Finding ‘Patient Capital’ Helped Dagne Dover Grow Slowly and Sustainably

Deepa Gandhi is on the Female Founder World podcast with Jasmine Garnsworthy! Deepa is the co-founder and COO of Dagne Dover, the iconic bag brand that’s grown a cult following. Before launching Dagne Dover, Deepa was smart about it and wanted to test the market. They had been telling friends about their bag idea, but opened it up for pre-sale and in 2013 brought in $40,000 of pre-sale orders.  Four years into the business Dagne Dover launched a neoprene bag, which went totally viral and has been their best seller ever since.  In this episode Deepa talks about how she gained that early market validation, Dagne Dover’s intentional fundraising strategy, and Deepa shares her tips for leveling up as a leader and what their first few hires looked like.  LINKS Get 25% OFF your first VistaPrint order using the code FFW25 at checkout: https://www.vistaprint.com Female Founder World LA tickets are on sale now: https://www.femalefounderworld.com/content-camp-2024 Sign up for Retail Bootcamp: https://bestie.femalefounderworld.com/retail-bootcamp Get the Female Founder World resource roundup https://femalefounderworld.beehiiv.com Become a Business Bestie subscriber: bestie.femalefounderworld.com Check out Deepa’s business: https://www.dagnedover.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices