How to rebuild a business after losing everything
The start of a different kind of episode: Gimlet’s StartUp podcast is back to following startups build their businesses, but they’re taking a “hard right turn into a very different kind of story for the next several episodes.” StartUp is following former American Apparel CEO Dov Charney, “who built a widely recognized business, lost it all, and is now starting over—from scratch.” Charney was ousted from his business at American Apparel, which he says was an illegal move, and then the company filed for bankruptcy ruining him financially. He is now trying to rebuild a completely new garment manufacturer. In this episode, co-host Lisa Chow follows Charney as he tries to re-establish old relations with manufacturers to make labels for his new business. The episode also includes previews of three new Gimlet shows that will be launched during the week (runtime 44:40). The new episodes include a true-crime show, a new twist on news as the first draft of history, and its first scripted fiction series (a psychological drama starring Catherine Keener, Oscar Isaac and David Schwimmer.) Details here.