The startup, which makes cleaning products and baby goods, has parted with many
top execs, is reportedly searching for a new CEO--and is grappling with acting
more like a traditional company.
In the wake of reports suggesting the company’s laundry detergent contains a
chemical it promised not to use, the company has tried to forge a defense in the
form of a chemistry lesson.
The former Groupon CEO and founder is done with coupons, big data, and
passionless startups. At SxSW he talked with Inc. about his newest
venture--Detour.
The entrepreneur’s fashion and accessories brand was forced to rethink its whole
way of doing business almost overnight. Seven months later, the company knows
its customers better than ever.
The visionary restaurateur has spent the past year reflecting on how the
industry ought to come out of this crisis. The answer: Not the same as it was
before.