Clothing made to measure, an interview with the CEO of Balodana

<p>Dana is the founder and CEO of Balodana, a curated marketplace of bespoke tailors. When you sign up for Balodana they take your measurements so that you can shop for clothes that fit you perfectly, every time. Their collection is curated from around the world and they work directly with the makers of your clothing to get each piece tailored to fit your exact dimensions.</p><p>In this interview we talked about the clothing industry, artificial intelligence, pivoting during the pandemic, sustainable fashion and a whole lot more.</p><p>https://www.balodana.com/<br>Dana on Twitter: https://twitter.com/danatodd</p><p>I met Dana through the Indie Worldwide community. If you're interested in meeting founders from around the world working on game-changing startups, you should consider joining too.</p><p>Join Indie Worldwide: https://indieworldwide.co/</p><p>Follow Anthony on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnthonyCastrio<br>Follow Indie Worldwide on Twitter: https://twitter.com/indie_worldwide</p><p>Timestamps</p><p>00:00 Introduction<br>00:33 Where does the name balodana come from<br>01:58 what is balodana<br>4:04 Fast Fashion vs Slow Fashion<br>6:24 What is the the order process<br>08:43 how does balodana make money<br>11:20 how does sizing work<br>12:39 balodana’s technology approach<br>16:03 Web3 Integration in Beladana<br>18:11 How many vendors are on balodana<br>20:53 What is balodana sales volume<br>22:16 How to tackle the pandemic<br>23:16 Is it a solo founded business<br>24:08 Is it profitable yet?<br>24:15 Have there been any formal investment rounds<br>26:35 The 1000 bars story<br>28:45 How are people finding out about balodana<br>29:50 How to find vendors<br>31:40 Marketing ideas for balodana and other clothing businesses<br>35:18 The future for balodana<br>36:38 Fashion as a engineering discipline<br>37:11 The futuristic smart mirror tech<br>37:43 Advice for fashion entrepreneurs<br>39:50 Outro</p>