Jennifer Hyman

“In many cases, women are being harassed by people who are on their board or who are associated with one of their venture capitalists.”

“My contribution to Rent the Runway as the CEO is higher than the contribution of someone on my warehouse team, but my pregnancy is not any more important than the pregnancy of any single person who works at my company.”

“There are a lot of subtle things that are harder to stamp out of a culture in terms of male entrepreneurs being mentored more than female entrepreneurs... male entrepreneurs getting several strikes against them before they're kind of let go, whereas female entrepreneurs, it's kind of one strike and you're out.”

“The way I inspire loyalty in my team is for them to see me more casually, to have lunch with members of my team, for them to see me with my family, my fiance, to see the real me.”

“Like any startup in hyper-growth mode, growth often brings change, and with it, evolution in the executive team.”

“In early 2011, I had the opportunity to meet and spend significant time with Alfred Lin, a partner at Sequoia Capital and co-founder of Zappos.”

“The first core value we have is that everyone deserves a Cinderella experience. And I have experienced a Cinderella experience. And I really believe that most people who've come to Rent the Runway have had a Cinderella experience.”

“As a leader, you have to have a vision that inspires people around you.”

“I think if more people actually pursued what they loved, we'd have a lot more innovation and creativity.”

“I think layering is key for fall along with a really colorful scarf to bring spiciness to the outfit.”

“I think it's extremely important to think of your company as a series of chapters.”

“I actually think that self-expression comes, sometimes, from what you wear, and having the freedom to be able to wear whatever you want for whatever mood you want to wear it, but to not feel frivolous that all of those things that help you self-express have to be things that you're committing to forever.”

“One of Rent the Runway's core values is 'Trust in Everyone's Best of Intentions.' We trust our team.”

“When you buy something for $9.99, and you know that it'll fall apart after you wear it once... you're going into the shopping experience knowing that you're renting. So all I'm doing is making the rental process more efficient.”

“Around the year 2000, businesses around the country went 'business casual.'”

“Taking the time to identify and infuse values certainly does affect outcomes and is one of the most important things to get right as the CEO.”

“I have no desire to sell Rent the Runway. I have a 50-year vision for Rent the Runway, at least, to change consumer behavior and actually put the closet in the cloud.”

“I think, so often, female cofounders are positioned in this competitive, catty way. It's just awful. It's not reality.”

“I kick off every monthly team meeting with 'core value stories' - team members stand up and recognize how another team member exemplified a core value.”

“Founders are often great storytellers because they're in the business of constantly selling a dream against all odds.”