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57. Start Where You Are and Build from There with Tea Drops Founder Sashee Chandran
We Talk About:
- Sashee’s early career
- Figuring out where to start
- Pitching yourself to buyers
- Making your first hires
- Not making assumptions about what’s going to last forever
Resources:
- myteadrop.com
- Instagram: @myteadrop
- Follow Alli: @alliwebb
- Follow Lori: @loriharder
- Follow Brittany: @britdrisc
Show Notes:
Sashee Chandran is a big deal. She’s launched an amazing tea brand and raised nearly $8.5 million in venture capital funding for her company, Tea Drops. She’s unbelievably candid and humble, sharing everything she learned about starting a business, hiring, finding investors, and so much more. After this conversation, you’ll feel like you have taken a crash course in founding a startup.
Question Highlights:
- Where did your career start?
- What did you start working on first?
- Where did you start selling first?
- How did you start building your team?
- What has your experience been finding investors?
- What was your biggest takeaway from the past year?
Guest Bio:
Sashee Chandran is founder and CEO of Tea Drops, which creates bagless, whole leaf teas using a patented process – shedding about 15% less waste than traditional tea bag packaging. Tea Drops has become a favorite among new and experienced tea drinkers alike, launching innovative tea experiences that merge flavorful blends, food art, and edgy design. Tea Drops is an omni-channel brand, selling D2C, and also available in 2,000 retailers – loved by Oprah Magazine, Tory Burch, and former First Lady, Michelle Obama. Sashee is a 1st place Women Founders Network pitch winner, 1st place Tory Burch Fellow grant winner, and the 1st place PepsiCo WomanMade Challenge winner. She has raised over $8.4M in venture funding for Tea Drops.
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By Lori Harder, Alli Webb, Brittany Driscoll
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We Talk About:
- Sashee’s early career
- Figuring out where to start
- Pitching yourself to buyers
- Making your first hires
- Not making assumptions about what’s going to last forever
Resources:
- myteadrop.com
- Instagram: @myteadrop
- Follow Alli: @alliwebb
- Follow Lori: @loriharder
- Follow Brittany: @britdrisc
Show Notes:
Sashee Chandran is a big deal. She’s launched an amazing tea brand and raised nearly $8.5 million in venture capital funding for her company, Tea Drops. She’s unbelievably candid and humble, sharing everything she learned about starting a business, hiring, finding investors, and so much more. After this conversation, you’ll feel like you have taken a crash course in founding a startup.
Question Highlights:
- Where did your career start?
- What did you start working on first?
- Where did you start selling first?
- How did you start building your team?
- What has your experience been finding investors?
- What was your biggest takeaway from the past year?
Guest Bio:
Sashee Chandran is founder and CEO of Tea Drops, which creates bagless, whole leaf teas using a patented process – shedding about 15% less waste than traditional tea bag packaging. Tea Drops has become a favorite among new and experienced tea drinkers alike, launching innovative tea experiences that merge flavorful blends, food art, and edgy design. Tea Drops is an omni-channel brand, selling D2C, and also available in 2,000 retailers – loved by Oprah Magazine, Tory Burch, and former First Lady, Michelle Obama. Sashee is a 1st place Women Founders Network pitch winner, 1st place Tory Burch Fellow grant winner, and the 1st place PepsiCo WomanMade Challenge winner. She has raised over $8.4M in venture funding for Tea Drops.