Today we welcome Alex Smereczniak and Dan D’Aquisto to the podcast. Alex and Dan are the cofounders of 2U Laundry, a laundry subscription service and laundromat franchising company.
Alex and Dan became friends in 6th grade while growing up in Minnesota. Fast forward to today and 2U Laundry recently closed a $20M Series B round to scale their 2U subscription service and LaundroLab franchising model nationwide.
We cover several topics with Alex and Dan, including…
- Pivoting before and during COVID-19
- How they remain friends while holding one another accountable
- Lessons learned from raising and deploying 4 rounds of capital
- The benefits of great board members
- Incorporating the good, bad, & ugly into board updates
…as well as what’s next for 2U Laundry in 2023, and beyond.
Please enjoy this conversation with Alex Smereczniak and Dan D’Aquisto.
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