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Deshpande targets a ₹350Cr equal-gender revenue split within two years

Shantanu Deshpande · Brand Building, fundraising by the founder of Bombay Shaving Company, Ex- McKinsey, IIM · Jul 26, 2021 · at 28:44

Shantanu Deshpande, founder of Bombay Shaving Company, forecasts revenue scaling milestones over a two-year horizon across men's and women's hair removal segments.

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“I feel that in the next two years, we can build a 300 to three 50 crore equal brand between men and women.”

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