Ellie Chen

current: co founder and CEO of Oddli -- prev: @Stanford product design engr

[Ellie Chen @elliewithoddli]

as a founder do you think it's better to be a generalist (i.e, pretty good at everything and a fast learner) or super good at one area (marketing, ops, product) and does this change depending on stage?

[Ellie Chen @elliewithoddli]

@karenfinerman Honored to be included - thank you Karen for sharing our story and asking the best questions!

[Karen Finerman @karenfinerman]

Meet Ellie Chen @elliewithoddli & Jensen Neff- 2 Stanford students who turned a Sr project into the fashion company Oddli which uses some of the millions of rolls of unused fabric and repurposes it to create multimillion$ in sales. And how TikTok helped! https://t.co/UgAJXMqvlY

[Ellie Chen @elliewithoddli]

@dunkhippo33 @HustleFundVC woah!

[Ellie Chen @elliewithoddli]

incredible ideas as always on how to keep the dreams alive!

[Elizabeth Yin 💛 @dunkhippo33]

I might be old fashioned - having started my own startup in the last recession when there was no VC funding available.

But I think there are tons of ways to get $$ for your co even if VCs won't invest (even beyond revenue)!

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[Elizabeth Yin 💛 @dunkhippo33]

I might be old fashioned - having started my own startup in the last recession when there was no VC funding available.

But I think there are tons of ways to get $$ for your co even if VCs won't invest (even beyond revenue)!

More >>

[Ellie Chen @elliewithoddli]

what moment did you know you wanted to start something?

[Ellie Chen @elliewithoddli]

Oddli's first day of our summer internship. Amazing to see systems and culture be able to be passed on and also built the people we bring into our orbit

[Ellie Chen @elliewithoddli]

Learnings: always be present, always be kind and open to whoever you’re talking to, even before you know who they are. that's when it matters most.

[Ellie Chen @elliewithoddli]

Here’s how we secured our first big partnership with JuneShine and how luck & kindness always come into play

[Ellie Chen @elliewithoddli]

5. Now JuneShine employees wear Oddli tee shirts as their uniform and we are doing another event with their recently opened New York location next month

[Ellie Chen @elliewithoddli]

@joshmuccio we make custom shirts at oddli and have recently been starting to make them for bigger brands like juneshine :) -- https://t.co/XXzKxh7KbJ. lots more options available than what's currently shown on the website

[Ellie Chen @elliewithoddli]

new office space :) blank canvas to grow into shoes that are a little big for us right now

[Ellie Chen @elliewithoddli]

@zehranaqvi just dm'ed you :)

[Ellie Chen @elliewithoddli]

on that note, when hiring, do you hire someone who will excel the best at the outlined role, or who is the best all around value add // could grow into other areas but maybe isn't as excited about the outlined role?

[Ellie Chen @elliewithoddli]

Oddli is having a summer intern. I am blown away by the quality & quantity of people who want to work with for us. One of those moments

[Ellie Chen @elliewithoddli]

@typeamb super cool, I'm going to listen!

[Ellie Chen @elliewithoddli]

as a founder do you think it's better to be a generalist (i.e, pretty good at everything and a fast learner) or super good at one area (marketing, ops, product) and does this change depending on stage?