Interviews
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Inventing the perfect Ice Cream Scoop – Michael Chou of Midnight Scoop
Michael Chou, an Aerospace Engineer by profession, engineered the perfect ice cream scoop to solve a problem for himself and created a business out of it.
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Inventing And Selling A Decorative Christmas Product – Ryan Kenny of The Christmas Tree Hugger
Ryan Kenny of The Christmas Tree Hugger invented a simple product to solve the problem of hiding the plastic base of fake Christmas trees. Ryan shares his product development and sales journey from Indiegogo, to Shark tank, to QVC.
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How This Couple Turned Their Love for Travel into a Travel Bag Business – Kish Vasnani and Vanessa Jeswani of Nomad Lane
They couldn't find a travel bag that would best fit their nomad lifestyle, so they decided to build one themselves. In this episode, this husband and wife team (Kish Vasnani and Vanessa Jeswani of Nomad Lane) share the story of starting a travel bag business out of their mutual love for travel. They will also share details on how they ran one of the best Indiegogo camapaigns ever.
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This Weighted Blanket Will Help You Sleep Better – Aaron Spivak of Hush Blankets
In this episode, Aaron Spivak of Hush Blankets shares details of starting and growing a weighted blanket e-commerce business, running successful Kickstarter campaigns, appearing on Dragons' Den, and a variety of marketing and operational topics.
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Helping Surfers Ride The Waves with Handboards – Angela Watts of Slyde Handboards
In this episode, Angela Watts of Slyde Handboards (Co-founder and Chief Ryde Officer) shares the startup story of Slyde Handboards, challenges educating the market of a new product concept in surfing, financing and growing the business, working with Mark Cuban and Ashton Kutcher through Shark Tank, and the decision to start a shoe company to supplement revenue in the off season.