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Julia Jacobson ( right ) & Ian Fosbery ( below ) are the Founder / CEO and CTO of NMRKT ( pronounced “ in market ”); a platform that makes it simple for content creators – blogs , magazines , YouTube stars and influencers – to launch their own shop and monetize their influence . They combine the ease of affiliates and the effectiveness of in-house shops to make commerce accessible to anyone .
PEOPLE : YOU SHOULD KNOW

Julia Jacobson ( right ) & Ian Fosbery ( below ) are the Founder / CEO and CTO of NMRKT ( pronounced “ in market ”); a platform that makes it simple for content creators – blogs , magazines , YouTube stars and influencers – to launch their own shop and monetize their influence . They combine the ease of affiliates and the effectiveness of in-house shops to make commerce accessible to anyone .

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How did it happen ?

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Rebranded as a domestically produced underwear company , and renamed Flint and Tinder , Bronstein ’ s brand surged on Kickstarter ; becoming the only million dollar fashion product on the crowdfunding site . What got it there was the realization of fashion ’ s economic impact . !“ For most people , their underwear

has seen more of the world than they have , and the economic impact of that is incredible ,” says Bronstein .

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The idea may be the foundation of Flint and Tinder , but , as luck would have it , it also seemed to ignite the conversation about American manufacturing ; not only filing a hole in the industry , but opening the door for some of the trends that this group is expecting to explode in 2015 .
PEOPLE: YOU SHOULD KNOW Julia Jacobson (right) & Ian Fosbery (below) are the Founder/CEO and CTO of NMRKT (pronounced “in market”); a platform that makes it simple for content creators – blogs, magazines, YouTube stars and influencers – to launch their own shop and monetize their influence. They combine the ease of affiliates and the effectiveness of in-house shops to make commerce accessible to anyone. ! ! ! ! How did it happen? Rebranded as a domestically produced underwear company, and renamed Flint and Tinder, Bronstein’s brand surged on Kickstarter; becoming the only million dollar fashion product on the crowdfunding site. What got it there was the realization of fashion’s economic impact. ! “For most people, their underwear has seen more of the world than they have, and the economic impact of that is incredible,” says Bronstein. ! The idea may be the foundation of Flint and Tinder, but, as luck would have it, it also seemed to ignite the conversation about American manufacturing; not only filing a hole in the industry, but opening the door for some of the trends that this group is expecting to explode in 2015.