Taylor Samuelsen

#asks-offers-advice - January 27, 2026 at 10:34 PM

(momotaroapotheca.com)

#asks-offers-advice - January 27, 2026 at 10:34 PM

Hi <@U08HDEF4CN4> we'd love to participate/contribute. LMK

#asks-offers-advice - January 05, 2026 at 11:05 PM

Anyone have a recommended paperboard packaging supplier. We've been working with someone locally but want to explore opportunities for more aggressive pricing efficiency as we grow. THX.

#asks-offers-advice - July 14, 2025 at 07:24 PM

thanks @Brian Von Ancken Brian - would love an intro. @Jake Rosenberg sent you an dm

#asks-offers-advice - July 11, 2025 at 07:09 PM

anyone have experience getting cosmetic products listed in tiktok shop? we're having hangups with category authorization for both beauty/personal care products as well as supplements. I'd love any insight you may have. Thanks!

#asks-offers-advice - June 30, 2025 at 07:24 PM

• there's truly nothing wrong with a slow growth patern in the black. they may not tell stories about your business in entrepreneur magazine but you'll have less stress and be in a bit more control of your destiny if you can avoid owing other people your hard earned money.
• negotiate - every financing avenue we've taken was done slowly and after a bit of back and forth. a current example is with shopify capital - (it's easy for us since they already know all our numbers) - i've been going back and forth with them for a few weeks and if i take money it'll be when i feel like hte numbers really make sense any sooner and it's a no go.
• as we've built relationships with our suppliers we've been able to negotiate better terms. Originally we were 50% down, 50% on delivery on a 14 week timeline for inventory that would last us 6 months. pretty slow payback. we're now at 15% down and terms for payment after delivery (this is after 8 years of business with our supplier though).
that's what comes to mind but happy to do a chat if it'd be helpful.

#asks-offers-advice - June 30, 2025 at 07:20 PM

Hey <@U08MY8LTVFD> happy to chat. your situation is very very (painfully) familiar. lol. drop me an dm and we can find a time.

That said, much of what's already been mentioned seems right in line with our experience:
• financing is (imo) dangerous if you're not 1000% on your numbers. it can very quickly put you into an over extended place.

#asks-offers-advice - June 17, 2025 at 04:39 PM

@Hillary Lin, MD will send you an email

#asks-offers-advice - April 22, 2025 at 05:50 PM

we've been doing some social listening but unsure how best to interact with reddit once we know people are using our keywords....i.e. someone talks about their recurrent yeast infection...do we respond as a brand? an individual? what's been working...

#asks-offers-advice - April 22, 2025 at 05:49 PM

@Nao Yukawa and @Steven Puri group chat?

#asks-offers-advice - April 22, 2025 at 05:38 PM

Anybody have a good reddit engagement strategy for their brand they'd be open to discussing?

#asks-offers-advice - April 09, 2025 at 05:22 PM

looking for an google adwords pro...

#asks-offers-advice - April 02, 2025 at 04:51 PM

Hey <@U08HDEF4CN4> Would be happy to connect - our products are adjacent to menstrual care - infections and irritation is often correlated with timing of people's cycle. momotaroapotheca.com

#asks-offers-advice - March 13, 2025 at 06:44 PM

@Darci happy to chat. we went back and forth for about 18 months with Ship Bob...it was a long and sort of expensive project to bring it all in house - but it's been very much worth it!

#asks-offers-advice - March 13, 2025 at 06:43 PM

Thanks would love a Pelagic intro.

#asks-offers-advice - March 12, 2025 at 04:28 PM

Wondering if anyone has experience building out a super efficient and effective order fulfillment system—or has ideas they’d like to share. We recently brought fulfillment for our cosmetic line in-house (happily parting ways with our 3PL). Right now, we’re navigating a growth spurt, and I’d love to tighten up our operation. Specifically, I’m looking for ways to streamline the packing process, ensure we don’t run out of materials, and improve overall efficiency.

#asks-offers-advice - March 06, 2025 at 05:40 PM

Hi Izzy, I'll send you a DM

#asks-offers-advice - March 06, 2025 at 05:40 PM

Would love an intro Brian.

#asks-offers-advice - March 05, 2025 at 06:10 PM

Hi all. we're looking for an affordable and trusted coder to help fix old broken links on our website, updating our blog and meta data tags. Mostly busy work (imo). Thanks in advance for any recommendations.

#job-board - February 03, 2025 at 04:35 PM

done!

#job-board - January 31, 2025 at 05:43 PM

happy to connect you with someone i think is really fucking good at this.

#asks-offers-advice - January 31, 2025 at 05:42 PM

Hey @Sonja Manning I have a great person. lmk if you're still looking.

#asks-offers-advice - December 19, 2024 at 04:21 PM

Agree with Yunha. Not abnormal from what we have seen in the past

#asks-offers-advice - December 02, 2024 at 09:48 PM

Hey Sabba, I've been through this a few times. happy to chat.

#asks-offers-advice - November 12, 2024 at 06:21 PM

Any recommendations for a good A/B Testing tool for for Shopify websites?

#asks-offers-advice - October 28, 2024 at 05:15 PM

I hope you’re doing well! I’m reaching out to see if anyone in the community has experience with scaling DTC out of plateaus. My company, Momotaro Apotheca, addresses a significant need for antibiotic and antifungal alternatives through our science-backed, plant-based femcare products. Since our beta launch, we’ve generated $2 million and have a solid 60% repeat customer rate. Now, we’re eager to take steps to scale further.

As the saying goes, “What got you here won’t get you there.” We’re looking to level up from our cash-flow-positive stage and are exploring ways to scale our operations, including fundraising. I would greatly appreciate any guidance from those in this network who have navigated this process.

I look forward to hearing from anyone with experience in this area!

#intros - October 18, 2024 at 05:57 PM

Good morning WGM! Very happy to be here!

Name: Taylor Samuelsen
Location: Portland, OR
Current Role: COO/Co-founder of Momotaro Apotheca
Hobbies: Adventure sports (skiing, climbing mountains, surfing, kiting, biking...etc), making ice cream, making music, psychedelics
Favorite Follow/Podcast/Show about Wellness: While I'm not a podcast listener 😅 I did just read Outlive by Peter Attia and loved it. I love the concept of preparing for the centenarian decathlon.
Topics You’re Interested in Connecting About: Women's health or really anything startup/small CPG, work as play, new cpg business ideas, mountains we should climb toether
How You Can Help WGM: We started Momotaro Apotheca 8 years ago...I've literally done everything from product dev to sourcing, to design, to sales, to fundraising...if you're new to cpg and looking for some guidance, I've probably been through it.
How WGM Can Help You: We're always looking for collaboration/network building opportunities. We've just entered a raise ($1.5m with $150k committed) but have a fairly limited network and experience raising capital...anyone with perspective, experience and/or network would be exciting to connect with.