Advice Line with Michael Dubin of Dollar Shave Club
Episode
53 min
Read time
2 min
Topics
Startups, Marketing
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What It Covers
Michael Dubin advises three entrepreneurs on scaling challenges: Syrian cheese brand marketing, mobile mini golf employee training, and wildland firefighter uniform manufacturing growth strategies.
Notable Moment
Dubin suggests creating a French chef mascot character angry about Syrian cheese secrets being revealed, turning product education into entertaining content that makes the unfamiliar cheese category approachable.
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