Pitching Quip at the beginning was a bit of a challenge, for the first six months, we were piecing together $ 10,000 here, $ 20,000 there.

Simon Enever

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We wanted to make a toothbrush that was accessible, desirable, and wanted by the 80 % of people that have not ever upgraded or been bothered to upgrade their toothbrush [ to an electric one ], by taking out all of the features that really didn't make a big difference and focusing on the ones that really did, we could make something much more simple, affordable, and hopefully enjoyable to use.

[ This ] will be through products beyond just the toothbrush and toothpaste, investing further in content and services that help guide and track better technique and healthy habits, and continuing to simplify and modernize the experience of accessing quality professional care services when and where you need it, it's a bigger prospect [ and ] if we get it right, it will be around, hopefully, forever.

Oral care isn't a cool or a sexy industry, we probably had 70 to 80' no's' from investors, even through the first two or three years of our launch we were still struggling to raise money despite growing fast and acquiring users and members that were really passionate about the product.