Sarah Kauss
20 statements across 2 episodes · 4 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Apr 6, 2020 by Sarah Kauss · said 4 times in 4 episodes since 2020 · across every show →
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2023 1 mention in 1 episode
2020 3 mentions in 3 episodes 1 per episode
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Apr 6, 2020 neutral
Apr 6, 2020
Kauss originally named S'well 'Can't Live Without It' and bought the domain
“I actually originally named the company Can't Live Without It, because I thought you can't live without water. Yeah, I thought I was a genius. I actually spent a thousand dollars on the URL, can'tlivewithoutit.com, and, which is available if anyone's intereste…”
Apr 6, 2020 neutral
Kauss delayed fundraising until S'well's traction provided a stronger investor pitch
“I considered it, but then quickly discounted it, because I thought, you know what, this is going to be a big waste of time, and I'm not really sure if it's going to work, and so why don't I just wait until we're bigger and more successful, because we'll have a…”
Apr 6, 2020 positive
Kauss founded S'well to combine insulated water bottles with a social mission
“So the first Thing that occurred to me is, wouldn't it be great if somebody invented a water bottle that actually kept things cold? And then I had just recently been at my business school reunion at Harvard, and they had a professor that made a presentation ab…”
Apr 6, 2020
Apr 6, 2020 neutral
Kauss earned less in her post-HBS job than before business school
“Myself and just a couple of my friends, we actually wound up staying at Harvard Business School, and the school created jobs for some of us. So you're working in a position that, you know, quite honestly, I was making less after business school than I did befo…”
Apr 6, 2020 neutral
Apr 6, 2020 negative
Kauss realized the reusable water bottle market lacked fashion-forward accessory designs
“This was a very crowded marketplace, but what I discovered was there wasn't anything that really looked great. I mean, everything was appropriate for the gym. Everything was fine for hiking, right? But there wasn't anything that I thought could catch, like, wi…”
Apr 6, 2020
Apr 6, 2020 positive
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Apr 6, 2020 neutral
Jun 20, 2024
Jun 20, 2024 positive
Jun 20, 2024 neutral
Kauss: S'well partnered with TED for 10 years after donating 2,000 bottles
“We worked with the TED conference for probably 10 years, and we, it was expensive when they first called Adam. It was a very big decision for me to donate, you know, 2000 bottles and you know, pay for the shipping and all of that”
Jun 20, 2024
Kauss: S'well Sold Over 50 Million Bottles Before Spending on Marketing
“Because, you know, my example is with Swell, we sold over fifty million of our original Swell bottles before we spent a dollar on marketing. We asked our consumers to get out there, take the product, and to ask Ask other consumers to give it a try.”
Jun 20, 2024 positive
Jun 20, 2024
Kauss: Win big retail buyers by showing complete assortments and POS displays
“Make it as Easy as possible for the targets of the world to say yes to you. Show what that assortment could be. Show what the point of sale material would look like. Really make it a whole concise package that the buyer could just look at and say, yes, you kno…”