Built in Seattle with Adam Schoenfeld
Nov 11, 2021
Laura Jennings (Founder & CEO at Knack) on developing a vision, responding to failure, and letting go of other what other people think
On this episode of The Built in Seattle Podcast, I talked with Laura Jennings, Founder & CEO & at Knack (KnackShops.com).
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Episode Highlights
- Laura's 20+ years exploring consumer behavior.
- How Knack discovered the gifting market on route to a related vision.
- Thinking about consumers a creative force.
- How Laura learned an entirely new business model out of her basement.
- Why in-person tests were key to creating the right user experience.
- The choice to bootstrap and unbundling VC.
- Lessons from leading new products at Microsoft in the 80s and 90s.
- What happened when Knack ran out of boxes during the peak holiday season.
- How to face fears and failures with a forward-looking mindset.
- Why BabyList is Laura's Seattle business role model.
- Why Loria Yeadon is Laura's Seattle leadership role model
Where to follow Laura:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-jennings-51a93839/
Where to follow Adam:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamschoenfeld/
Feedback? Suggestions on who to interview?
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