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Dollar Shave Club's disruption model fails in India against cheap Gillette
“In the U S a Gillette razor cartridge sells for three, three and a half dollars. So Dollar Shave Club could come in at one and a half, two dollars with 80% quality and build out a scalable business. India, a Mark III cartridge you get for 80 bucks is like 1.1 …”
Shantanu Deshpande Jul 26, 2021 ▶ 14:30 Brand Building, fundraising by the founder of Bombay Shaving Company, Ex- McKinsey, IIM
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D2C brands compete easier with FMCG giants online than physical offline
“It's easier for me to compete with Gillette and Nivea on Amazon or on Google, as opposed to in Two million stores.”
Shantanu Deshpande Jul 26, 2021 ▶ 17:04 Brand Building, fundraising by the founder of Bombay Shaving Company, Ex- McKinsey, IIM
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