Welcome back, product bosses! Today, I am so excited to share a live recording I did at Inbound this year with Claire Coder, the founder of Aunt Flow—a company dedicated to making period products accessible in public spaces and creating a supportive community around normalizing menstruation. Claire’s journey is so inspiring as she started her company out of a three-bedroom apartment in Ohio and her feminine hygiene dispensers are now present in over 60,000 bathrooms worldwide.

In this episode, we dive into Claire’s motivations and her unique path to entrepreneurship. At 18, she founded Aunt Flow by purchasing bulk period products and selling them directly to local businesses. Claire shares key insights on validating business ideas and developing pricing strategies, and emphasizes the importance of community and mentorship in growing a small business.

Claire also shares how she overcame challenges in raising capital (pitching to 86 firms before securing funding!), practical advice on taking a hands-on approach with your products, and the significance of persistence when it comes to owning a product-based business.

Tune in to learn more about Claire’s success and for actionable takeaways that you can apply to your own product-based business!

Resources:

Learn more about Aunt Flow here
Follow Aunt Flow’s journey on Instagram
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631. Scaling a Product Empire: Aunt Flow’s Journey from $250 to $16 Million with Founder, Claire Coder