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Category Design for Early-Stage Startups: AMA w/ Rachel Josepho and Waleed Cope

October 03, 2023 Rachel Josepho, Waleed Cope, Pablo Gonzalez, John Rougeux, Mike Damphousse Season 1 Episode 16
Category Design for Early-Stage Startups: AMA w/ Rachel Josepho and Waleed Cope
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Category Design for Early-Stage Startups: AMA w/ Rachel Josepho and Waleed Cope
Oct 03, 2023 Season 1 Episode 16
Rachel Josepho, Waleed Cope, Pablo Gonzalez, John Rougeux, Mike Damphousse

Fresh off a category design workshop in NYC, Rachel Josepho, Founder & CEO of Mindfull, and Waleed Cope, CEO of The Soap Box, joined us to share their journey as category designers leading early-stage startups.

Listen in to unpack…

  • How early stage startups can use category design chart their strategy 
  • Why category designers need to start with a highly targeted audience and expand over time
  • How to uncover what’s missing in established categories

This episode was moderated by Pablo Gonzalez, John Rougeux, and Mike Damphousse.


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This episode is sponsored by:

Show Notes

Fresh off a category design workshop in NYC, Rachel Josepho, Founder & CEO of Mindfull, and Waleed Cope, CEO of The Soap Box, joined us to share their journey as category designers leading early-stage startups.

Listen in to unpack…

  • How early stage startups can use category design chart their strategy 
  • Why category designers need to start with a highly targeted audience and expand over time
  • How to uncover what’s missing in established categories

This episode was moderated by Pablo Gonzalez, John Rougeux, and Mike Damphousse.


Mentioned in this episode:


This episode is sponsored by: