Ready For Launch: How To Build A Startup

By Ian BlackBusiness Entrepreneurship

Ready For Launch: How To Build A Startup episodes

March 29, 2023039 - Launching a Global Mentorship Platform Business, with Felix Lee, Co-Founder of ADPList
Welcome to another episode of Ready For Launch. I’m your host Ian Black. Every episode, I talk to founders of early-stage companies about how they launched their business into the world.
This week I’m talking with Felix Lee, Co-Founder of ADPList
Among many things, we discuss:
Why free mentorship is so important in a world where people are born with unequal career opportunities

Growing up in Singapore, and discovering Silicon Valley

The difference between entrepreneurs in Asia Vs The US

How Steve Jobs inspired his tech journey

Tactics for networking in a foreign country

The one question every designer should ask themselves

Turning problems of the covid pandemic into a business

Mistakes in hiring

And much more!
So sit back and enjoy the show

Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/felixleezd/
https://twitter.com/felixleezd
https://twitter.com/ADPList
https://adplist.org/
56 min
March 15, 2023038 - Launching a scent-flavoured hydration brand, with Lena Jüngst, Co-Founder at Air Up
Hello and, welcome to another episode of Ready For Launch. I’m your host Ian Black. Every episode, I talk to founders of early stage companies about how they launched their business into the world.
This week I’m talking with Lena Jüngst, Co-Founder at Air Up
Among many things, we discuss:
How to create taste from just a scent

The science of retronasal olfaction

Turning a bachelor's degree project into a business

How design school prepares you for building a business

Growing pains when 10X-ing the team headcount.

The importance of communicating to investors
So sit back and enjoy the show!
Company Website
air-up.com
LinkedIn - Lena’s
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-juengst/
LinkedIn - Air Up
https://www.linkedin.com/company/air-up/
59 min
March 01, 2023037 - Launching a pocket-sized AR device for the imaginative hacker, with Bobak Tavangar, CEO at Brilliant Labs.
Welcome to another episode of Ready For Launch. I’m your host Ian Black. Every episode, I talk to founders of early-stage companies about how they launched their business into the world.
This week I’m talking with Bobak Tavangar CEO at Brilliant Labs.
Among many things, we discuss:
What is a hackable AR device?

The disappointment of current AR devices

The power of open source as a business model

How Bobak gave up a career at Apple to build this business

Mistakes made trying to hire quickly

Validating their first product with customers

How close we are to the reality of Black Mirror

The power of building in public.
Sit back and enjoy the show!
Website
https://www.brilliantmonocle.com/
Discord
https://discord.com/invite/vDS9X7gdwg
1 hr 22 min
February 15, 2023036 - Launching a curated online shopping experience with Autumn Schultz, co-founder of Dibz.
Welcome to another episode of Ready For Launch. Every episode, we talk to founders of early-stage companies about how they launched their business into the world.
This week we’re talking with Autumn Schultz co-founder of Dibz.
Among many things, we discuss:
Why fashion brands suffer from excess inventory

How design differs from growth stage companies to large corporations

Tactics for getting teams through a pandemic

The value of remote work as a startup

How an evening project became a venture-backed business

Recovering from being hit by a cargo van

Building the initial Beta product

The future for Dibz
So sit back and enjoy the show
Company website
https://www.thedibz.com/
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/shopthedibz/
55 min
February 01, 2023035 - Launching a female sexual wellness company, with Corrie Bradley Co-Founder of Lark Love
Welcome to another episode of Ready For Launch. I’m your host Ian Black. Every episode, I talk to founders of early-stage companies about how they launched their businesses into the world.
This week, I’m talking with Corrie Bradley Co-Founder at Lark Love, a sexual wellness company focused on the female body.
Among many things, we discuss:
Get women talking about taboo topics

Formulating products with 100 women giving feedback

The slip-and-slide technique

The harms of existing lubes on the market

FDA approval and the lack of regulation

The value of staying small and bootstrapping your business

And so much more!
So sit back and enjoy the show
Website
https://larklove.com/
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/larklovin/
Lark Love products can also be found in:
Goop

Multiple apothecaries across the US.
57 min
January 18, 2023034 - Launching a delicious high-protein cheesecake company, with Emily Tout, co-founder of Mighty Slice
Welcome to another episode of Ready For Launch. I’m your host Ian Black. Every episode, I talk to founders of early-stage companies about how they launched their business into the world.
This week, we’re talking with Emily Tout, Co-Founder at Mighty Slice, a company passionate about making the kind of protein snacks you’ll genuinely look forward to. Cheesecake!
Among many things, we discuss:
Transitioning from Lawyer to Cheesecake founder

How long car journeys led to business inspiration

Dealing with imposter syndrome

Creating innovating packaging to throw cheesecakes at walls with

Future plans for their desert range

And so much more!
So sit back and enjoy the show
Company website
https://www.mightyslice.co.uk/
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/mightyslice_/
52 min
January 04, 2023033 - Launching a ski brand with Miles Lim co-founder of Bananablades
Hello and, welcome to another episode of Ready For Launch. I’m your host Ian Black. Every episode, I talk to founders of early stage companies about how they launched their business into the world.
This week I’m talking with Miles Lim, co-founder and Chief Banana Officer of Bananablades
Among many things, we discuss:
How he transitioned from photography, to chemistry, to engineering, to running a ski company

The role of luck in building a business

Building the prototype skis

How to build a brand of accessible outdoor products

Thinking about when to hire

How to take action

How to learn to be yourself in business
Sit back and enjoy the show
Website
https://bananablades.com/
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/bananablades/
Tiktok
https://www.tiktok.com/@bananabladesskis
1 hr 4 min
September 19, 2022032 - Launching a Growth Marketing Agency for DTC Brands, with Jake Abrams founder of Odyssey
Welcome to Ready For Launch.
This week I’m talking to Jake Abrams, Founder of Odyssey, a growth marketing agency focused on direct-to-consumer startups.
We talk about:
The benefits of working in marketing for small business

The value of research in selling a product

Growing from a team of 1 to a team of 10

How to easily transition from full-time work to your first business

The power of referrals

How crucial a foundation of good data is to any business

Why it’s important to separate those you can help from those you can’t

So sit back and enjoy the show
Website
https://www.growodyssey.com/
I never feel like you convert someone off your website, you just can’t lose them with your site.
We fit into the category of growth generalist.
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/abramsjake/
1 hr
September 05, 2022031 - Launching a Burger Truck Business, with Bodhi Valentine founder of Burgerland Smash Up
Every episode, I talk to founders of early-stage companies about how they launched their businesses. This week I’m talking to Bohdi Valentine, Founder of Burgerland Smash Up, a brand delivering regional burger and hot dog experiences to the mouths of Vancouver.
We talk about:
Transitioning from tech to food

Hitting rock bottom and rising from the ashes

Learning how to run a business

The history of the smash burger

The problems with 6000kg trucks

How not to take things personally

So sit back and enjoy the show
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/BurgerlandSmash/
https://www.instagram.com/sausagelandvancouver/
Website
https://www.burgerlandsmashup.ca/
Main Street Brewing
261 East 7th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V5T 0B8
https://www.mainstreetbeer.ca/food
If you mention this podcast, you will get a discount!
1 hr 1 min
August 22, 2022030 - Launching a cocktail brand, with Paul Owusu, co-founder of Phreshly
Hear how founders of early-stage companies launched their businesses. This week I’m talking to Paul Owusu, CEO and co-founder of Phreshly, a brand making ready-to-drink canned cocktails from all-natural ingredients.
We talk about:
Social mining your way to product market fit

How cocktails can transport you to a particular place

The 3 tier process of selling liquor in the US

The growth of the DTC beverage market

The importance of surprise and delight for customers.

Where not to spend your money as an early-stage brand.

And so much more

So sit back and enjoy the show
Website
https://phreshly.co/
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/wyd.paul/
Twitter
https://twitter.com/wydpaul__
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulowusu/
52 min

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