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November 3, 2006

Hey everyone, the Jakes here. We have some very exciting news that we want to share with you!

Thanks to you, Threadless has been growing like a mother fucker over the past 2 years and we've decided that in order to give everyone the best experience and product possible that we need a little help.

Over the years, we've done our best by doing what feels right. We've come to the point where we need help with some of the technical issues like shipping out orders faster and getting packages overseas cheaper and quicker. So now, what feels right, is getting some professional help.

We scoured the earth looking for someone who understood what Threadless is all about, someone that would really be able to help us make the site as amazing as possible. It took a while but we finally found a group that we think fits in perfectly with what Threadless is and understands the purpose of this project and community.

We're very happy and very proud to welcome Insight Venture Partners into the Threadless family, led by a great guy named Jeff and his buddy Kobi.

And, here's the official release:
Insight Backs skinnyCorp to Aide in Growth of Threadless.com, the Highly Trafficked Apparel Design Community

Booya!

106 Comments

Autor: shirtflirt
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:19:58

LANGUAGE!!!!

Autor: kaloyster
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:20:05

bOoyah

Autor: squintygirl
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:21:10

I never realized motherfuckers grew that fast. Now I know. I think we've all learned something today.

Autor: taz-pie
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:21:12

and here i thought you were announcing hoodies.

but er. yay! onward and upwards, dudes.

Autor: shirtflirt
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:21:28

congratulations

Autor: mezo
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:21:33

Whaddyaknow! Jeffrey Kalmikoff REALLY DID say it best!

Autor: lemonalle
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:21:52

Autor: ir0cko
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:21:59

woooooooo

Autor: jacob dehart
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:22:43

I'm very excited about this and you guys should be too! This means great things for everyone!

Autor: lunchboxbrain
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:23:22

Word up. Excelsior, gents!

Let us know when you decide to release an IPO. I'll buy some Threadless stock fo' sho'!

Autor: shirtflirt
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:24:38

i like great things.

Autor: spencekarl
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:24:41

i'm so impressed that you've been able to grow this large so far without any outside investment source...i look forward to your future growth.

Autor: travis76
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:27:00

reprint royalties! here we come!

ha ha.

?

Autor: jwalsh
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:30:53

congrats guys!

Autor: spencekarl
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:34:11

jeff and kobi...

Autor: jacob dehart
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:35:40

Actually this is our Jeff

I wonder why Jeff and Kobi are posing like hard-asses. I'll ask them.

Autor: speedyjvw
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:35:59

woohoo

Autor: spencekarl
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:36:59

ah, wrong jeff...yeah kobi looks like a ba.

Autor: chelly
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:37:50

congrats!

Autor: tracerbullet
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:41:36

Whoever wrote that article needs a lesson or two in pronoun agreement.

"The contest winner gets their design manufactured..."

No, "The contest winner gets HIS OR HER design manufactured..."

"Their" is plural. Pshhhhhhhhh :-p

But congrats, Threadless! :-D

Autor: fran6
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:42:26

"I'm very excited about this and you guys should be too! This means great things for everyone!"

What does it mean? Faster shipping? Best prices? Best support? New products?

Autor: pyr4lis
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:43:03

Huge Congratulations to you guys! Growing a small company as fast as you guys did is an amazing feat!

Autor: shirtflirt
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:43:21

easy there, editor.

how'd that interview go the other day?

Autor: tracerbullet
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:43:22

A free cookie with every order, like I've been suggesting for a long time?

Autor: Obergeist
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:44:00

That's pretty cool. The overseas quicker and cheaper really makes my nipples stand on end. Hopefully it'll also help with the problem I've gotten a couple of times where I order a shirt but due to discrepancy they didn't have anymore stock.

Autor: tracerbullet
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:44:03

Ugh, it didn't. He never called. Probably got stoned and forgot. I contacted his publicist and she said she'll see what happened and if she can reschedule. I doubt I'll hear back, though.

Autor: tomburns
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:45:59

RULES. awesome dudes!

Autor: speedyjvw
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:46:01

brian if i ever see one of your orders ill go find a cookie, throw it in a baggie and put it with your shirts

Autor: tracerbullet
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:47:02

haha awesome!

make it gluten free, though. i'm allergic.

Autor: catdogpigduck
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:51:04

So basically you guys got a phat load of investment capital now.

Autor: amy122166
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:52:23

dear jakes...you have gotten too big for your britches, eh??

congratulations...threadless is a huge SUCCESS!!!!

i prefer girl scout cookies, but if joe would bake some from scratch...hell yah!

Autor: adam antium
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:53:00

woah!

Autor: travis76
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:53:51

just don't let this bring stuff like threadless loves PEPSI or threadless loves beyonce, and we'll be good!

Autor: Laborpsus
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:58:27

I LOVE BEYONCE

Autor: taz-pie
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:58:33

threadless loves microsoft!

threadless loves macdonalds!

threadless loves starbucks!

Autor: catdogpigduck
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 10:58:50

or Threadless loves Catdogpigduck

Autor: woog
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:01:44

great to be part of the team...the Jake(s) have done an awesome job. congrats guys!

Autor: steven218
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:02:38

does this mean big changes then?

new products? more shirts? men's push-up boxers?

Autor: bulletsalvador
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:04:31

yay cheaper shipping...

mcdonaldization here we come!!!!!

lol

=)

Autor: iPear
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:05:40

they look like the kind of people that don't wear teeshirts! :D

Autor: iPear
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:06:02

what I meant was, they look like they're too good for Tee shirts.

Autor: iPear
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:06:14

...I mean.

HAPPY PARTNERSHIP! :D

Autor: bulletsalvador
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:06:50

Can you please put extra stickers in my order

pretty, pretty, handsome please

Autor: juliagoolia
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:07:33

Change is hard.

But if you guys are excited about it, I trust that it's a good move. Congrats!

Autor: bulletsalvador
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:10:43

look at these studs

Autor: bulletsalvador
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:10:57

http://www.insightpartners-dev2.com/images/rotate/home_1.jpg

Autor: littlem
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:13:11

aw, that's fapulous!

yeah, that's right. i said fap.

Autor: littlem
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:13:37

well it IS, isn't it?

Autor: Jennifuhrer
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:14:26

are you sure it's not thisJeff?

Autor: littlem
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:15:36

but, travis, i like pepsi!

Autor: The3rdJake
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:17:04

Apparently I'm a BA, not the BA, but a BA.

Guys WE ARE SO PUMPED to be on board. You guys are the best! skinnyCorp rules!!!!

Autor: stubbythumbs
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:17:08

congratulations skinnycorp! GO TEAM VENTURE!

Autor: littlem
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:17:40

*hangs B.A.

Autor: label
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:17:42

Oh man... does this mean the prize package might rise again soooooon???

Autor: label
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:18:11

congrats btw

Autor: The3rdJake
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:22:24

Not too good for t-shirts! I think I bought 18 in the last sale ...sometimes I've got to dress all fancy-pants.

BTW - Jeff doesn't usually wear that leotard ;)

Autor: iPear
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:24:23

are you Sure? You look more like a "I wear wife beaters all the time to flex my muscles."

Autor: littlem
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:35:53

go to your room, iPear!

Autor: jublin
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:37:14

cheers everyone! drinks are on me!

and by drinks i mean glasses of water!

Autor: Stevethegreat
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 11:40:28

change sucks

don't ever do it again.

Autor: FireOfHeaven
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 12:00:54

Maybe you guys can design a better site for them.

business is business...keep it rollin

Autor: Sailesh
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 12:07:26

cheaper shipping overseas eh.

that'll do me just fine :D!

Autor: Sailesh
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 12:08:05

ps. don't touch the look or the functionality of thie website.

it is PERFECTO!

Autor: Sailesh
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 12:08:29

this*!!

**feels like a spammer-boi**

Autor: bulletsalvador
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 12:10:06

i love to see them expand their buisness. all i hope is threadless stays grounded.

I picked up the latest Maxim issue with Sophia Bush, man shes hottttttt, and saw a threadless article.

expect profits to increase

good job threadlesss

=)

Autor: fc gravy
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 12:11:17

holy crap, congrats! i'm looking forward to great things for me and the threadless massive.

Autor: kirstenlovesdinner
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 12:29:03

yay! happy day!

Autor: CheesecakeBree
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 12:31:29

What isn't growing, is dying.... so congrats on the growth and I hope everything goes well with the added help!

Autor: (matthijs)
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 12:32:30

So will they be the STP police? Chasing the bad guys who are trying to fuck the system? Go get em boys! Happy hunting.

Autor: Jewstice
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 12:32:42

Sounds like good news.

Autor: BoulosAntoun
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 12:33:30

were they responsible for "Good Luck"?

just wondering

Autor: Jennifuhrer
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 12:41:16

Are they like equal partners with the Jakes?

Autor: Jewstice
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 12:42:34

I didn't read the blog, but I assume its good news.

Autor: maija
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 12:58:12

Founded in 2001, skinnyCorp is a global leader in crowd sourcing for the apparel design vertical.

*snrrk!*

Someone needs to be taken out behind the barn for a beating with the Jargon Bat.

Autor: maija
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 13:00:51

p.s. "aide" is a noun: person who helps, as in, an assistant; "aid" is the verb; "ade" is a beverage you make when life gives you lemons.

Autor: skyash1588
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 13:01:11

as long as i never see a threadless tee in a target store ill be happy.

Autor: rholliday
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 13:11:43

To be have been a venture capital firm before '99, and to still be one after '99, they must be doing something right.

Autor: MadTheologian
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 13:34:20

Welcome aboard, Insight! Join our Blogs and hang out with us! Listen to us and make sure they don't do Tar-zhey and Urban Ripoff-fitters.

Autor: Nodus
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 13:35:36

So, what does this mean to us, the community?

Autor: nebagakid
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 13:38:27

How does this fit into the No-Investors-for-SkinnyCorp thing?

Autor: EFDisaster
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 13:43:33

good point rholliday. any VC that made the right choices through the early 2000s has to have some brains and some mystic snowglobe or something, as well

Autor: nothingless
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 13:56:36

OMG if this means cheaper overseas shipping, I will be one happy bunny!!!!!!!

Autor: label
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 16:37:51

ditto

Autor: Khol
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 16:42:18

YAY! congrats!!

dont you love a good friday?

Autor: d3d
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 16:43:20

i'm old and don't like change!

remember when threadless was small and clumsy and had that personal touch? those were the days.

Autor: Shebly
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 16:43:39

:D

Congrats!!

Autor: UberRyan
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 16:43:52

you said a swear!

Autor: Papaprime
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 16:44:57

NO!

First threadless is being pimped on Goodmorning America, now this?!

Sellouts!

(anyone remember that blog, twas hilarious)

glad to see you growing. Our purchases were like us turning you on, and this business venture is like a viagra... gross.

Autor: jwalsh
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 16:52:29

so when are stock options going to be offered? jk. but i would buy them :D

Autor: MadTheologian
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 16:56:52

Count me in for the future IPO offering, too!

Autor: spires
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 16:59:48

awesome! Congrats on the investment.

Autor: d3d
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 17:02:07

yeah i'd buy shares.

Autor: Rock Deputy
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 17:06:17

if you guys ever go public, shares should ONLY be awarded as part of contest winnings...

$1500 + $500 in merch + 50 shares in skinnyCorp

and maybe you could stuff a few into the odd shirt order, instead of stickers...

Autor: Rock Deputy
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 17:07:40

although... you'd run the risk of giving controlling power over to Glennz.

Autor: RyanSargent
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 17:24:19

maybe this will make hoodies come out.

Autor: deko
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 18:11:34

So what does this mean.....venture capitol usually means shoving new ideas down our throats....for the sake of profits and overexposure...........congrats if this won't happen

Autor: Papaprime
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 18:15:38

seeing as how stingy threadless is with their outlets, and the statement of finding someone who understands their business outlook. I think the most jarring suprises we'll have will be projects like Select... I don't see any bad coming from that.

Autor: FionaB
date: on Nov 3, 2006
time: at 18:29:13

"They are building a real business, with loyal users, who love their products."

:)

Autor: sukihighers
date: on Nov 5, 2006
time: at 14:47:53

Hoodies hoodies hoodies bring on the damn hoodies.

Autor: Skipper6745
date: on Nov 5, 2006
time: at 14:51:28

But what does this all mean?

Autor: She Says So
date: on Nov 5, 2006
time: at 14:54:30

I dont geddit.

Autor: c_schrei
date: on Nov 6, 2006
time: at 12:41:40

no more bitching about orders coming late! yay!!!

Autor: Legoman
date: on Nov 6, 2006
time: at 12:52:52

WOO HOO!!

Autor: bnut23
date: on Nov 6, 2006
time: at 21:21:51

I always thought the phrase was "growing like a weed". I'm going to start using that now.

"Little Johnny sure is growing like a motherfucker."

Autor: jalaffler
date: on Nov 7, 2006
time: at 00:48:49

i love Insight Venture Partners.

Hmm...this will take some getting used to. It sounds kinda omnious. but hey, a friend of threadless is a friend of mine.

Autor: helo
date: on Dez 4, 2006
time: at 21:47:22

Hopefully Insight Venture Partners has done their job

getting your business logistics' heinie into shape.

Did they do a good job ?

Are they still hanging around solving new problems ?

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