
#75 Fouad Hamaidouch: ‘With Restocks we cracked the code of scaling’
From At The Money by Maud Vermeulen & Thomas Mensink
February 19, 2025 · 46 min · Season 3 · Episode 9
About this episode
Fouad Hamaidouch discusses the challenges and experiences of scaling his sneaker reselling marketplace, Restocks, from rapid growth to bankruptcy.
This is a live episode of the At The Money podcast, in which I discuss growth and investment strategies with leading startup entrepreneurs and venture capital investors. My name is Thomas Mensink, I’m early stage investor at Golden Egg Check Capital, and in this episode my guest is Fouad Hamaidouch , founder of Restocks. Restocks was a sneaker reselling marketplace, and one of the fastest growing startups in the Netherlands. Was , because after an impressive growth, the pain of scaling cameto the surface. In this episode Fouad tells very openly about his Restocks rollercoaster ride, including all the challenges that come with growing to 150M+ in revenue to bankruptcy within years. This episode is made possible by the NVP, the Dutch association for venture capital firms.
People in this episode
Host: Thomas Mensink
Guest: Fouad Hamaidouch
Topics covered
- growth strategies
- investment strategies
- startup challenges
- venture capital
Keywords
- sneaker reselling
- marketplace
- bankruptcy
- revenue growth
Sponsors
NVP
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Restocks
Places: Netherlands
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