Henrik Werdelin: Building BARK, from an idea to IPO

Henrik Werdelin is a serial entrepreneur and author, who co-founded BarkBox, a subscription-based service providing monthly box of treats and toys for dogs. BarkBox is now called BARK and it is a publicly trading company, after its IPO in June of 2021. Henrik has also started Prehype, a collective of entrepreneurs that builds products and companies through collaboration with corporations and VCs.

In our conversation with Henrik, we talk about:

• Founding story and the early days of BarkBox
• Meeting his co-founder for BarkBox on a cruise ship
• The initial strategy for growing BarkBox
• Raising capital in the begininng of twenty-tens
• Investability of subscription-based e-commerce businesses
• Creative marketing and 4/20 promotions
• Best dog companion for a founder
• Role distribution and equity splits in the beginning of BarkBox
• Increase of startups targeting the pet market
• Henrik’s book “The Acorn Method”
• Importance of physical exercise when you’re a founder building a startup
• Hiring in the early days of a startup
• Traits of a good startup employee
• Differences in attitude between US and European startup scenes
• BarBox turning into BARK and the future of the company after IPO

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