I always tried to align myself with strategic partners, friends, and information to help me with the things that I did not know, and ultimately, I made it.

An entrepreneur needs to know what they need, period. Then they need to find an investor who can build off whatever their weaknesses are - whether that's through money, strategic partnerships or knowledge.

One of my business partners would remind me that no fashion line lasts forever, that we would hit the down curve eventually, and that we needed to look for new brands that complement the first one.

My parents always taught me that my day job would never make me rich; it'd be my homework.

bastion for forging relations with new strategic partners.

I approached fundraising as an opportunity to align myself with partners who have more varied experience and diverse backgrounds than I do to help bring Glossier to life.