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Why This CEO's Billion Dollar Idea Almost Didn't Survive Its Own Pilot

Why This CEO's Billion Dollar Idea Almost Didn't Survive Its Own Pilot3 aug29 min

Tom Szaky built TerraCycle into a recycling giant, then decided recycling wasn't good enough. His new venture, Loop, aimed to replace disposable packaging with reusable containers for brands like Tide and Häagen-Dazs. Consumers loved it. Retailers loved it. So why did it nearly die in four out of five test markets? Szaky breaks down the hidden flaw that almost killed Loop, and the simple insight that finally made it scale.

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