#235 - Ajay Prakash, Rinse - The Barriers To Entry Are Super Low…But The Barriers To Scale Are Incredibly High
In episode 235 we welcome our guest, Ajay Prakash, co-founder and CEO of Rinse.
In today’s episode, we’re talking about building and scaling laundry and dry cleaning. We talk about the origin story behind Rinse and narrowing in on friction in the consumer experience and applying technology to old-school industries.
We discuss testing the offering on friends, and building a platform that leverages current industry infrastructure. We then get into future growth plans, the importance of expanding deeper into current markets, and other considerations they’re making to grow and expand the business.
All this and more in episode 235 with Ajay Prakash.
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