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33 VCs said no. Twitter called them a copy-paste brand. But Mokobara stayed focused—on product, on brand, and on belief. I recently watched “The BarberShop with Shantanu”, the founders and Sauce.vc’s Manu Chandra shared the story behind the noise.

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Hey I am on Medial • 29d

The hustle is admirable, but let’s not forget that “premium D2C” is a game only a few can afford to play. Not every founder has the resources, connections, or PR pull to survive 33 rejections and still make noise. Great for Mokobara, but survivorship bias is real here.

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