Founder Spotlight: Joshua Oates (Tooth.Eco)
Meet Joshua Oates
Company:
Designing beautiful and environmentally friendly oral care is what we do. We believe that the power of change lies in the small things...As small as a toothbrush.
Startup Stage:
Seed
Location:
London, UK
When did you launch the business?
2019
What led you to where you are today?
Fed up with the amount of plastic waste in the oral care industry, we decided to do something about it by redesigning the everyday toothbrush and the accessories that surround it.
What do you wish you knew before embarking on your entrepreneurial journey?
We wish we had known about Covid-19 before it started. So we could have known to cut more overhead quicker and go into hibernation longer.
What is the most difficult decision you've had to make regarding your business so far?
Bringing on partners. Trying to align visions is very hard and to get everyone to sing from the same hymn sheet is also tricky.
What can you help the VEGPRENEUR community with?
Accessing and understanding what sustainable design should be and how it's achieved.
How can the VEGPRENEUR community help you?
To spread the word of sustainable design more. This is the future and the quicker it is adopted the better.
Fun fact about you:
Really enjoy cooking and collaborating with food.
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