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Jules Pieri is Founder and CEO of the online marketplace Daily Grommet. The company’s “Citizen Commerce” platform is reshaping how consumer products get discovered, shared, and bought. Jules started her career as and industrial designer for technology companies, and was subsequently a senior executive for large brands such as Keds, Stride Rite and Playskool. Daily Grommet is her third startup, following roles as VP at Design Continuum and President of Ziggs.com. She completed her undergrad degree, summa cum laude, at the University of Michigan and people tell her she is the first designer to graduate from Harvard Business School. Jules is frequently tapped to speak on consumer trends and technologies, social media, design, and entrepreneurship and has done so at many institutions such at HBS, SCAD, and MIT, and at conferences such as South by Southwest, and in media outlets like NECN, NPR, and Fox. She writes a personal blog on these subjects at www.jules.dailygrommet.com and she tweets at @julespieri. Jules is a Springboard Enterprises alumna and a contributor to "Been There, Run That."

How to Get The Most Out Of Your Advisors

By Jules Pieri |  Dec 7, 2011

It took ages to convince the right people to sit on your advisory board. So why aren't they helping?  Read story