Maya Simon

Registry & Ecomm at @Zola. Formerly: @amazon, @gilt, @stanford_biz. New Yorker. Food blog devotee. Opinions are my own.

[Sapna Maheshwari @sapna]

forgotten in the Barneys bankruptcy saga: WEDDING REGISTRIES. couples who contacted Barneys about their wedding gifts this week learned that they had as much as $9,000 in store credit and a day or two to spend it: https://t.co/08bNk3pHw0

[Maya Simon @mayasimon]

@jakesaper Not sure this applies for introverts. Worth being self aware about how you derive your energy in the first place. If from other people, this is a great rubric. If not, that’s ok; there are plenty of other rubrics you can use!

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

We're utterly failing kids as a society when we build schools to accommodate shooters rather than students.

[Sucharita Kodali @smulpuru]

Really good piece on the impact of tariffs. Ultimately prices will go up on many low margin consumer goods. https://t.co/m19PW2zH24

[Shan-Lyn Ma @shanlynm]

It's awesome to have a front row view into how weddings are rapidly changing via the work we do @Zola. This week I shared the biggest shifts we've seen (and served) with @WSJ @Leigh_KC ! 👇

[Maya Simon @mayasimon]

@adamn @FirstMarkCap Congrats!! Can’t wait to catch up in NYC!

[Maya Simon @mayasimon]

@jcrew_help Is checkout broken on mobile web? Trying to place an order on iOS. PayPal doesn’t work (I get an error); neither does standard checkout (doesn’t allow me to choose a ship method). Help?

[Jeff Seibert @jeffseibert]

The more deeply immersed you are in a problem, the harder it is to solve elegantly.

Reminded about this yet again today—the biggest breakthroughs we've had are when we've consciously stepped back, pencils down, and asked ourselves "What would I, as the customer, actually want?!"

[Sapna Maheshwari @sapna]

NEW: Nordstrom will open tiny outposts known as "Nordstrom Local" in the West Village and the Upper East Side this September. They won't sell anything but will be hubs for online orders, returns, tailoring & more: https://t.co/iVsliYKDS4

[Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms) @jbf1755]

Retweeting this for just this reason.
Haven't seen Katie Bouman's name enough today associated with the black hole photo.
She created a key algorithm that enabled this to happen -- as a grad student (!)
A woman of science who deserves to have her name known.

[Maya Simon @mayasimon]

@kwchang Where is the “strongly dislike” option? I find it presumptuous, esp. in cold sales emails. To me, it says: “I [the sender] think it is obvious why you should take my call and so we need no further discussion first.” Doesn’t signal you plan to listen.

[Kelly @boomereng]

today I downloaded an app after seeing a subway ad and I’m sending cosmic vibes to the marketer who will never be able to attribute it.

[Riss @RissSoph_]

When your relationship started before Tinder was a thing and your wedding registry websites finally let you understand the joy of “swiping right. Ty @Zola

[Kevin Hillstrom @minethatdata]

1 - There's just a lot of chatter on many fronts about where retail is going.

It's not dying as a whole ... though parts of it are most certainly dying.

But the fixed-cost / long-lease structure of retail causes it to evolve more slowly than other industries.

[Jill Gunter ☕ @jillgun]

“What can we do to get more women in tech??”

In the immortal words of @karaswisher, “you literally just fucking hire them.”

[David Rogier @drogier]

Words of wisdom from a great CEO: the how and what aren’t the hard parts. The hardest part and the job of the CEO is deciding when.

[Maya Simon @mayasimon]

.@kevinryan and ⁦@shanlynm⁩ have been at the center of my tech career. They are both deeply invested in building a community of tech entrepreneurs here. Wonderful to see their contribution to NYC tech recognized this way by @nytimes. https://t.co/pAu0sMyQHg

[Zola @Zola]

We’re so proud and excited to announce that we’ve been named one of the top 50 Most Innovative Companies on @FastCompany’s #FCMostInnovative!
Check out our full article here:
https://t.co/tQmiEk6hTk

[TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle @JennaSheinelle]

Wedding planning can take on a life of its own!

We learned how Zola CEO/Founder @shanlynm created one of the most popular wedding sites!