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Goldberg: Bombas approached one million pairs donated in two years

Randy Goldberg · Bombas: David Heath and Randy Goldberg · Sep 19, 2022 · at 1:20:16

Randy Goldberg is co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of Bombas, describing the pace of the company's early one-for-one sock donation milestone.

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“So, at about the two year mark, we started to look at each other and we'd say, yeah, we're about to hit a million pairs donated already.”

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The claim, plainly

Bombas reached nearly one million pairs of socks donated approximately two years after launching.

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Assessment

Bombas launched in July/August 2013. By late 2015 to mid-2016 (approximately two to three years into operations), contemporaneous records confirm the company was approaching and then surpassed the one million donation threshold. A July 18, 2016 official press release from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed Bombas had 'donated nearly 1 million pairs' of socks, and the company officially celebrated crossing the 1 million pairs donated mark on September 20, 2016 (roughly 2.5 to 3 years after launch, matching the approximate 'two-year mark' timeline described).

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Press Release (July 18, 2016): Confirmed Bombas had donated 'nearly 1 million pairs' of socks approximately two to three years post-launch.
Bombas Official Milestone Announcement (September 20, 2016): Released '1 Million Pairs of Bombas Socks Donated' marking the formal crossing of the threshold.
Inc. Magazine Reporting (February 13, 2018): Documented that Bombas achieved its 10-year 1 million pair goal roughly seven and a half years early (about 2.5 years after its 2013 launch).

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[1] bombas.com [2] entrepreneur.com [3] inc.com [4] prnewswire.com [5] va.gov [6] youtube.com [7] forbes.com [8] bombas.com

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