“It’s not a nail polish company.” It’s almost the first thing out of the mouth of Fenton Jagdeo of Faculty, the startup he cofounded in 2019 with Umar ElBably. Though their Toronto-based company currently sells just three shades of nail polish along with some nail stickers — that’s it — the products are a wedge […]
It's almost the first thing out of the mouth of Fenton Jagdeo of Faculty, the startup he cofounded in 2019 with Umar ElBably. There will be men's foundation, and eye shadow, and very possibly hair dye, all of which is focused around a "new wave of masculinity," Jagdeo explains. More, he says that in the same way that the prominent culture publication Hypebeast created a "desire for new product and newness," Faculty has "mastered the drop model," meaning that Faculty has and will continue to advertise a limited supply of a product before invariably selling out of that item.
Men's Grooming Brand FACULTY Raises $3M USD In Esteé Lauder-Led Seed Round: 'Game of Thrones' star Maisie Williams and rapper iann dior have invested in the brand as well.
What TL Insiders can look forward to in May What TL Insiders can look forward to in May
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Toronto Life’s Future of Downtown cover story, TL Insider will be featuring a lineup of enterprising, forward-thinking Torontonians in part of our Future of Downtown summit. For the month of May, this will include engaging and thought-provoking programming around topics on politics, finance, transportation, food and more. Members will have the opportunity to engage with city-builders and leaders at the top of their games in a series that will offer a distinctive glimpse of Toronto’s future, post-pandemic. Here’s a closer look at what to anticipate in the weeks to come.
The TTC s newest commissioner has revealed Toronto s most common transit complaints
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A few weeks after asking residents of Toronto to slide into his DMs, Fenton Jagdeo has revealed exactly what the hundreds of people who did so had to say.
As the TTC s newest and youngest ever commisioner, Jagdeo has started his term by reaching out to the city s transit users and asking them to share any thoughts that they may have on public transit in Toronto by messaging him directly. The response has been incredible. I ve had over 225 constructive DMs (and counting) where riders have shared their stories and suggestions, Jagdeo told blogTO.