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I Took A $2.5 Million Loan To Start A Fashion Brand — Now It Brings In $100 Million/Year
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In 2014, business partners Matt Scanlan and Diederik Rijsemus drove into Mongolia's Gobi Desert with $2.5 million tied up in plastic bags. Their goal: purchase 50 tons of cashmere wool from nomadic goat herders for their new clothing company, Naadam. Today, Naadam brings in more than $100 million per year selling relatively affordable cashmere clothing. Its lowest-cost — and most popular — cashmere sweater sells for $98.

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I Took A $2.5 Million Loan To Start A Fashion Brand — Now It Brings In $100 Million/Year
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Top Comments of this video!! :3

@alona724

2 months ago

I appreciate Matt’s honesty. So tired of people pretending they just used boot straps.

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@editorjohn8803

2 months ago

This is the story that most entrepreneurs want to live out: travel, discover yourself, connect with others, learn from others, make money while maintaining good business relationships

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@janaynmelis5250

2 months ago

Im happy he acknowledged his luck, opportunity and help from parents combined with hard work.

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@softy-bf5eg

1 month ago

Recently bought some recommended stocks and now they are just penny stocks. There seems to be more negative portfolios in the last 3rd half of 2023 with markets tumbling, soaring inflation, and banks going out of business. My concern is how can the rapid interest-rate hike be of favor to a value investor, or is it better avoiding stocks for a while?

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@durandondemand

2 months ago

It takes courage to take a risk like this. A solid idea, fortitude and perseverance can take anyone a long way. Great job Matt!

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@MerrilDiniz

2 months ago

I appreciate the fact that they built meaningful relationships with the Mongolian producers of the raw material, thus cutting out the middle man from the scene. The business model works on a good value system. Value is transferred to both the goat herders and the customers.

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@mojogrip

1 month ago

The most important part of this story is that Matt was able to successfully take out a loan to jumpstart his business. Access to capital is the most underrated part of entrepreneurship or business in general. Congratulations to Matt and his team.

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@sikderqais6151

2 months ago

This is probably the best video I have seen on Make It. What I appreciate the most from this video, is that the owners own that their luck factor. It takes luck to be in a position to get a 2.5 M loan. It takes luck to drop out of college and get a job in the financial sector in NYC. It takes hard work and dare I say luck to build the right connections in Mongolia, China, Europe, and the USA to get a proper multinational business going as smoothly as theirs. I have rarely seen this large amount of hard work, and luck working in unison to build such a profitable business, while still being good for the Mongolian people.

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@zw8984

2 months ago

He is the type of entrepreneur that keeps America going! Nice job!

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@Jenvlogs404

2 months ago

Most won’t even get approved for 2.5 million loan

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@ariellephan

1 month ago

Props to the founders for paying 2x to the herders while lowering price for consumers. Amazing work

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@timmyrei

2 months ago

Matt and Diederick are some of the smartest people I've ever worked with! Wishing Naadam and those guys continued success.

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@datguy82

2 months ago

Financial planning is like navigation. If you know where you are and where you want to go, navigation isn't such a great problem. It's when you don't know the two points that it's difficult

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@littlenest

2 months ago

Love stories like this, especially how they hadn't even gone out looking to start this business! ❤

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@JohnDoe-ph6if

2 months ago

"a small loan of a million dollars"

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@roseylumber

2 months ago

Securing such a massive loan undoubtedly involves risk. I bet managing finances and ensuring a return on that investment was a significant concern.

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@Onedon29

2 months ago

I will never stop dreaming ❤.

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@morningsunshine0216

2 months ago

This is super cool! What a great business. The sweaters look beautiful. ❤

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@OHANA-Beach-Suites-CDO

2 months ago

WOW! CONGRATS GUYS! I'm building my Beach Hotel in the Philippines from scratch for several years now as a Security Officer in Seattle working 100 hours a week! Hard work and dedication and a vision! LET'S GOOOO!!!!!!!!!

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@bryantkobe23

2 months ago

Good to have rich parents

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