Listen "Lisa Mattam from Sahajan"
Episode Synopsis
Lisa Mattam is the Founder and CEO of Sahajan. Sahajan blends the power of Ayurveda, an integral part of Lisa's South Indian heritage, with clinical science to create clean skincare products.
In this episode, we discuss...
What "clean beauty" means
How to start a skincare brand from ideation, manufacturing and distribution
Launching with one product versus launching a collection on day one
Their three-year 200,000 hotel room global deal with JW Marriott for the Ritz-Carlton, Marriott, St. Regis, and W Hotels properties and why these partnerships are so powerful
Marketing strategy from micro-influencers to large publishers like Elle
Designing a pricing strategy
Post-purchase customer experience and how to design that
Going from 8 years of bootstrapping to raising a round and how that changes things
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Fasken's Emerging Tech and Venture Capital practice is comprised of 80+ dedicated legal professionals across the Canadian market. We're deeply involved in the startup ecosystem and have worked closely with founders from startup to scale-up to exit. Our team is a leading Canadian law firm for VC financings and tech M&A and act for many of the best-in-class startup and scale-up innovation-based companies and entrepreneurs in Canada.
Given this experience we understand market trends and can assist in guiding your company forward as you scale – we take a holistic and strategic approach to helping our clients achieve their goals and provide the full suite of services including corporate, corporate finance, M&A, commercial, IP, data and compliance, employment, tax and beyond. We are excited to help the next generation of unicorns!
In this episode, we discuss...
What "clean beauty" means
How to start a skincare brand from ideation, manufacturing and distribution
Launching with one product versus launching a collection on day one
Their three-year 200,000 hotel room global deal with JW Marriott for the Ritz-Carlton, Marriott, St. Regis, and W Hotels properties and why these partnerships are so powerful
Marketing strategy from micro-influencers to large publishers like Elle
Designing a pricing strategy
Post-purchase customer experience and how to design that
Going from 8 years of bootstrapping to raising a round and how that changes things
My podcast supporter!
Fasken's Emerging Tech and Venture Capital practice is comprised of 80+ dedicated legal professionals across the Canadian market. We're deeply involved in the startup ecosystem and have worked closely with founders from startup to scale-up to exit. Our team is a leading Canadian law firm for VC financings and tech M&A and act for many of the best-in-class startup and scale-up innovation-based companies and entrepreneurs in Canada.
Given this experience we understand market trends and can assist in guiding your company forward as you scale – we take a holistic and strategic approach to helping our clients achieve their goals and provide the full suite of services including corporate, corporate finance, M&A, commercial, IP, data and compliance, employment, tax and beyond. We are excited to help the next generation of unicorns!
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