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Making Plant Milk Dispensers | Uproot Co-Founder & CEO, Kevin Eve | Alternative Milks, Oatmilk, Soymilk, Peamilk
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Uproot makes plant milk dispensers for cafeterias, primarily for universities. Kevin shares his 5-year journey creating Uproot, from throwing away 8,000 gallons of plant milk once (due to the manufacturer's mistake) to finally experiencing exponential growth.
Timestamps
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:07:20) Origins
(00:16:35) First Customers
(00:19:06) Gap in Market
(00:22:50) Team
(00:29:29) Plant Milk Dispensers
(00:32:27) Covid
(00:34:36) Single-Serve Cartons
(00:37:25) Challenges
(00:43:01) Mentors
(00:44:24) Sales & Customers
(00:47:28) Business Model & Pricing
(00:49:41) Advice to Self
(00:56:02) Work-Life Balance
(00:58:36) Advice to Entrepreneurs
(01:00:15) Fundraising
(01:01:03) Thanks
Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. Origins (00:07:20)
3. First Customers (00:16:34)
4. Gap in Market (00:19:05)
5. Team (00:22:49)
6. Plant Milk Dispensers (00:29:28)
7. Covid (00:32:26)
8. Single-Serve Cartons (00:34:35)
9. Challenges (00:37:24)
10. Mentors (00:43:00)
11. Sales & Customers (00:44:23)
12. Business Model & Pricing (00:47:27)
13. Advice to Self (00:49:40)
14. Work-Life Balance (00:56:01)
15. Advice to Entrepreneurs (00:58:35)
16. Fundraising (01:00:14)
17. Thanks (01:01:02)
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