Scaling Childcare with Tech: Winnie.com’s Blueprint for Growing with Purpose & Profit | E2005

Sara Mauskopf, CEO of Winnie, joins Alex Wilhelm to discuss Winnie's evolution and its focus on childcare services. They explore the company's growth, transparency, and market positioning (9:45), the challenges of balancing investor expectations with business models (22:30), and the impact of remote work on childcare demands (35:15). The conversation also covers profitability, operational efficiency, and marketing strategies (46:20), as well as the broader implications of tech M&A, FTC regulations, and innovation policies (58:10).

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Sara Mauskopf’

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Bianca Veltri

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Alex Wilhelm

Host • 34%

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Jason Calacanis

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Jason Calacanis

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CLA

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0:00	Sara Mauskopf, CEO of Winnie joins Alex
1:45	Winnie's evolution, pivot, and focus on childcare services
7:25	Building Winnie's database and reflections on company growth
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12:08	The value of transparency and growth metrics
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21:16	Market positioning, motivations, and goals in the childcare industry
23:30	Addressing gender dynamics and startup funding
27:34	Balancing investor expectations with business models
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31:10	Profitability, operational efficiency, and managing costs
37:01	Marketing strategies, brand growth, and the impact of Google’s model
40:30	Adapting to changing childcare demands due to remote work
44:08	Efforts to reduce childcare costs and home-based business challenges
50:06	Balancing profitability with growth and venture capital experiences
54:00	SaaS pricing challenges and the impact of AI
58:22	Tech M&A, FTC regulations, and innovation policies

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