Moiz Ali On Selling His Natural Deodorant To P&G For $100M, Investing In Manscaped, & Holding Cash

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

May 17, 2022

Duration

1h 33m

Channel

My First Million

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

No more small boy spreadsheets, build your business on the free HubSpot CRM: https://mfmpod.link/hrd - Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) sits down with entrepreneur and former CEO of Native, Moiz Ali (@MoizAli), to talk about how he turned Native into $100M, the companies he's investing in now and where else he's finding investment success. — Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

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• Moiz's sell sheet tweet - https://twitter.com/moizali/status/1486002672138338308?s=20&t=Ksadrm13OHHjq7AigrEVYg

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🎤 SPEAKERS

• Shaan Puri

  host

  Co-host of My First Million; entrepreneur and investor.

• Moiz Ali

  guest

  Founder of Native deodorant, which he sold to Procter & Gamble; angel investor (e.g., Manscaped).

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of My First Million, featuring Shaan Puri and Moiz Ali, Moiz Ali On Selling His Natural Deodorant To P&G For $100M, Investing In Manscaped, & Holding Cash explores Moiz Ali’s playbook: quiet execution, DTC discipline, and cash-heavy investing Moiz Ali explained why he kept Native quiet pre-exit, citing fear of public failure and a desire to avoid attracting competitors into the natural deodorant category.

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