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One year after a bipolar episode put him in the hospital, Bonobos cofounder Andy Dunn sold his company to Walmart for $310 million
Over the course of his two-decade career, entrepreneur Andy Dunn has launched several businesses and invested in dozens more.
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Entrepreneur Andy Dunn, who founded the menswear brand Bonobos, sold the company to Walmart in 2017 for $310 million. The sale came a year after he experienced a severe mental‑health crisis, confronting a Bipolar I diagnosis that had plagued him since college. Dunn described periods of catatonia that left him unable to leave bed, contrasted with episodes of extreme energy and confidence. The transaction marked one of his biggest career moves amid his personal struggle with mood swings and depressive episodes.
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