Threadless

Threadless
Type of site	Private
Founded	2000
Headquarters	401 N. Morgan Chicago, United States
Key people	Jake Nickell (founder, CEO); Jacob DeHart (founder, CTO 2000–2007); Tom Ryan (CEO, 2008–2012); Jeffrey Kalmikoff (CCO, 2003–2009); Harper Reed (Lead Engineer, 2005–2007; CTO, 2007–2009);
Industry	Retail
Products	Apparel/prints – phone cases, shoes, bags, notebooks, etc.
Employees	100
Parent	SkinnyCorp LLC
URL	www.threadless.com

Threadless (stylized as threadless) is an online community of artists and an e-commerce website based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2000 by Jake Nickell and Jacob DeHart.^[3]

Threadless designs are created by and chosen by an online community. Each week, about 1,000 designs are submitted online and are put to a public vote. After seven days the staff reviews the top-scoring designs. Based on the average score and community feedback, about 10 designs are selected each week, printed on clothing and other products, and sold worldwide through the online store and at their retail store in Chicago. Designers whose work is printed receive no cash but receive 20% royalties based on net profits paid on a monthly basis, as well as cash and Threadless merchandise.^[4]

^ LATRACE, AJ. "A Look at the New Threadless Office in the West Loop". Curbed. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
^ Ori, Ryah. "Threadless will be Bucketfeet's neighbor". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
^ Lawton, Jenny (11 December 2006). "Web T-Shirt Company Builds a Community, Business". Morning Edition. NPR. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
^ Submit a Design to Threadless | Threadless.com

[1] LATRACE, AJ. "A Look at the New Threadless Office in the West Loop". Curbed. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

[2] Ori, Ryah. "Threadless will be Bucketfeet's neighbor". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

[3] Lawton, Jenny (11 December 2006). "Web T-Shirt Company Builds a Community, Business". Morning Edition. NPR. Retrieved 7 January 2012.

[4] Submit a Design to Threadless | Threadless.com

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