Bhargava: 5-Hour Energy Went From Lab to First Batch in Under Six Months
Manoj Bhargava · 5-Hour Energy: Manoj Bhargava · Mar 13, 2017 · at 14:35
5-Hour Energy founder Manoj Bhargava describes the timeline for formulating, testing, designing, and bottling the first batch of his energy shot.
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“I think it took less than six months.”
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