Pickle's Julia O'Mara Is Building a Nationwide Closet, One Community at a Time
Julia O'Mara, a materials‑science graduate with finance experience at Blackstone, co‑founded Pickle in 2021 as a social polling app for fashion choices. User comments revealed a demand for borrowing items from peers, prompting a pivot to a community‑driven closet‑sharing platform. The company now aims to build a nationwide network of shared wardrobes, scaling one local community at a time. Pickle leverages technology and entrepreneurship to turn underutilized clothing into a sustainable, circular fashion solution.
Job Board: April 15th
The latest Job Board update lists a wave of tech and AI openings, highlighted by SpreeAI’s nine positions ranging from machine‑learning research to AI infrastructure engineering in San Francisco and remote roles. Cloud Closet adds a remote Creative Direction internship, while...
Job Board: March 4th
The March 4th Job Board post curates a fresh set of internship and early‑career openings across fashion‑tech, product development, and digital media. Roles range from full‑stack and backend development to marketing analytics, sustainability analysis, and community management, with locations spanning remote,...
Shop the Look. Don't Ignore the Creator.
Instagram is piloting a "Shop the Look" feature that automatically adds AI‑generated product recommendations to creators' posts without their knowledge. The rollout is invisible in creator analytics, stripping them of control over which items are promoted. With 58% of consumers...