password
- 3dcart
- 6pm
- A.C. Moore
- ANNA by RadLabs
- ASOS
- AT&T
- AVI-8
- AYR
- Abercrombie
- Accessorize
- Ace Hardware
- ActiveCampaign
- Acura
- Acuvue
- Adapt
- Adidas
- Airbnb
- Aircall
- Airtable
- Alaska Air
- All Saints
- Allbirds
- Amazon
- Ambronite
- American Airlines
- American Apparel
- Anchor
- Ann Taylor
- Antidote Street
- Apple
- Armani Exchange
- Armogan
- Asana
- Astley Clarke
- Audemars Piguet
- Auverture
- BBC iPlayer
- BECCA Cosmetics
- Baremetrics
- Barnes and Noble
- Basecamp
- Bath & Body Works
- Beans
- Bearbottom Clothing
- Beaver Brooks
- Ben Sherman
- Bend
- Bespoke Post
- Best Buy
- Big Cartel
- BigCommerce
- Binance
- Birchbox
- BitClout
- Bite
- Black Opal Beauty
- Blinkist
- Blue Apron
- Bluehost
- Bobbi Brown
- Bonlook
- Bonobos
- Boohoo
- Booking.com
- Boots
- Box
- Bravissimo
- Breaker
- Breitling
- Brightedge
- British Airways
- BrowserStack
- Bubble
- Buffer
- Busuu
- Bynder
- CVS
- Cadillac
- CafePress
- Calendly
- Calm
- Candy Club
- Canny
- Canon
- Canva
- Carbonmade
- Careem
- Carrd
- Cars.com
- Cartier
- Cash App
- Casper
- Caviar
- ChartMogul
- Chevrolet
- Chilewich
- Chococurb
- Chubbies
- Circle
- Claire's
- Clarks
- ClassPass
- ClickFunnels
- ClickUp
- Clinique
- Cloudflare
- Clubhouse
- Clue
- Coach
- Coastal
- Coda
- Coinbase
- Conductor
- ConvertKit
- CopyAI
- Costco
- Coursera
- Cover FX
- Craft
- Craigslist
- Crypto.com
- Cult Furniture
- Customer.io
- DFS
- Daisy Jewellery
- Daniel Wellington
- Debenhams
- Deliveroo
- Delivery.com
- Delta
- Depop
- Deputy
- Descript
- DesignByHümans
- Designer Shoe Warehouse
- Discord
- Disney+
- Djusie
- DocuSign
- Dollar Shave Club
- Domino's
- DoorDash
- Dorelan
- Dorothy Perkins
- Drip
- Dropbox
- Dropbox Paper
- Drops
- Duda
- Duolingo
- Dwell
- EasyJet
- Eaze
- Elevate
- Etsy
- Eurostar
- Eventbrite
- Everlane
- Evernote
- Expensify
- Express Glasses
- Eye Buy Direct
- FabFitFun
- Fabletics
- Facet
- Fancy
- Farm Rio
- Fashion Fair
- Fashion Nova
- Feedly
- Feelunique
- Fenwick
- Figma
- Finimize
- Firebox
- Fitbit
- Fiverr
- Fleur & Bee
- Flipd
- Flodesk
- Fluent
- Flybe
- Foodvisor
- Ford
- Forest
- Forever 21
- Fortnum & Mason
- Fossil
- Framebridge
- Framer
- FreeCodeCamp
- Freedom Japanese Market
- Freetrade
- Front
- Ftsny
- Fullstory
- Furniture Village
- Fyrn
- GMC
- GameStop
- Gap
- GatherContent
- Ghost
- Ghost Bed
- GitHub
- Glasses USA
- Glo
- Glossybox
- Go-Jek
- GoDaddy
- Goat
- Gobble
- Goggles4u
- Goldsmiths
- Gorillas
- Gousto
- Grab
- Graham and Green
- Grammarly
- Graze
- Greats
- Green Chef
- GreenRush
- Groupon
- Grubhub
- Guess
- Gumroad
- Gymshark
- Gyroscope
- H&M
- H.Samuel
- HVMN
- Habitat
- Harrods
- Harry's
- Harvey Nichols
- Hastens
- HauteLook
- Headspace
- Height
- Helix
- HelloFresh
- Help Scout
- Hey
- Hipmunk
- Hobby Lobby
- Home Depot
- HomeGoods
- Honda
- Honest
- Honey
- HostGator
- HotelTonight
- Hotjar
- House Curious
- House of Fraser
- Houzz
- HubSpot
- HubSpot CRM
- Huel
- Hulu
- Hungry House
- Hutch
- InMotion Hosting
- InVision
- Infoempleo
- Infojobs
- Instacart
- Interact
- Intercom
- Ipsy
- J.Crew
- JCPenney
- Jaguar
- Jessops
- Jet2
- JetBlue
- Jira
- Job Today
- Jump Bikes
- Just Eat
- Kay
- Khan Academy
- Klarna
- LTHR Supply
- Lancôme
- Landbot
- Lane Bryant
- Launchaco
- Leadpages
- Leesa
- Lemonade
- Lexus
- Liberty London
- Lifesum
- Lime
- Linear
- Linjer
- Linktree
- Litmus
- Loaf
- London Virgin Hair
- Lookfantastic
- Loom
- Loot Crate
- Lowes
- Lululemon
- Luma
- Lyft
- MAC Cosmetics
- MDMflow
- MVMT
- Mack Weldon
- Macy's
- Made
- Magento
- Mailchimp
- MapMyGut
- Marley Spoon
- MasterClass
- Mayvenn
- MeUndies
- Meadow
- Medium
- Memrise
- Menards
- Mercari
- Mercedes-Benz
- MetaMask
- Michaels
- Microsoft Teams
- Mini
- Miro
- Miss Selfridge
- Missguided
- Misto Box
- Mitsubishi cars
- Mixpanel
- Monday
- Moneybox
- Mont Blanc
- Monzo
- Moo
- Moonpig
- Morning Brew
- Morning Recovery
- Muttonhead
- My First Wig
- MyFitnessPal
- N26
- Nars Cosmetics
- NerdWallet
- Nest Furniture
- Netflix
- New Look
- Newegg
- Nicely Noted
- Nike
- No Mercy / No Malice
- Nomatic
- Noom
- Nordstrom
- Nordstrom Rack
- Notion
- Notonthehighstreet
- Now TV
- Nugg
- Ocado
- OfferUp
- Officevibe
- Old Navy
- Omega
- OpenSea
- OpenTable
- Otiumberg
- Outdoor Voices
- Overstock
- Ozone Socks
- PandaDoc
- Pandora
- Patreon
- Paula's Choice Skincare
- PayPal
- Peloton
- Picniic
- Pier 1
- Pipedrive
- Pitch
- Pizza Express
- Plated
- Plum
- Pluralsight
- Podia
- Poshmark
- Postmates
- Pottery Barn
- PrettyLittleThing
- Primark
- Process Street
- Puma
- Purple
- QVC
- Quibi
- QuickBooks
- Quill
- Quizlet
- Quora
- REI
- Racket
- Raymond Weil
- Redbubble
- Reflectly
- Replit
- Retool
- Revolut
- Rezi
- Ripcurl
- Robinhood
- Runkeeper
- SNKRS by Nike
- Sally Beauty
- SavvyCal
- Scentbird
- Scribd
- Seamless
- Search Metrics
- Selfridges
- Sephora
- ServiceNow
- Shop.com
- Shopify
- Shpock
- Shudder
- Shwood and Stanley
- Simba
- Skillshare
- Skyscanner
- Slack
- Slite
- Snapchat
- Society6
- Sock Fancy
- SoloLearn
- SoundCloud
- Southwest
- Soylent
- SpeedWeed
- Spotify
- Spreadshirt
- Square
- Squarespace
- Squarespace Scheduling
- Staples
- Starbucks
- Steam
- Stitch Fix
- Stone Forest
- Strava
- Strikingly
- Stripe
- Substack
- SumUp
- Sun Basket
- Sunsama
- Superdrug
- SurveyMonkey
- Swarovski
- Sweatcoin
- Swoon
- TRNK
- Tag Heuer
- Tally
- Target
- Taste Trunk
- Teachable
- Teachlr
- Techcrunch
- Ted Baker
- TeePublic
- Tempur
- Tempur-Pedic
- Tesla
- The Hustle
- The Inbox
- The Jewel Hut
- The New York Times
- The Ordinary
- The White Company
- Thinx
- Threadless
- Thryve
- Tidal
- Tide.fm
- Tiffany & Co
- TikTok
- Tinder
- Todoist
- Tommy John
- Topshop
- TouchNote
- Trainline
- TransferWise
- Trello
- Triibe
- TripAdvisor
- Trivago
- Trustpilot
- Tuft & Needle
- TunnelBear
- Twitch
- Typeform
- UNIQLO
- Uber
- Uber Eats
- Udacity
- Udemy
- Ulta
- Unbounce
- UncommonGoods
- United
- Universe
- Upwork
- Urban Outfitters
- VSCO
- Vessi
- Victoria's Secret
- Vimeo
- Vinted
- Viome
- Virgin Atlantic
- Vistaprint
- Voog
- Vueling
- WW (Weight Watchers)
- WalMart
- Walgreens
- Wallapop
- Wallshoppe
- Warby Parker
- Watch Shop
- Watch Station
- Watches.com
- Wattpad
- Wayfair
- Waze
- Wealthsimple
- Webflow
- Weebly
- West Elm
- Whimsical
- Williams Sonoma
- Winc
- Wise
- Wistia
- Wix
- WooCommerce
- WordPress
- World Market
- Wowcher
- YNAB
- YouTube
- YouTube Music
- Zales
- Zapier
- Zara
- Zazzle
- Zendesk
- Zero
- Zoe & Morgan
- Zoopla
- Zulily
- eBay
- eToro
- fort-mysers-islands-beaches-and-neighborhoods
- uBiome
The Hustle Newsletter subscriber
Subscribed 6 years, 9 months ago
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html lang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>
thehustle.co
</title>
<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"/>
<meta content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=1, maximum-scale=1" name="viewport"/>
<meta content="IE=Edge" http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible"/>
<!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]>
<style type="text/css">
table {border-collapse: collapse;}
table, td {mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;}
img {-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<style>
body {
font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
body a {
color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;
}
@media screen and (max-width:480px) {
.templateColumnContainer {
display: block !important; width: 100% !important; padding-left: 0 !important; padding-right: 0 !important;
}
}
</style>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" data-attributes="%7B%22dropped%22%3Atrue%2C%22bodybackground%22%3A%22%23FFFFFF%22%2C%22bodyfontname%22%3A%22arial%2Csans-serif%22%2C%22bodytextcolor%22%3A%22%23000000%22%2C%22bodylinkcolor%22%3A%22%231188e6%22%2C%22bodyfontsize%22%3A%2214px%22%7D" style="background: #FFFFFF; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0; min-width: 100%; padding: 0;" yahoofix="true">
<span style="font-size: 0;">
<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/http%253A%252F%252Fclick.thehustle.co%252Fwf%252Fopen%253Fupn%253DEbKgGdJ-2FyaBjZnYkL-2Fp0p-2FUYy8lG93ajcqsz7HMox3LAz9p-2BDw08m4nPbBpkCfn0K6dTvyQQ-2BOWIAnS5vMSEsoLkWh9OKFdDnCpXBeQma-2FeCGvnjukbKiWYJvZWJ4O0aBIxwodYUzq8UJLtueEispk-2BUM-2F3IleDQK3AAruZoUWVrqjvjIUNjA1GMLN5m06nrRKv8R4Sl0IOFwSZoMP5kK9ZOyEs2bVkPAq5oSaCnAJA9W9Xn1DNYdneHb7nF-2FUhve2h0zuzG3sR-2F4nwACQLycJ3CFZ6-2FFL2S-2BxlWp66m3HKqUwBCvcTmxeN4AwNEIfq392vG4vMPpA8yY0V9D-2FUhyF0LZqoSGHu42VrbLISoGRbIcO2dQctqbM1TerdtNrwpLigI7wBQ40KzB-2BwwR8pZVNwtJUj-2F4EOJgeBfOHTmF4JJGM-2F5pvcD6Vz422mMwFn73nAR3L6Jjbt6J7E-2BhCCEEg-3D-3D/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRmNsaWNrLnRoZWh1cyJ9:1kXNEh:wS801ZxDOCu7QC6AFdmPzVU5pYAWoQiQuXJQC9Mof24" style="height:1px !important;width:1px !important;border-width:0 !important;margin-top:0 !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;margin-right:0 !important;margin-left:0 !important;padding-top:0 !important;padding-bottom:0 !important;padding-right:0 !important;padding-left:0 !important;" width="1"/>
</span>
<center class="wrapper">
<div class="webkit" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">
<table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="wrapper" style="-moz-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; max-width: 600px !important; table-layout: fixed; width: 100% !important;" width="100%">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top" width="100%">
<!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]>
<table width="600" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td>
<![endif]-->
<table align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="module footer" data-attributes="%7B%22dropped%22%3Atrue%2C%22columns%22%3A1%2C%22padding%22%3A%2210%2C5%2C10%2C5%22%2C%22containerbackground%22%3A%22%23ffffff%22%7D" data-type="footer" role="module" style="color: #000000; max-width: 600px; padding: 10px 0px;" width="100%">
<tbody>
<!-- START DYNAMIC CONTENT -->
<!-- START CENTERED MASTHEAD -->
<tr>
<td style="line-height: 30px; padding: 10px 0 0px;">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="The Hustle" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fthdaily.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fhustlelogo-outline_20191119195758.png/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0aGRhaWx5LnMzLSJ9:1kXNEh:w4H7tDvz0vbXZrM20soFPr8jUgx9XXSbdngCtjxMSO8" style="width: 200px;" width="200"/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 100%; text-align: center; width: 50px;">
TOGETHER WITH
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="width: 100px;">
<a style="color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
<img alt="MICROSOFT" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fthdaily.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252FMicrosoft365_logo_RGB_20200110170949.png/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0aGRhaWx5LnMzLSJ9:1kXNEh:w4H7tDvz0vbXZrM20soFPr8jUgx9XXSbdngCtjxMSO8" style="width: 100px;" width="100"/>
</a>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- END CENTERED MASTHEAD -->
<!-- START BODY TEXT -->
<tr>
<td class="brief-style ignore-defaults" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: .3px; line-height: 20px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px;">
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
<strong>
It was a big evening for Lizzo.
</strong>
She kicked off the Grammys and won an armful of awards last night. But those DNA tests she made famous could be on the outs. Today:
</p>
<ul style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0 0 0 30px; padding-bottom: 14px; padding-left: 12px;">
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
23andMe’s kits might not strike a chord
</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
Goldman Sachs wants women on board
</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
Pawn shops do more than just hoard
</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- END BODY TEXT -->
<!-- START NOTE -->
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ececec" style="background: #ececec; color: #3e3e3e; padding: 15px 15px 5px;">
<p style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 12px;">
Editor’s note: It’s Super Bowl week. If you’re like us, you’re watching the game for the commercials. The best ones win watercooler buzz, and the worst ones make the world cringe. Which Super Bowl ad is your favorite of all time? How about your least favorite? Tell us
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
here
</a>
.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- END NOTE -->
<!-- START HERO -->
<tr>
<td style="padding-bottom: 10px;">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<a style="color: #ed4d1f; text-decoration: none;">
<img alt="The Hustle Daily Email" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fthdaily.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fgif_20200126222844.gif/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0aGRhaWx5LnMzLSJ9:1kXNEh:w4H7tDvz0vbXZrM20soFPr8jUgx9XXSbdngCtjxMSO8" style="height: auto; width: 100%;"/>
</a>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- END HERO -->
<!-- START SPUNKY BRIEF -->
<tr>
<td class="brief-style ignore-defaults" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: .3px; line-height: 20px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; right: 5px;">
<h2 style="font-size: 22px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 26px; margin: 36px 5px 16px 22px;">
<strong>
They didn’t take a DNA test: 23andMe lays off workers as demand falls
</strong>
</h2>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
The DNA test-kit maker 23andMe laid off 100 people last week -- 14% of its workforce -- after a slump in sales,
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
CNBC
</a>
reported.
</p>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
Does that mean the once-booming market for genetic testing could be headed for a downturn?
</p>
<h4 style="border-left-color: #ff5a41; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 6px; display: block; font-size: 18px; height: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 15px;">
<strong>
Lizzo made them famous, but the truth hurts...
</strong>
</h4>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
...demand for DNA testing kits is definitely declining.
<em>
MIT Technology Review
</em>
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
said
</a>
the total number of people who had ever bought the kits doubled in 2018, growing the databases of DNA-testing companies to
<strong>
more than 26m people.
</strong>
</p>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
But last year was different. The largest companies
<strong>
sold just 4 to 6m tests in 2019
</strong>
, their slowest growth rate ever.
</p>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
<strong>
What explains the market’s retreat?
</strong>
Anne Wojcicki, 23andMe’s CEO, didn’t pinpoint a single cause. But people have a few theories:
</p>
<ul style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0 0 0 30px; padding-bottom: 14px; padding-left: 12px;">
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
<strong>
In-home DNA testing is weird science.
</strong>
Different tests can show very different results, and they’re
<a style="color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
not always reliable
</a>
.
</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
<strong>
Consumers are asking, who’s got my data?
</strong>
The police have used people’s results to identify suspects in
<a style="color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
high-profile crimes
</a>
.
</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
<strong>
There’s no good reason to buy another one.
</strong>
That DNA testing kit might make a cool gift for Uncle Joe -- but probably just once.
</li>
</ul>
<h4 style="border-left-color: #ff5a41; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 6px; display: block; font-size: 18px; height: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 15px;">
<strong>
23andMe isn’t the only one who’s struggling
</strong>
</h4>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
Veritas Genetics said in December that it was
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
ceasing operations
</a>
in the US. 23andMe is hoping that deals with drugmakers like GlaxoSmithKline, which are central to its health-testing business, will keep the company afloat.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom-color: #dddddd; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; padding: 20px 0px 30px 10px;">
<table style="text-align: right; width: 100%;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; padding: 5px 0; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #ff5a41; padding: 0 8px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">
<img alt="Share on Facebook" height="30" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fs3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fthdaily%252Fshare_fb.jpg/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZzMy11cy13ZXN0LSJ9:1kXNEh:jVHic02dvJrHsSqmPkjCwtLrwShJYIk_OVGi4beZWKA" width="30"/>
</a>
</td>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; padding: 5px 0; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #ff5a41; padding: 0 8px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">
<img alt="Share on LinkedIn" height="30" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fs3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fthdaily%252Fshare_li.jpg/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZzMy11cy13ZXN0LSJ9:1kXNEh:jVHic02dvJrHsSqmPkjCwtLrwShJYIk_OVGi4beZWKA" width="30"/>
</a>
</td>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; padding: 5px 0; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #ff5a41; padding: 0 8px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">
<img alt="Share on Twitter" height="30" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fs3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fthdaily%252Fshare_tw.jpg/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZzMy11cy13ZXN0LSJ9:1kXNEh:jVHic02dvJrHsSqmPkjCwtLrwShJYIk_OVGi4beZWKA" width="30"/>
</a>
</td>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; padding: 5px 0; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #ff5a41; padding: 0 8px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">
<img alt="View in Browser" height="30" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fs3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fthdaily%252Fshare_new.jpg/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZzMy11cy13ZXN0LSJ9:1kXNEh:jVHic02dvJrHsSqmPkjCwtLrwShJYIk_OVGi4beZWKA" width="30"/>
</a>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- END SPUNKY BRIEF -->
<!-- START PADDING -->
<tr>
<td style="padding-bottom: 15px;">
</td>
</tr>
<!-- END PADDING -->
<tr>
<td>
<a style="color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
<img alt="woman working image" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fthdaily.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fworking_20200127030551.jpg/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0aGRhaWx5LnMzLSJ9:1kXNEh:w4H7tDvz0vbXZrM20soFPr8jUgx9XXSbdngCtjxMSO8" style="height: auto; padding-top: 10px; width: 100%;"/>
</a>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- START SPUNKY BRIEF -->
<tr>
<td class="brief-style ignore-defaults" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: .3px; line-height: 20px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; right: 5px;">
<h2 style="font-size: 22px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 26px; margin: 36px 5px 16px 22px;">
<strong>
Old man Goldman says it won’t take companies public without women on board
</strong>
</h2>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
Last week, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
announced
</a>
that beginning in July, the investment bank will no longer help companies go public unless they have at least one “diverse” board member, putting a special focus on women.
</p>
<h4 style="border-left-color: #ff5a41; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 6px; display: block; font-size: 18px; height: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 15px;">
<strong>
Women are underrepresented on corporate boards
</strong>
</h4>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
According to
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
research
</a>
from
<em>
Crunchbase
</em>
and the
<em>
Harvard Business Review
</em>
, among “200 of the most heavily funded US-based, private, venture-backed companies”:
</p>
<ul style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0 0 0 30px; padding-bottom: 14px; padding-left: 12px;">
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
<strong>
7%
</strong>
of corporate board members were
<strong>
women.
</strong>
</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
<strong>
60%
</strong>
of companies had
<strong>
no female board members.
</strong>
</li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
In the last 2 years, more than 60 companies in the US
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
went public
</a>
without a woman or person of color on their board.
</p>
<h4 style="border-left-color: #ff5a41; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 6px; display: block; font-size: 18px; height: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 15px;">
<strong>
But Goldman thinks targeting IPOs could increase diversity
</strong>
</h4>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
Goldman isn’t the first institution to call out the lack of diversity on corporate boards:
</p>
<ul style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0 0 0 30px; padding-bottom: 14px; padding-left: 12px;">
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
<strong>
California
</strong>
passed a
<a style="color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
controversial law
</a>
requiring at least 1 female board member earlier this year.
</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
<strong>
BlackRock
</strong>
and
<strong>
Vanguard
</strong>
use their voting power to
<a style="color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
pressure all-male boards
</a>
to add women.
</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
And
<strong>
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
</strong>
and other banks offer advisory services to help companies find diverse candidates.
</li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
But since Goldman is the single largest IPO underwriter in the country, the buck often stops with them -- and that means this new policy could have a huge impact.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom-color: #dddddd; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; padding: 20px 0px 30px 10px;">
<table style="text-align: right; width: 100%;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; padding: 5px 0; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #ff5a41; padding: 0 8px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">
<img alt="Share on Facebook" height="30" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fs3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fthdaily%252Fshare_fb.jpg/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZzMy11cy13ZXN0LSJ9:1kXNEh:jVHic02dvJrHsSqmPkjCwtLrwShJYIk_OVGi4beZWKA" width="30"/>
</a>
</td>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; padding: 5px 0; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #ff5a41; padding: 0 8px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">
<img alt="Share on LinkedIn" height="30" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fs3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fthdaily%252Fshare_li.jpg/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZzMy11cy13ZXN0LSJ9:1kXNEh:jVHic02dvJrHsSqmPkjCwtLrwShJYIk_OVGi4beZWKA" width="30"/>
</a>
</td>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; padding: 5px 0; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #ff5a41; padding: 0 8px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">
<img alt="Share on Twitter" height="30" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fs3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fthdaily%252Fshare_tw.jpg/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZzMy11cy13ZXN0LSJ9:1kXNEh:jVHic02dvJrHsSqmPkjCwtLrwShJYIk_OVGi4beZWKA" width="30"/>
</a>
</td>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; padding: 5px 0; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #ff5a41; padding: 0 8px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">
<img alt="View in Browser" height="30" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fs3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fthdaily%252Fshare_new.jpg/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZzMy11cy13ZXN0LSJ9:1kXNEh:jVHic02dvJrHsSqmPkjCwtLrwShJYIk_OVGi4beZWKA" width="30"/>
</a>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- END SPUNKY BRIEF -->
<!-- START NATIVE -->
<tr>
<td>
<table style="border-spacing: 0px;">
<tr>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#dedede" style="background: #dedede; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1.5px; padding: 5px 0; text-align: center; width: 100px;">
SPONSORED
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="sponsored">
<td class="ignore-defaults brief-style" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: .3px; line-height: 20px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px;">
<h2 style="font-size: 22px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 26px; margin: 36px 5px 16px 22px;">
<strong>
Hi. It’s Bobby.
</strong>
</h2>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
If you’ve learned anything about me from the ads I write for The Daily, it’s that I’m, uh… all over the place (to put it nicely).
</p>
<ul style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0 0 0 30px; padding-bottom: 14px; padding-left: 12px;">
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
I frequently oversleep and get lost trying to find shortcuts to work
</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
I often take last-minute, unannounced trips to Indiana to stare at my nephew
</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
Sometimes I go for a run at 12:00 and forget I have a meeting at 12:05
</li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
All that to say, it’s pretty clear our ads team here at The Hustle needs a special kind of communication software to keep up.
</p>
<h4 style="border-left-color: #ff5a41; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 6px; display: block; font-size: 18px; height: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 15px;">
<strong>
For that, there’s only one choice:
</strong>
<a style="color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
<strong>
Microsoft Teams
</strong>
</a>
</h4>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
Whether I’m stuck working at a Starbucks in Indianapolis or sweatily taking a meeting on a public bench post-run, Teams allows Meg and I to seamlessly exchange everything we need to keep those ads crankin’.
</p>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
With Teams, we can handle tasks, drafts, feedback, and edits, all within one simple platform… not to mention sharing GIFs when it feels like the ad-valanche is about to overwhelm us (hey, you can’t put a price on your sanity).
</p>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
So, what would happen without it?
</p>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
…
</p>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
I’m just gonna ignore that question. I’ve got a flight to catch.
</p>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
<em>
(P.S. Meg just messaged. I forgot the CTA --
</em>
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
<em>
Try Teams today!
</em>
</a>
<em>
<strong>
It’s free!
</strong>
</em>
<em>
)
</em>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="cta">
<td id="link" style="padding: 10px 0 30px;">
<table class="emailshare" style="border-spacing: 0; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; margin: auto;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ff5a41" style="background: #ff5a41; border: 3px none; border-radius: 40px; font-size: 14px; padding: 10px 20px; vertical-align: top;" valign="top">
<a style="color: white; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px; text-decoration: none;">
Teams run on Teams →
</a>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom-color: #dddddd; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;">
</td>
</tr>
<!-- END NATIVE -->
<!-- START PADDING -->
<tr>
<td style="padding-bottom: 15px;">
</td>
</tr>
<!-- END PADDING -->
<tr>
<td>
<a style="color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
<img alt="pawn store image" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fthdaily.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fpawn_20200127030502.jpg/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0aGRhaWx5LnMzLSJ9:1kXNEh:w4H7tDvz0vbXZrM20soFPr8jUgx9XXSbdngCtjxMSO8" style="height: auto; padding-top: 10px; width: 100%;"/>
</a>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- START SPUNKY BRIEF -->
<tr>
<td class="brief-style ignore-defaults" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: .3px; line-height: 20px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; right: 5px;">
<h2 style="font-size: 22px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 26px; margin: 36px 5px 16px 22px;">
<strong>
At pawn shops, deals that seem really bad are often a very good thing
</strong>
</h2>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
For a gold ring ring that costs $300 at a jewelry store, a typical pawn shop would
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
pay
</a>
about $30.
</p>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
But, as a recent
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
report
</a>
from
<em>
The
</em>
<em>
New York Times
</em>
shows, deals that may seem like rip-offs can actually be really helpful to customers.
</p>
<h4 style="border-left-color: #ff5a41; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 6px; display: block; font-size: 18px; height: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 15px;">
<strong>
Pawn shops make money issuing loans, not selling grandma’s pearls
</strong>
</h4>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
Although pawn shops are sometimes stereotyped as shady businesses that profit off of others peoples’ poverty, pawn brokerages are also an important
<strong>
alternative credit market
</strong>
.
</p>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
Here’s how pawn shops are supposed to work.
</p>
<ul style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0 0 0 30px; padding-bottom: 14px; padding-left: 12px;">
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
Pawn shops
<strong>
DON’T
</strong>
buy valuables from desperate people to quickly resell them at a profit.
</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
Pawn shops
<strong>
DO
</strong>
issue loans to customers based on their items’ value, and hold them as collateral.
</li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
Then, pawn shops make money from interest they earn on those loans.
</p>
<h4 style="border-left-color: #ff5a41; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 6px; display: block; font-size: 18px; height: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 15px;">
<strong>
Customers actually
</strong>
<em>
<strong>
still own
</strong>
</em>
<strong>
the items they pawn
</strong>
</h4>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
In New York, pawn shops can sell these pawned items only if their owners haven’t paid off their interest after 4 months.
</p>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
Not all pawn brokers are the same -- and not all of them have customers’ best interests in mind (interest on loans can be as high as
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
200%
</a>
).
</p>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
But GEM Pawnbrokers, a NYC chain, told the
<em>
Times
</em>
that 80% of its revenue comes from loans, not sales.
</p>
<h4 style="border-left-color: #ff5a41; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 6px; display: block; font-size: 18px; height: 100%; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 15px;">
<strong>
And pawn shops allow the unbanked to borrow money
</strong>
</h4>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
Unlike traditional banks, which use credit as collateral, pawn shops will take anything as collateral -- and therefore serve as de facto banks to people without credit.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom-color: #dddddd; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; padding: 20px 0px 30px 10px;">
<table style="text-align: right; width: 100%;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; padding: 5px 0; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #ff5a41; padding: 0 8px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">
<img alt="Share on Facebook" height="30" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fs3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fthdaily%252Fshare_fb.jpg/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZzMy11cy13ZXN0LSJ9:1kXNEh:jVHic02dvJrHsSqmPkjCwtLrwShJYIk_OVGi4beZWKA" width="30"/>
</a>
</td>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; padding: 5px 0; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #ff5a41; padding: 0 8px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">
<img alt="Share on LinkedIn" height="30" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fs3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fthdaily%252Fshare_li.jpg/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZzMy11cy13ZXN0LSJ9:1kXNEh:jVHic02dvJrHsSqmPkjCwtLrwShJYIk_OVGi4beZWKA" width="30"/>
</a>
</td>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; padding: 5px 0; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #ff5a41; padding: 0 8px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">
<img alt="Share on Twitter" height="30" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fs3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fthdaily%252Fshare_tw.jpg/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZzMy11cy13ZXN0LSJ9:1kXNEh:jVHic02dvJrHsSqmPkjCwtLrwShJYIk_OVGi4beZWKA" width="30"/>
</a>
</td>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; padding: 5px 0; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #ff5a41; padding: 0 8px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">
<img alt="View in Browser" height="30" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fs3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fthdaily%252Fshare_new.jpg/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZzMy11cy13ZXN0LSJ9:1kXNEh:jVHic02dvJrHsSqmPkjCwtLrwShJYIk_OVGi4beZWKA" width="30"/>
</a>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- END SPUNKY BRIEF -->
<!-- START PADDING -->
<tr>
<td style="padding-bottom: 15px;">
</td>
</tr>
<!-- END PADDING -->
<tr>
<td>
<a style="color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
<img alt="hair image" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fthdaily.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fhair_20200127030306.png/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0aGRhaWx5LnMzLSJ9:1kXNEh:w4H7tDvz0vbXZrM20soFPr8jUgx9XXSbdngCtjxMSO8" style="height: auto; padding-top: 10px; width: 100%;"/>
</a>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- START BODY TEXT -->
<tr>
<td class="brief-style ignore-defaults" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: .3px; line-height: 20px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 10px;">
<h2 style="font-size: 22px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 26px; margin: 36px 5px 16px 22px;">
<strong>
Small business of the week: How a solo founder hit $4.5m in 3 years
</strong>
</h2>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
Mike Viskovich built
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
Boldify
</a>
into a $4.5m business in just 3 years. The secrets to his success? He started with a product he already used, and he leaned heavily on Amazon traffic.
</p>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
Hair thickener might sound like an unusual product to build a company around, but Viskovich believed in it. The market for hair products typically features healthy margins.
</p>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
Amazon powered Boldify’s rise in a few ways. It was a major source of customer traffic, and it helped Viskovich keep the company lean, since it takes care of most customer-service and fulfillment issues.
</p>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
Over the years, Boldify has grown from 1 product offering to 10, which has helped in cross-selling. Viskovich plans to continue investing heavily in product innovation by working closely with a team of chemists. He’s also focusing on driving more “off Amazon” traffic to capture what he believes is a $50m market.
</p>
<ul style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0 0 0 30px; padding-bottom: 14px; padding-left: 12px;">
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
<strong>
Founders:
</strong>
Mike Viskovich
</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
<strong>
Employees:
</strong>
7
</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
<strong>
Years in business:
</strong>
3.5
</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
<strong>
Cost to launch:
</strong>
$50k
</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
<strong>
Funding methods:
</strong>
Personal savings, friends/family contributions, loans
</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
<strong>
1st-year revenue:
</strong>
$200k
</li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; padding: 4px 0;">
<strong>
Current annual revenue:
</strong>
$5m
</li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-left: 24px;">
<em>
Want your story featured? Fill out our Small Business
</em>
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
<em>
survey
</em>
</a>
<em>
. See financials of 600+ companies by
</em>
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
<em>
subscribing
</em>
</a>
<em>
to Trends.
</em>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- END BODY TEXT -->
<!-- START PADDING -->
<tr>
<td style="padding-bottom: 15px;">
</td>
</tr>
<!-- END PADDING -->
<!-- START ONE MORE THING -->
<tr>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#000000" style="background: #000000; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica',monospace; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1px; padding: 8px 25px; text-align: left; width: 100%;">
Snippets
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="ignore-defaults brief-style" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: .3px; line-height: 20px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 30px;">
<div class="mce-email-content" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 600px !important;">
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; max-width: 600px !important; padding-bottom: 12px;">
🍎 How Apple headed off a major
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
slump
</a>
.
</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; max-width: 600px !important; padding-bottom: 12px;">
🚙 Why safety gizmos make your car insurance more
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
expensive
</a>
.
</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; max-width: 600px !important; padding-bottom: 12px;">
👴 Stress really does make your hair go gray
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
faster
</a>
.
</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; max-width: 600px !important; padding-bottom: 12px;">
📺 Being a YouTube content moderator can give you
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
PTSD
</a>
.
</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; max-width: 600px !important; padding-bottom: 12px;">
🚽 America’s obsession with bathrooms,
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
explained
</a>
.
</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; max-width: 600px !important; padding-bottom: 12px;">
<span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">
Want snippets like these in your browser? Download our Chrome extension
</span>
<a style="-webkit-text-fill-color: #ff5a41; color: #ff5a41; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">
here
</a>
<span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">
.
</span>
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-bottom: 30px;">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom-color: #dddddd; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;">
</td>
</tr>
<!-- END ONE MORE THING -->
<!-- START STARTUP TIPS -->
<tr>
<td align="left" bgcolor="#000000" style="background: #000000; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1px; padding: 8px 10px 8px 25px; text-align: left; width: 100%;">
Startup Tip #824
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff" style="padding-top: 20px;" valign="top">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 30px; line-height: 1.3; padding: 10px 20px;">
<strong>
<em>
<center>
"Every stakeholder should be holding a tentpole."
</center>
</em>
</strong>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
</tr>
<tr id="startup tips">
<td align="center" style="padding: 12px 0; text-align: center;">
<table style="width: 100%;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 120%; padding: 15px 20px 5px; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #ed4d1f; text-decoration: none;">
<img alt="Alex Eklund headshot" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fthdaily.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fal_50x50_20200127031436.png/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0aGRhaWx5LnMzLSJ9:1kXNEh:w4H7tDvz0vbXZrM20soFPr8jUgx9XXSbdngCtjxMSO8"/>
</a>
</td>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; padding: 5px 0; text-align: center;">
<strong>
Alex “MVP of MVP’s” Eklund
</strong>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" center="" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; padding: 10px 20px; text-align: center; width: 50px;">
Do you just
<strong>
get
</strong>
startups? Send us your tips
<a style="color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
here
</a>
.
</td>
</tr>
<!-- END STARTUP TIPS -->
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom-color: #dddddd; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; padding-top: 15px;">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-bottom: 0px;">
</td>
</tr>
<!-- Start Spunky Feedback -->
<tr>
<td style="padding-bottom: 30px;">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="padding-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: .5px;">
How did you like today’s email?
</span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<table style="color: #ff5a41; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: .2px; text-align: center; width: 100%;">
<tr>
<td style="display: inline-block;">
<a data-tags="feedback frowny" style="color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
<img src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fthdaily.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fhate_20191016174739.gif/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0aGRhaWx5LnMzLSJ9:1kXNEh:w4H7tDvz0vbXZrM20soFPr8jUgx9XXSbdngCtjxMSO8" style="height: 35px; padding: 0px 10px; width: auto;"/>
</a>
<br/>
hate it
</td>
<td style="display: inline-block;">
<a data-tags="feedback meh" style="color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
<img src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fthdaily.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fmeh_20191016175602.gif/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0aGRhaWx5LnMzLSJ9:1kXNEh:w4H7tDvz0vbXZrM20soFPr8jUgx9XXSbdngCtjxMSO8" style="height: 35px; padding: 0px 10px; width: auto;"/>
</a>
<br/>
meh
</td>
<td style="display: inline-block;">
<a data-tags="feedback smiley" style="color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
<img src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fthdaily.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Flove_20191016175447.gif/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0aGRhaWx5LnMzLSJ9:1kXNEh:w4H7tDvz0vbXZrM20soFPr8jUgx9XXSbdngCtjxMSO8" style="height: 35px; padding: 0px 10px; width: auto;"/>
</a>
<br/>
love it
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-bottom: 30px;">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom-color: #dddddd; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px;">
</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Spunky Feedback -->
<!-- START SONG -->
<tr>
<td style="padding-bottom: 20px;">
<table>
<tr>
<td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align: middle;" valign="middle">
<img alt="Now Playing" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fs3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fthdaily%252Fmusic_bars.gif/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZzMy11cy13ZXN0LSJ9:1kXNEh:jVHic02dvJrHsSqmPkjCwtLrwShJYIk_OVGi4beZWKA" style="height: auto; width: 20px;" width="20"/>
</td>
<td rowspan="3" style="font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 120%; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: middle; width: 64px;" valign="middle">
Now Playing:
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size: 14px;">
<a style="color: #ed4d1f; text-decoration: none;">
<strong>
Ellis, Fall Apart
</strong>
</a>
.
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- END SONG -->
<tr class="hidethis" style="font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif;">
<td>
<table style="border-spacing: 0;">
<tr>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#000000" style="background: #000000; color: #ffffff; font-size: 32px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 100%; max-width: 100px; padding: 10px 10px 0px; text-align: center;">
0
</td>
<td align="right" bgcolor="#000000" rowspan="2" style="background: #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: right; width: 100%;">
<a style="background: #ff5a41; border-radius: 30px; color: #ffffff; font-size: 12px; padding: 12px 10px; text-decoration: none;">
Share the Hustle
</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center " bgcolor="#000000 " style="background: #000000; color: #ffffff; font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 100%; padding: 4px 20px 10px; text-align: center;">
REFERRALS
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="background: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 0px 5px; text-align: center; width: 100%;">
<a style="color: #000000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 120%; text-decoration: none;">
//ambassadors.thehustle.co/?ref=950fce10a7
</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="background: #ffffff; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 3px; color: #000000; padding-bottom: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%;">
<span style="font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 100%;">
YOUR UNIQUE URL
</span>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="credits">
<td class="credits">
<table style="width: 100%;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" style="padding-top: 20px;">
<table style="text-align: center; width: 100%;">
<tr>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 120%; min-width: 130px; padding: 5px; text-align: center;">
<img alt="Conor Grant" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fthdaily.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252FConor_20191119212746.png/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0aGRhaWx5LnMzLSJ9:1kXNEh:w4H7tDvz0vbXZrM20soFPr8jUgx9XXSbdngCtjxMSO8" style="padding-bottom: 10px; width: 60px;"/>
<br/>
Conor Grant
<br/>
<span style="font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1px;">
STAFF WRITER
</span>
</td>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 120%; min-width: 130px; padding: 5px; text-align: center;">
<img alt="Nick Desantis" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fthdaily.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252FNick_D_20200116011546.png/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0aGRhaWx5LnMzLSJ9:1kXNEh:w4H7tDvz0vbXZrM20soFPr8jUgx9XXSbdngCtjxMSO8" style="padding-bottom: 10px; width: 60px;"/>
<br/>
Nick DeSantis
<br/>
<span style="font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1px;">
STAFF WRITER/EDITOR
</span>
</td>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 120%; min-width: 130px; padding: 5px; text-align: center;">
<img alt="Bobby Durben" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fthdaily.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252FBobby_20191119212255.png/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0aGRhaWx5LnMzLSJ9:1kXNEh:w4H7tDvz0vbXZrM20soFPr8jUgx9XXSbdngCtjxMSO8" style="padding-bottom: 10px; width: 60px;"/>
<br/>
Bobby Durben
<br/>
<span style="font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1px;">
AD WRITER
</span>
</td>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 120%; min-width: 130px; padding: 5px; text-align: center;">
<img alt="Meg Furey-Marquess" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fthdaily.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252FMeg_20191119212559.png/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0aGRhaWx5LnMzLSJ9:1kXNEh:w4H7tDvz0vbXZrM20soFPr8jUgx9XXSbdngCtjxMSO8" style="padding-bottom: 10px; width: 60px;"/>
<br/>
Meg Furey-Marquess
<br/>
<span style="font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1px;">
MEDIA STRATEGIST
</span>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="line-height: 120%;">
<td align="center" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 120%; padding: 20px 0; text-align: center; width: 50%;">
<a style="color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">
Brad "100% That Kitsch" Wolverton
</a>
<br/>
<span style="font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1px;">
HEAD OF CONTENT
</span>
</td>
<td align="center" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 100%; padding: 20px 0; text-align: center; width: 50%;">
Natalie Attired
<br/>
<span style="font-size: 8px; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase;">
Fashion Consultant
</span>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="classifieds">
<td align="center" style="border-top-color: #000000; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 3px; padding: 12px 0; text-align: center;">
<table style="width: 100%;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; padding: 5px 0; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #000000; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; padding: 0 8px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">
SUBSCRIBE
</a>
</td>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; padding: 5px 0; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #000000; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; padding: 0 8px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">
JOBS
</a>
</td>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; padding: 5px 0; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #000000; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; padding: 0 8px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">
ADVERTISE
</a>
</td>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; padding: 5px 0; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #000000; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; padding: 0 8px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">
EVENTS
</a>
</td>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; padding: 5px 0; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #000000; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; padding: 0 8px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">
SHOP
</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 120%; padding: 15px 20px 5px; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #ed4d1f; text-decoration: none;">
<img alt="Facebook" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fs3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fthdaily%252Ffooter_facebook.png/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZzMy11cy13ZXN0LSJ9:1kXNEh:jVHic02dvJrHsSqmPkjCwtLrwShJYIk_OVGi4beZWKA"/>
</a>
</td>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 120%; padding: 15px 20px 5px; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #ed4d1f; text-decoration: none;">
<img alt="Instagram" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fs3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fthdaily%252Ffooter_instagram.png/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZzMy11cy13ZXN0LSJ9:1kXNEh:jVHic02dvJrHsSqmPkjCwtLrwShJYIk_OVGi4beZWKA"/>
</a>
</td>
<td align="center" style="display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 120%; padding: 15px 20px 5px; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #ed4d1f; text-decoration: none;">
<img alt="Trends" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fthdaily.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252FTrends_button_20191119203741.png/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0aGRhaWx5LnMzLSJ9:1kXNEh:w4H7tDvz0vbXZrM20soFPr8jUgx9XXSbdngCtjxMSO8"/>
</a>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#000000" style="background: #000000; border: 0; color: #ffffff; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 120%; padding: 8px 5px; text-align: center;">
You opted in by signing up, attending an event, or through divine intervention.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 120%; padding: 4px; text-align: center;">
251 KEARNY ST. STE 300, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108, UNITED STATES • 415.506.7210
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="hidethis">
<td align="center" role="module-content" style="color: #a9a9a9; font-size: 12px; line-height: 120%; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: center;" valign="top">
Never want to hear from us again? Break our hearts and
<a style="color: #a9a9a9; text-decoration: underline;">
unsubscribe
</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="padding: 20px 0px; text-align: center;">
<center>
<span style="display: block; float: none; text-align: center;">
<a style="color: #ff5a41; text-decoration: none;">
<img alt="The Hustle" height="22" src="https://inboxflows.com/_/image/https%253A%252F%252Fs3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com%252Fthdaily%252Fth_daily_email_logo.jpg/?inbox_flows_img_sig=eyJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZzMy11cy13ZXN0LSJ9:1kXNEh:jVHic02dvJrHsSqmPkjCwtLrwShJYIk_OVGi4beZWKA" style="height: 22px; width: 100px;" width="100"/>
</a>
</span>
</center>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- END DYNAMIC CONTENT -->
</tbody>
</table>
<!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<![endif]-->
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</center>
</body>
</html>
4 years, 11 months ago - news@thehustle.co
TOGETHER WITH It was a big evening for Lizzo. She kicked off the Grammys and won an armful of awa...