When Gilt Groupe co-founders Alexis Maybank and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson opened the virtual doors to their online flash sale site in 2007, they were thrilled to sell $9,565 in high-fashion fare on their first day. Now, the members-only site—which has since grown to include travel, food, home furnishings and local services—can generate far more than that in a matter of minutes.
In their new book, By Invitation Only: How We Built Gilt and Changed the Way Millions Shop, which hits shelves today, the co-founders trace the story of their company's success and how, along with co-founders Kevin Ryan, Mike Bryzek and Phong Nguyen, they reinvented luxury shopping—online and off.
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