Ajay Prakash

you know, take whatever the next step is. And so I feel like that was perfectly tailored to my situation.

you know, take whatever the next step is. And so I feel like that was perfectly tailored to my situation.

you know, take whatever the next step is. And so I feel like that was perfectly tailored to my situation.

Thanks for having me.

Thanks for having me.

Thanks for having me.

Yeah, sure. So I started Rince with one of my best friends from college in early 2013. So it's been almost 12 years now. Wow. At that time, I knew I was going to start a company. And so I was looking at various trends that got me excited. And I kind of narrowed in on bringing technology to old school industries and looking at existing customer experiences that were full of friction.

Yeah, sure. So I started Rince with one of my best friends from college in early 2013. So it's been almost 12 years now. Wow. At that time, I knew I was going to start a company. And so I was looking at various trends that got me excited. And I kind of narrowed in on bringing technology to old school industries and looking at existing customer experiences that were full of friction.

Yeah, sure. So I started Rince with one of my best friends from college in early 2013. So it's been almost 12 years now. Wow. At that time, I knew I was going to start a company. And so I was looking at various trends that got me excited. And I kind of narrowed in on bringing technology to old school industries and looking at existing customer experiences that were full of friction.

And so I was exploring a bunch of different ideas of my own and nothing that got me excited enough to take the leap. And then one day I was getting breakfast with James, my co-founder. And, you know, we had kind of been acting as each other's sounding board, talking about entrepreneurial ideas. And, you know, he's a healthcare guy.

And so I was exploring a bunch of different ideas of my own and nothing that got me excited enough to take the leap. And then one day I was getting breakfast with James, my co-founder. And, you know, we had kind of been acting as each other's sounding board, talking about entrepreneurial ideas. And, you know, he's a healthcare guy.

And so I was exploring a bunch of different ideas of my own and nothing that got me excited enough to take the leap. And then one day I was getting breakfast with James, my co-founder. And, you know, we had kind of been acting as each other's sounding board, talking about entrepreneurial ideas. And, you know, he's a healthcare guy.

So I had been putting on my healthcare hat, trying to give him feedback. And he actually kicked off the breakfast and said, hey, before we talk about any healthcare ideas, I can't get this idea out of my mind about doing something in dry cleaning. And it was just one of those moments where, you know, all of the kind of bells went off in my head.

So I had been putting on my healthcare hat, trying to give him feedback. And he actually kicked off the breakfast and said, hey, before we talk about any healthcare ideas, I can't get this idea out of my mind about doing something in dry cleaning. And it was just one of those moments where, you know, all of the kind of bells went off in my head.

So I had been putting on my healthcare hat, trying to give him feedback. And he actually kicked off the breakfast and said, hey, before we talk about any healthcare ideas, I can't get this idea out of my mind about doing something in dry cleaning. And it was just one of those moments where, you know, all of the kind of bells went off in my head.

And I thought, well, dry cleaning is actually perfect for the trends I'm looking at. James was always someone I viewed as a potential co-founder, just didn't have any interest in health care. And then the fact that he had grown up in dry cleaning, actually, his parents were dry cleaners, his aunts and uncles were dry cleaners.

And I thought, well, dry cleaning is actually perfect for the trends I'm looking at. James was always someone I viewed as a potential co-founder, just didn't have any interest in health care. And then the fact that he had grown up in dry cleaning, actually, his parents were dry cleaners, his aunts and uncles were dry cleaners.

And I thought, well, dry cleaning is actually perfect for the trends I'm looking at. James was always someone I viewed as a potential co-founder, just didn't have any interest in health care. And then the fact that he had grown up in dry cleaning, actually, his parents were dry cleaners, his aunts and uncles were dry cleaners.

gave him that unique kind of unfair advantage of understanding how the supply side of this equation would work. And so, you know, we got really excited about it and just spent that entire breakfast talking about what we could do here. He lived in New York at the time. I lived in San Francisco.

gave him that unique kind of unfair advantage of understanding how the supply side of this equation would work. And so, you know, we got really excited about it and just spent that entire breakfast talking about what we could do here. He lived in New York at the time. I lived in San Francisco.