{"id":2582,"date":"2022-05-05T11:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techleap-design.nl\/techleap\/?p=2582"},"modified":"2023-12-20T18:30:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T17:30:19","slug":"how-vinted-became-a-global-fashion-marketplace-with-thomas-plantenga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/blog\/how-vinted-became-a-global-fashion-marketplace-with-thomas-plantenga\/","title":{"rendered":"How Vinted became a global fashion marketplace with Thomas Plantenga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-18hdufo-42582efc04ccaefb3e7a9c2d25e0749d\">\n.avia-section.av-18hdufo-42582efc04ccaefb3e7a9c2d25e0749d{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='header-blog'  class='avia-section av-18hdufo-42582efc04ccaefb3e7a9c2d25e0749d alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2582'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-15qnqwk-dc06b6b044d63f8eb332b8f505120424 sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'><div  class='flex_column av-15qnqwk-dc06b6b044d63f8eb332b8f505120424 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><p><div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-locq4yq5-0d0029811fc0e8a75822a8a301b8b3db av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-published\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-published-date\" >May 5, 2022<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-117j6v8-05856048a177c0d0bd2d6b0178ea1895\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-117j6v8-05856048a177c0d0bd2d6b0178ea1895{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-117j6v8-05856048a177c0d0bd2d6b0178ea1895 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-117j6v8-05856048a177c0d0bd2d6b0178ea1895 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-117j6v8-05856048a177c0d0bd2d6b0178ea1895 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_post_metadata  avia-builder-el-last '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >How Vinted became a global fashion marketplace with Thomas Plantenga<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-y8liwk-e0bbfca7a2272ea72a954823c9f13cd1 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-vvsyxg-44d56ca447baded92eb436288aac4252\">\n.avia-image-container.av-vvsyxg-44d56ca447baded92eb436288aac4252 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-vvsyxg-44d56ca447baded92eb436288aac4252 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-vvsyxg-44d56ca447baded92eb436288aac4252 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2587 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2587 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/thomas-plantenga-ceo-of-vinted-for-the-scale-lab-by-techleap.webp\" alt='' title='thomas plantenga ceo of vinted for the scale lab by techleap'  height=\"567\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/thomas-plantenga-ceo-of-vinted-for-the-scale-lab-by-techleap.webp 800w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/thomas-plantenga-ceo-of-vinted-for-the-scale-lab-by-techleap-300x213.webp 300w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/thomas-plantenga-ceo-of-vinted-for-the-scale-lab-by-techleap-768x544.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-oscq44-36f869268c85cecccd4bfbd423eb3cfa\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-oscq44-36f869268c85cecccd4bfbd423eb3cfa{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-oscq44-36f869268c85cecccd4bfbd423eb3cfa hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-u4ty9w-fa2cf5077c88f5a8f1e92e8be0ee90ad\">\n.avia-section.av-u4ty9w-fa2cf5077c88f5a8f1e92e8be0ee90ad{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='content-blog'  class='avia-section av-u4ty9w-fa2cf5077c88f5a8f1e92e8be0ee90ad alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2582'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-tno0wk-19b821c824dfc5d44f6fb23273a6ef1e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h4 class=\"opening-text\">In episode #20 of The Scale Lab, Constantijn &amp; Joe meet Thomas Plantenga &#8211; CEO of Vinted, who shares his exciting entrepreneurial journey before he joined the company as well as sheds light on the key strategic decisions he made as a consultant that placed Vinted back on the global tech scene. Check out some of the highlights of this discussion below and listen to the full episode for the full story.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-image section\" data-section=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"&#091;00:10:05&#093; Joe: What were the key things you\u2019ve learned about while establishing your product-market fit?\">\n<div class=\"c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3mh76u-e0456cfb9398e37e1022e6e333022332\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-3mh76u-e0456cfb9398e37e1022e6e333022332{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3mh76u-e0456cfb9398e37e1022e6e333022332 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_sidebar '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><div id=\"avia_auto_toc-2\" class=\"widget clearfix avia-widget-container avia_auto_toc avia_no_block_preview\"><div class=\"avia-preview-headline\">techleap Table of Contents<\/div><div class=\"avia-preview-info\">Title: <\/div><div class=\"avia-preview-in-front\">Table can only be rendered in frontend.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1z5khy-599b9b813ac45bcf202eab25eacb2aa3\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1z5khy-599b9b813ac45bcf202eab25eacb2aa3{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1z5khy-599b9b813ac45bcf202eab25eacb2aa3 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_sidebar  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-locqfddo-44746abbd1eed8121f25cef0315c3bf6\">\n.avia-image-container.av-locqfddo-44746abbd1eed8121f25cef0315c3bf6 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-locqfddo-44746abbd1eed8121f25cef0315c3bf6 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-locqfddo-44746abbd1eed8121f25cef0315c3bf6 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2586 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2586 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Thomas-plantenga-in-the-scale-lab-podcast-studio.webp\" alt='' title='Thomas plantenga in the scale lab podcast studio'  height=\"451\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Thomas-plantenga-in-the-scale-lab-podcast-studio.webp 800w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Thomas-plantenga-in-the-scale-lab-podcast-studio-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Thomas-plantenga-in-the-scale-lab-podcast-studio-768x433.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1xp22e-5a6ea49378e2d35892b201854d53d444\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1xp22e-5a6ea49378e2d35892b201854d53d444{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1xp22e-5a6ea49378e2d35892b201854d53d444 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-locqg7sa-901b3db4fb8350b8aa01f5fbe265effe '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"&#091;00:14:26&#093; Joe - How did you get to join Vinted?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>[00:14:26] Joe &#8211; How did you get to join Vinted?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Thomas:\u00a0<\/strong>I got introduced to the founders by a contact of mine as someone who \u2018loves solving problems\u2019. At first, when I met the guys, I said that I wouldn\u2019t be able to do it because I was in this whole merger acquisition race with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OLX<\/a>\u00a0for one and a half years and I wanted to get some rest. However, three lunches later with the Vinted founders, I got so inspired and amazed by them that I decided to take on the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>So next thing you know, I jumped on a plane and joined the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinted.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vinted<\/a>\u00a0team in Lithuania. I had big respect for the founders and the management team. Yet I saw that they were making very big mistakes on the strategic and the business model side of things, and they needed to re-evaluate their operational efficiency in general.<\/p>\n<p>Somehow, after only a few days of talking to the founders, I was entrusted with developing a new strategy for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinted.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vinted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After two or three weeks I had a clear direction that I shared with the founders. It was a very analytically argued plan, but at the same time a rather aggressive one, since it embodied firing half of the staff and closing all global offices except the one in Lithuania. As we were deconstructing that plan, I saw that those guys were thinking exactly like me. At some point, they looked at each other and said &#8211; \u2018let\u2019s do it\u2019. I was so impressed by how quick the decision-making was.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3kttva-b872fb3caa68df16dd916bb40e40abb7\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-3kttva-b872fb3caa68df16dd916bb40e40abb7{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3kttva-b872fb3caa68df16dd916bb40e40abb7 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-locqghvf-c9983e7fa4edba3014db0c29c19204ba\">\n.avia-image-container.av-locqghvf-c9983e7fa4edba3014db0c29c19204ba img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-locqghvf-c9983e7fa4edba3014db0c29c19204ba .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-locqghvf-c9983e7fa4edba3014db0c29c19204ba av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2585 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2585 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Techleaps-joe-wilson-in-the-scale-lab-podcast-studio.webp\" alt='' title='Techleap&#039;s joe wilson in the scale lab podcast studio'  height=\"451\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Techleaps-joe-wilson-in-the-scale-lab-podcast-studio.webp 800w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Techleaps-joe-wilson-in-the-scale-lab-podcast-studio-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/techleap.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Techleaps-joe-wilson-in-the-scale-lab-podcast-studio-768x433.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-locqhk0a-ea88423d4d78ab3f170d7dde0de13c2a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"modular-text section\" data-section=\"&#091;00:14:26&#093; Joe - How did you get to join Vinted?\">\n<div class=\"c\">\n<h3>[00:19:14] Constantijn &#8211; How was the relationship with the investors through all of this? Can you share some good and bad takeaways?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Thomas:<\/strong>\u00a0One of the key things I saw in investors is that when a company is underperforming, investors try to be as polite as possible and as helpful as possible, especially the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinted.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vinted<\/a>\u00a0investors, who are really top tier. But even then the tension put on the founders is so high that you want to &#8211; let\u2019s say &#8211; diffuse the attention where possible. So I told the founders that whenever they feel that I should step back from my role, I will do so. And that really helped Justas &amp; Milda (i.e. the founders) to worry less and focus on solving problems together.<\/p>\n<p>Because we were such a good team, investors at some point were saying that they trust me and the things I do, so it worked really well for us, which in turn, gave the whole team trust to operate again.<\/p>\n<p>One key learning for me was to pick sides with founders and not investors when I became a consultant for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinted.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vinted<\/a>. What I really misunderstood was that you should never try to convince an investor to invest in your company by saying that the business is doing very well in its early stages. The only thing that matters is that the actual results are good. You can tell very convincing stories and pitches but it all doesn\u2019t matter in the end.\u00a0<b>The businesses that do very well don\u2019t need money. And the moment you don&#8217;t need investors, all investors want you.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>So we realised that our main objective should be to break even. Once everyone in the company shifted their focus to that, our work became very efficient. 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