Shanadi: Greek House hit with $40K audit on $1M in sales
Karthik Shanadi · He Turned $500 Into $10M · Apr 9, 2023 · at 9:03
Karthik Shanadi, founder of Greek House, recounts the biggest financial crises and licensing hurdles he faced while bootstrapping his apparel business.
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“We had a 40,000 dollar bill four months into it, which, you know, at the time, you know, we were doing just under a million in sales and that was really scary, right? That's like four percent of our costs. And we didn't even have 40 K in the bank to roll with.”
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