Premium Bathroom Subscriptions
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A company called Aunt Flow creates premium bathroom product dispensers and supplies for schools, universities and businesses, focusing on feminine hygiene products with an upscale, modern design aesthetic.
Key Points:
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Product & Design:
- Premium dispensers for tampons and menstrual products
- Modern, attractive design (compared to traditional "boring silver boxes")
- Makes institutional bathrooms more "female friendly"
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Business Model:
- $300 initial installation fee per dispenser
- $1,300/year subscription for product refills
- Example: $9,000 annual revenue from a school with 20 bathrooms
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Current Traction:
- 900 organizations as customers
- Clients include:
- Princeton University
- Apple retail stores
- Netflix
- Disney
- Quicken Loans
- 4-year contract with Utah K-12 schools
- On track for $10M revenue in 2022 (tripled from previous year)
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Market Drivers:
- States requiring schools to offer these products (California, Colorado, Michigan)
- Social impact angle - donates products to "menstruators in need"
- Defensible business - clients unlikely to have multiple vendors once installed
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Shaan Puri
Host of MFM
Shaan Puri is the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Milk Road. He previously worked at Twitch as a Senior Director of Product, Mobile Gaming, and Emerging Markets. He also attended Duke University.