I left successful corporate jobs to start Uppababy. Suddenly, my family was living on PB&Js.
Source: Business Insider ·
Bob Monahan went from corporate jobs with large budgets to bootstrapping UPPAbaby. Limited resources forced him to grow carefully.
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Uppababy; Getty ImagesBob Monahan launched UPPAbaby while raising three young kids.He leveraged experience with big brands like Ford and Reebok to grow his company.Entrepreneurship allowed him to be involved with all aspects of a business, not just one.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Bob Monahan, cofounder of UPPAbaby. It has been edited for length and clarity.My youngest son, Denny, was born on the day that I launched my company. His birth was an induction, and I was there for it. Then, I hopped on a plane from my home in Massachusetts to a trade show in Florida.The trade show itself was a funny story. I met the salesperson I'd been working with. Her cousin, who was just out of jail, was setting up the booth, making a mess of it. It wasn't even much of a booth, but people came by and liked our product.That story embodies the early days of UPPAbaby. We had to be scrappy. I went from working successful jobs to living off PB&Js, while raising three kids under…
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