'I’m not somebody that people looked at and said, 'Oh, she’s going to be a CEO someday.'' “We’ve been underestimated before,” she says, baring her teeth in an almost-smile. I don’t know what the future looks like.’” But Lake doesn’t appear concerned. “Investors say, ‘I don’t trust what’s going on here. “It’s a fear factor,” said one commentator on CNBC. Investors were skittish after the June IPO of Blue Apron-a fellow stuff-in-a-box purveyor whose plummeting stock prices were followed by the resignation of its founder and CEO.īy the end of the first trading day, Stitch Fix’s share price dropped to $15.15 from its opening price of $16.90. “They were like, ‘You want $2 million to buy dresses?’” And the company has paid, indirectly, for other start-ups’ mistakes: “It’s been a struggle every step of the way.” This was particularly true just days before Stitch Fix’s debut on the stock exchange, when the company was forced to reduce the size of its offering.

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