1 hr
From Candy to Quintessentials with Sid Gupta, Co-Founder and CEO of Quince Stairway to CEO
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- Entrepreneurship
Sid Gupta is the Co-Founder and CEO of Quince. By removing the middleman from the supply chain, utilizing M to C, Manufacturer to Consumer, Quince is an online destination for quality first essentials, including apparel and fine jewelry to home decor and kitchenware. In this episode, Sid shares with us his entrepreneurial journey from growing up in the Bay Area, where he worked at Fry's Electronics, to joining a consumer and retail M&A group after graduating from the University of Chicago, to creating Lolli and Pops into one of the largest independent confectionery chains in the US, with over 90 stores serving over five million customers annually to launching Quince just three years ago. We talk about how he's grown the company to include over 60 factories, his perspective on the future of retail, and how Quince got its name and why it was originally called Last Brand.
Sid Gupta is the Co-Founder and CEO of Quince. By removing the middleman from the supply chain, utilizing M to C, Manufacturer to Consumer, Quince is an online destination for quality first essentials, including apparel and fine jewelry to home decor and kitchenware. In this episode, Sid shares with us his entrepreneurial journey from growing up in the Bay Area, where he worked at Fry's Electronics, to joining a consumer and retail M&A group after graduating from the University of Chicago, to creating Lolli and Pops into one of the largest independent confectionery chains in the US, with over 90 stores serving over five million customers annually to launching Quince just three years ago. We talk about how he's grown the company to include over 60 factories, his perspective on the future of retail, and how Quince got its name and why it was originally called Last Brand.
1 hr