Darrell Cavens (born 1972) is an executive who was the co-founder and former CEO of the e-commerce company

Zulily Zulily, LLC is an American e-commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington and owned by Qurate Retail Group. Its target audience is young mothers interested in brand-name goods for their children. It holds no inventory, instead consolida ...

, which was acquired by QVC in 2015 for $2.6 billion.Serena Ng
"QVC Buying Online Shopping Site Zulily,"
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The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...

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Career

Prior to Zulily, Cavens held executive positions with

Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washin ...

and online jewelry retailer

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.Claire Cain Miller
"Blue Nile’s Co-Founder Starts a Private-Sale Site,"
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'', December 17, 2009."Darrell Cavens,"
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'', retrieved October 28, 2018. In 2009, Cavens and Mark Vadon co-founded Zulily, a flash-sales site focused on children’s products. The site launched in 2010.Angel Gonzalez
"QVC buys zulily at a discount from red-hot 2013 IPO,"
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The Seattle Times ''The Seattle Times'' is a daily newspaper serving Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1891 and has been owned by the Blethen family since 1896. ''The Seattle Times'' has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Washington ...

'', August 17, 2015. Zulily went public in November 2013. Cavens retained 21.6 percent of the voting power following the IPO.John Cook
"Photo of the day: 5-year-old son of Darrell Cavens introduces Zulily to Wall Street,"
'' GeekWire'', November 5, 2013. In 2014, Cavens won Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year for e-commerce.Becky Monk
"Rover, Redfin and Zulily CEOs among Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year winners,"
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Puget Sound Business Journal The ''Puget Sound Business Journal'' (PSBJ) is a weekly American City Business Journals publication containing articles about business people, issues, and events in the greater Seattle, Washington area. The publication also publishes a technology ...

'', June 23, 2014. In August 2015, Zulily was acquired by Liberty Interactive/QVC for 2.4 billion. Cavens remained as CEO of the company until January 2018 when he became President of New Ventures for newly-reorganized parent company

Qurate Retail Group Qurate Retail Group (commonly known as Qurate Retail, Inc.) is an American media conglomerate controlled by company chairman John C. Malone, who owns a majority of the voting shares. History 1998 launch by Liberty Media Liberty Interactive wa ...

.Sheena Bulter-Young
"QVC Post-Merger Reorganization Will See Top HSN Execs Exit,"

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', October 12, 2017.Nat Levy and Todd Bishop
"Zulily co-founder Darrell Cavens departing as Seattle e-commerce company embarks on new era,"
''GeekWire'', September 13, 2018. In March 2016, Cavens was named to Madrona Venture Labs’ advisory board.Rachel Lerman
"Madrona Venture Labs assembles advisory board,"
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'', March 10, 2016. In 2017, Cavens joined the Board of Directors at OfferUp. In July 2018, Cavens was appointed to the board of directors for Tapestry, Inc. Lisa Lockwood
"Tapestry Adds Darrell Cavens to Board of Directors,"
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Women's Wear Daily ''Women's Wear Daily'' (also known as ''WWD'') is a fashion-industry trade journal often referred to as the "Bible of fashion". Horyn, Cathy"Breaking Fashion News With a Provocative Edge" ''The New York Times''. (August 20, 1999). It provides inf ...

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References

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