In 2007, the mecca of hipster paradise was the Etsy headquarters in Brooklyn. Etsy epitomized elder-millennial quirk with a sprinkle of digital delusion, and no one personified the vibes quite like their CEO and founder, Rob Kalin.  But while Kalin and his friends were building a crafters utopia, a ruthless venture capitalist had another plan for the company: destroy it from the inside out and get SUPER rich doing it. Join the <a href= "https://patreon.com/CorporateGossip?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink"> Patreon</a> for bonus episodes and discussion!  Pictures now on Patreon (<a href= "https://www.patreon.com/posts/etsy-hipster-vs-124879597?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link">no paywall!</a>) Links: <a href= "https://www.thecut.com/2016/04/etsy-capitalism-c-v-r.html" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">Etsy Wants to Crochet Its Cake, and Eat It Too</a> <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/business/etsy-masks-wall-street.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Etsy Was a Twee Culture Punchline. Now It’s a Wall Street Darling.</a> <a href= "https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/09/etsy-escaping-race-to-the-bottom-and-getting-back-to-artisan-roots.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Etsy CEO says company is escaping ‘race to the bottom’ and getting back to its artisan roots</a>

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