Ankit Garg personally answered Wakefit sales calls for the first two years
Ankit Garg · How @Wakefit became a 700 crore revenue D2C brand ft. Founder, Ankit Garg | The Neon Show · Sep 27, 2021 · at 38:26
Ankit Garg, co-founder of Wakefit, recalls directly handling sales inquiries listed on Amazon and the website to uncover why prospective buyers hesitated to purchase mattresses online.
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“And I used to be the salesman in the beginning, like all the, my phone number was available on the website on Amazon. Like people used to call me literally for the first two years of this business.”
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