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Thank you Paul Martino for the intro to our guest today, Stuart Landesberg, founder of Grove Collaborative. Grove Collaborative delivers eco-friendly home essentials, including household cleaning, personal care, baby, kid, and pet products.
We discuss:
What led to the founding of Grove
The price difference between eco-friendly vs. non-eco-friendly products
Why Stuart had a tough time fundraising for the first few years of Grove
His product launch strategy
The biggest eye-opening metric
Enjoy!
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