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Reinventing the Clean Air Business with Mike Mayer at Windmill

Episode Summary

On this episode, we talk with Mike Mayer, Co-Founder of Windmill and builder of a connected suite of beautiful, eco-friendly, and clean-air products, starting with the window air-conditioner and a whole-home air filter subscription service. Mike co-founded the company with his brother, Danny, and friend, Ryan Figlia. The idea for building a better window AC unit came when Danny was moving apartments in New York City, and they walked into the new apartment and were faced with what Mike calls, a horrendous window AC. Taking a page from new product redesign companies like Quill for toothbrushes and Casper for mattresses, they set out to build a better AC. While Mike and Danny had no HVAC experience, Ryan comes from a multigenerational family of AC experts. They got into the subscription business by selling replacement filters that should be changed on a regular basis for their window units. They boast a 70% attachment rate on those filters, with very low churn. They are branching out into high-quality activated-carbon filters for central AC units, which is also a subscription-based business. They text customers when it is time to change filters, which keeps customers loyal and happy. Mike Mayer | LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikmayer/ Windmill | LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/company/windmillair/about/ Ready to get started with Rebar? Head to rebartechnology.com or email info@rebartechnology.com to schedule a call today. #Saas #subscriptions #subscriptionbusiness #subscriptionservice

Episode Notes

On this episode, we talk with Mike Mayer, Co-Founder of Windmill and builder of a connected suite of beautiful, eco-friendly, and clean-air products, starting with the window air-conditioner and a whole-home air filter subscription service.

Mike co-founded the company with his brother, Danny, and friend, Ryan Figlia. The idea for building a better window AC unit came when Danny was moving apartments in New York City, and they walked into the new apartment and were faced with what Mike calls, a horrendous window AC.

Taking a page from new product redesign companies like Quill for toothbrushes and Casper for mattresses, they set out to build a better AC. While Mike and Danny had no HVAC experience, Ryan comes from a multigenerational family of AC experts. 

They got into the subscription business by selling replacement filters that should be changed on a regular basis for their window units. They boast a 70% attachment rate on those filters, with very low churn.

They are branching out into high-quality activated-carbon filters for central AC units, which is also a subscription-based business. They text customers when it is time to change filters, which keeps customers loyal and happy.


Mike Mayer | LinkedIn -
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikmayer/

Windmill | LinkedIn -
https://www.linkedin.com/company/windmillair/about/


 

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Head to rebartechnology.com or email info@rebartechnology.com to schedule a call today.




#Saas #subscriptions #subscriptionbusiness #subscriptionservice