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He Sold Burritos Out of His Apartment Window. Now He's Running a $7B Startup
- jprd 3y agohttps://archive.is/uMQNy https://archive.is/uMQNy
- Gunax 3y agoAnd I still have no idea what this startup does, its plans, or how it operates. I expect more from WSJ
- gnicholas 3y agoIt's a direct-to-consumer pharmacy company, IIRC. The story says it started out with ED pills and hair loss pills, and based on the image of an advertisement, it looks like they now do weight loss (Ozempic?) medication as well. As for the opacity of the WSJ piece, it's apparently a new feature that focuses on CEOs themselves: "A new Wall Street Journal feature in which executives reflect on the successes and setbacks of their careers."
- xkekjrktllss 3y agoYou weren't supposed to read the article; only the wacky headline. The article was obviously generated by AI.
- denverllc 3y agoIn case it’s not clear what the company does, here’s another article [0] with an interesting quote: > “Every time I’m stressed out about work, I come back to the same realization: we’re selling dick pills, we’re not curing cancer, we’re not becoming a patient’s first call,” a current employee told TechCrunch. “[Erectile dysfunction] is where we make all our money.” [0] https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/27/ro/ https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/27/ro/
- Scoundreller 3y agotoken Idiocracy prediction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=446gNANQfeg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=446gNANQfeg
- pricedeveloper 3y agoIs Roman still worth $7bn?
- Scoundreller 3y agoProbably $10bn now after I bought 1/10 billionth of the company for $1