Bark: Cereal for Dogs, AI Applications, and Sustaining Momentum with CEO Matt Meeker

On this episode of After Earnings, hosts Katie Perry and Austin Hankwitz sit down with Matt Meeker, co-founder and CEO of BARK. Matt shares insights on marketing and brand management, as well as maintaining momentum, managing employee morale, and product expansion. BARK is expanding its consumables business and bringing the same fun, humor and storytelling that made BarkBox famous to the dog treats category with the launch of its first full collection of dog treats called The Snack Pack.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Start
00:06:23 Coming up with engaging and fun product flavor names
00:14:29 Preparing the company for what is to turn into future demand
00:19:29 Making customer-centric decisions
00:26:08 AI applications at Bark
00:31:51 General approaches to retail partnerships
00:36:44 The transition from Meetup.com to Bark
00:40:44 Building and sustaining momentum within the company
00:43:30 How to keep employees’ energy despite rollercoaster rides in the business
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[@robertjakobson]

Great pod, Katie and Austin.

[@AnneMalloy-uv4mm]

"Make all dogs happy"? What a loon. Ridiculous mission. Way too much fuss over dogs; they're just domesticated wolves. Pets. Matt Meeker practically worships these animals. Crazy.