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Advice Line with Holly Thaggard of Supergoop!

How I Built This · 15 Aug 2024 · 47m

What this episode covers

Supergoop! founder Holly Thaggard joins Guy Raz to advise three early-stage founders on scaling and marketing. Christina Davis of Davis Cookie Collection seeks strategies to scale beyond her current bottleneck, while Andy Kemp of the Clean Shave Company asks how to position his water-saving razor rincer. Finally, Aaron McLaughlin of Flagguard discusses how to educate consumers on the necessity of his life-jacket-mounted visibility flag.

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early-stage companies and founders before launch

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Supergoop!, Davis Cookie Collection, Clean Shave Company, Flagguard, Kroger, Sephora, Kickstarter, Uni, Crate & Barrel, O'Neill

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