Babylist: Natalie Gordon. How a new mom used nap time to build a $500M business.
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Natalie Gordon transforms a frustrating Babies R Us experience into BabyList, building a universal baby registry during naptime that grows into a $500 million business.
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Gordon describes walking into Babies R Us with a scanner gun, becoming overwhelmed by hundreds of bottle options without guidance, putting down the scanner and leaving in tears.
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