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Creating cookware that won't poison you with Jordan Nathan


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Many pots and pans on the market are coated in teflon, a poisonous chemical that can be harmful when it gets too hot. Luckily, there is an answer on the market — Caraway, a home goods brand that touts itself as being non-toxic but still high quality. Jordan Nathan founded the company after his own experience with Teflon poisoning that left him searching for a better — and healthier option. On this week’s episode of Found, Dom and Becca are joined by Nathan to discuss how he built a brand around aesthetically pleasing non-toxic home goods as we continue to dive into DTC companies. 

In this conversation they discussed:

  • Why being the last brand to fundraise can be a benefit to the company
  • Sticking to the plan to bring Caraway to retail
  • The product launch failure that almost killed the company before it started
  • (0:00) Introduction

    (3:36) Creating non-toxic cookware

    (7:31) Launching the brand

    (13:05) Caraway Brand Strategy

    (16:44) Expanding to new categories

    (20:49) Influencer marketing

    (25:25) Product launch failures

    (29:20) Host discussion

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