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(0:00) Introduction and Neil Parikh's early years (2:57) Foundation of Casper and disrupting the mattress industry (11:11) Lessons learned from investor rejections and evolution of Casper's story (18:00) Achieving $1,000,000 in revenue in 30 days and creative marketing strategies (28:53) Overcoming traditional business barriers in the mattress industry and innovating customer service (32:16) Dealing with challenges and problems in business and importance of feedback (38:05) Mistakes made during Casper's scaling process and maintaining focus (40:09) Decision to go public and challenges faced (46:41) Future focus: Consumer applications of healthcare and AI (49:13) Best piece of advice: Relentlessly invest in yourself and words to 18-year-old self (51:53) Wrapping up the episode and future plans