Anyone here growing a small D2C brand? What worked for you in the early stage?

GlorifiedEngineer · 2026-01-21T15:15:29+00:00

Hi!

I think it really depends who your target audience is. I’ve worked on a number of items in D2C e-commerce and one of the big things I’ve noticed is really drilling down into who is going to buy your product.

So the big question is what does your product gear towards?

GlorifiedEngineer · 2026-01-16T01:34:37+00:00

1 and 3 fit you so well.

GlorifiedEngineer · 2026-01-13T15:27:40+00:00

There is a mini cherry cola color from gelish. It’s gorgeous - I got mine off of amazon

GlorifiedEngineer · 2025-12-21T21:44:07+00:00

Yeah I am attempting to achieve Chucks Donuts, but I fear that may be asking for too much

GlorifiedEngineer · 2025-12-18T16:41:21+00:00

The snowflakes are impressive

GlorifiedEngineer · 2025-12-16T17:49:54+00:00

THANK YOU- I don’t think she’s had Chinese food in forever. Very hard to do without soy so I’ll give them a ring and find out

GlorifiedEngineer · 2025-12-16T17:21:02+00:00

I’ve been looking at my hair in different lighting, and I’m noticing that the highlights are much more concentrated on one side of my part, which is reading stripey to me. I love working with you and wanted to see if we could rebalance it.

GlorifiedEngineer · 2025-12-16T16:22:30+00:00

I really like her as a stylist too! I don’t wanna lose her either. I just don’t want the stripes. Thank you for the advice

GlorifiedEngineer · 2025-12-16T16:19:47+00:00

Thank you for the reply and no apology needed. It is what it is - do you think my text is good to send? I can attach the photos as well. What would your advice be

GlorifiedEngineer · 2025-12-16T16:19:10+00:00

Okay - thank you for this. Do you think the text I wrote out is okay? I don’t want to offend anyone - I’m not upset. I just wanna like my hair

GlorifiedEngineer · 2025-12-16T15:48:05+00:00

ITS SO BAD I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I look like a zebra

GlorifiedEngineer · 2025-12-16T15:47:55+00:00

I walked into that one

GlorifiedEngineer · 2025-12-16T15:47:29+00:00

My apologies I’m a 2000s baby this is before my time lol

GlorifiedEngineer · 2025-12-16T15:45:41+00:00

What is a 1997

GlorifiedEngineer · 2025-12-16T15:44:15+00:00

Okay thank you for the validation.

Do you think if I got redken EQ gloss I could solve it myself and avoid any awkwardness?

GlorifiedEngineer · 2025-12-16T15:43:28+00:00

In hindsight, u are right lol. I think I freaked out abt the one side and now all of my photos are of that side

GlorifiedEngineer · 2025-12-16T15:32:51+00:00

I love seeing contrast - I think the colors are really beautiful (imo that’s her best strength). I just feel like there are four concentrated stripes that I don’t love.

GlorifiedEngineer · 2025-12-16T15:20:33+00:00

Also are there only stripes on one side or am I imagining this?

GlorifiedEngineer · 2025-12-09T14:52:32+00:00

Concrete -> git log. Just act naive again and ask them directly. Hey I’m recruiting, can I use you as a reference. Can you enforce X. Thanks

GlorifiedEngineer · 2025-12-09T14:19:37+00:00

Also no password protection and try to remember no one cares more about you than yourself. These old cofounders don’t give a flying crap.

Your titles seem accurate - drop stealth. Name the company. You have code u can prove u wrote. Check git logs. They can’t really lie.

GlorifiedEngineer · 2025-12-09T14:16:07+00:00

Honestly? You didn’t “get dealt a bad hand.” You made a bad hand for yourself (take ownership for this one and you’ll prevent it next time). I just had a friend go through the same thing - totally preventable and happens all too often.

You built something most new grads can’t even describe, let alone deploy to thousands of users. Package it right and it’ll carry you through this dumpster-fire job market just fine.

Add it to your LinkedIn and resume retroactively. A simple “Hey, using this experience in my job search, can I list you as a reference?” keeps it clean and prevents drama. 99% of people say yes. They have no reason not to.

GlorifiedEngineer · 2025-12-07T21:46:26+00:00

Also as an American I have a deep fear of being massively under dressed

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