Chris Meade with the from-the-ground-up story of CrossNet, the 4-way volleyball game, how he got into 3000 stores while also being a viral ecom brand, and his philosophy of learning along the way.

In this episode of Building Blocks, Jason Wong talks with Chris Meade, co-inventor of CrossNet, entrepreneur, Forbes 30 under 30, and now a self-taught ecom and wholesale expert. It’s rare for a DTC ecom product to make it so deeply into the world of wholesale, and Chris talks openly about all of the things he had to learn as his product began moving from online sales to the shelves of sporting goods stores. Chris’s entire framework is about trying all sorts of things, learning along the way, and sharing what works. He touches on the details of contacting retailers for the first time, negotiating with manufacturers to optimize cashflow, funding and financing pitfalls and solutions, in-store vs TikTok marketing, and why sharing what he has learned is the most essential part of his success.

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