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Growing a food-tech startup to $10K/mo and shutting it down

Interview with the founder of Melon

👋 Hey Failories! It's Nico over here.

Yesterday I published an engaging interview with the founder of a food startup called Melon, which grew to $10k/mo in the middle of the pandemic, but struggled to find profitability and had to shut down.

Below that, a review article about Demand Curve's Startup Growth Program, an incredible online course about growth marketing for startups.

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    INTERVIEW

    Growing a Food Delivery Startup to $10K/mo and Shutting it Down

    Kevin was the founder of Melon, a food delivery startup aimed at being more cost-effective. Melon’s unique approach was quickly validated through an MVP and in just two months, the business grew to $10k/mo and 500 users. However, they realized becoming profitable would be hard and decided to discontinue the service.

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    My Honest Review of Demand Curve

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    Hope you enjoyed this week's content! And that you've found Vidico's proposal interesting ;)

    Recently, we published 3 articles on Failory's blog as part of an experiment. They are about pitch deck examples of fintech (including Square, Transferwise and Coinbase), media (like Youtube and Buzzfeed) and food and beverages startups. Hope you find them useful.

    That's all for this week! Let me know if you have any questions or feedback.

    - Nico
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