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Bonobos: Andy Dunn

How I Built This · 21 Jan 2019 · 1h 09m

What this episode covers

Andy Dunn, co-founder of Bonobos, explains how he and Brian Spaly identified a gap in men's pants fit and launched an e-commerce brand from Stanford Business School. Dunn details the painful separation from Spaly, his struggle with depression, and critical strategic pivots like closing a failing Palo Alto tech office and launching the 'guide shop' retail model. The episode covers Bonobos' growth, fundraising challenges, and its eventual acquisition by Walmart for $310 million, followed by a brief segment on Amy and Brady King's Palette Shelter.

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founders before launch, early-stage companies, companies scaling up and large enterprises

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Mentioned

Companies
Bonobos, Walmart, Jet.com, Nordstrom, Trunk Club, U.S. Bank, Mavron, Benchmark, Urban Daddy, Banana Republic, JCrew, Gap, Ralph Lauren, Facebook, Netflix, Monica and Andy
Products
Palette Shelter

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