Ready For Launch: How To Build A Startup

Ready For Launch: How To Build A Startup

By Ian BlackBusinessEntrepreneurship
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Ready For Launch: How To Build A Startup episodes

  • 019 - Launching a cold brew coffee business with Olivia VonNieda, founder of Kavnia.

    Kavnia is sustainable cold drip coffee powered by women.

    Did you know that cold brew coffee is experiencing 40% year over year growth in America? No? Well, If you love coffee, this is the episode for you.

    I’m chatting to Olivia VonNieda about the launch of her cold brew coffee concentrate that’s recently arrived in stores in Chicago. We chat about coffee brewing techniques, the benefits of bootstrapping your startup, sustainability in coffee manufacturing, the importance of gender equity, and much more.

    www.kavnia.com

    58 min
  • 018 - Rebranding design studio Woke to Card79, with founder and designer Afshin Mehin

    This week I’m in conversation with Afshin Mehin, founder of design agency Card79 about their recent renaming. We talk about blurring the lines between the digital and physical realms, the old and the new, his family of fortune tellers, and the creation of their beautiful NFT artwork series - the Kintsugi Upgrades.


    Links

    https://card79.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/card.79/

    https://twitter.com/card_79

    https://opensea.io/Card_79


    Rough Show Notes

    https://readyforlaunchpodcast.com/#/blog/018-card79

    1 hr 1 min
  • 016 - Zach Laberge - The 16-year old Founder of Frenter, the SaaS Platform for Rental Businesses.

    This week I have Zach Laberge on the show - a young Canadian entrepreneur with dreams of revolutionizing the way rental businesses operate.

    We talk about:

    • Joining the movement of the sharing economy
    • How he got into dropshipping at the age of 10
    • The key to successful instagram marketing for your pet.
    • Finding the right team
    • Consistently developing your network
    • What it's like building venture backed business while you're still meant to be in school
    • The 51% rule for getting investment
    • And so much more.

      • https://zacharylaberge.com/

      https://frenter.com/

      Reach our for investment opportunities or partnerships

      48 min
    • 015 - Justin Clegg - Founder of mobile commerce platform Allset

      This week my guest is Justin Clegg, Founder of Allset (https://www.allsethq.com/). We dive into why home services is an area ripe for technological innovation, and how he wants to bring the power of AI and automation to the 5 million home services businesses through their mobile commerce platform.


      Show notes:

      https://readyforlaunchpodcast.com/#/blog/15-show-notes-justin-clegg-founder-of-allset

      45 min
    • 014 - Launching a Direct-to-Consumer Period Care Company, with Nick Jain, Co-Founder of August

      Today we're going to talk about Periods!

      If you've never stopped to think about why they are still considered a taboo topic of conversation, then this episode is just for you.

      We've got Nick Jain on the show. Nick is one half of the founding team of August, a modern period care company built for Gen Z, that's ready to redefine how the world talks about periods, and truly have an impact on a new generation of consumers.

      We dig into a bunch of important topics like:

      • What Period Poverty and the Tampon Tax are, and how they negatively affect menstruators
      • What August wants brands to do about it
      • What the word Impact means for a new brand like August
      • As well as diving into the research process August used to create a truly consumer-built brand, and why this process is something every business should be doing.

        • So listen up and enjoy the show!


        Web - https://www.itsaugust.co/

        Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/itsaugust/

        TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@itsaugustco

        58 min
      • 013 - Launching a Digital Talent Advisory Company, with Matt Walsh, CEO of Morel and Green Stone

        This week I have Matt Walsh in the house, founder of distributed experience design agency Green Stone, and newly formed digital talent advisory company Morel. 

        We discuss:

        • the difference between distributed work and working from home
        • the future of hybrid working models
        • why businesses should treat freelancers just like full-time employees
        • how the role of CEO changes as a company matures
        • and why starting a business definitely isn't fun at first!

          • Enjoy the show!


          https://morel.gs/

          https://www.greenstone.co/

          1 hr 4 min
        • 012 - Launching a Custom Footwear Company, with Braden Parker, co-founder and CEO of Casca

          This week I'm chatting to Braden Parker, co-founder, and CEO of custom footwear company Casca. We had a great conversation where we dove into how Casca are working to revolutionize the shoe manufacturing process that hasn't really changed in a century. We also discuss the difficulties of hiring a team that will take your business to the next level, how to focus your product messaging for the right consumers, the ways in which phone technology will impact custom footwear, and, surprisingly, the pitfalls of trying to launch a cricket pasta business!

          https://casca.com/

          44 min
        • 011 - Launching a Headless Commerce Company, with Bryan Mahoney, Co-Founder and CEO at Chord Commerce

          This week we're taking a trip down memory lane with Byran Mahoney, CEO of Chord Commerce (formerly CTO at Glossier, and Co-founder of Dynamo). We discuss his journey launching multiple businesses over the course of his career, and what he's learned along the way. From his first job scrubbing toilets and cutting grass at age 13, through to the launch of his latest endeavour Chord, a commerce-as-a-service company.

          As well as many great throwback stories from Byran's life, we discuss:

          • What headless commerce means
          • The importance of business partners,
          • The benefits of side projects
          • Advice on pursuing venture capital
          • Why wine is so important

            • https://chord.co/

            1 hr 1 min
          • 010 - Launching an online community for Designers, with Danielle Thompson, founder of Design Club

            This week I'm learning from the wonderful Danielle Thompson about how she's transforming her existing online community Design Club into a more focussed service called Design Match. We discuss :

            • What it takes to become a confident designer
            • Tips and tricks for managing your time
            • Creating an online community that people want to engage in
            • Avoiding the busy trap
            • The benefits of fear, and the power of vulnerability

              • https://www.designclub.co/

              https://www.instagram.com/danielletom/


              Also mentioned on the show:

              https://www.rescuetime.com/

              https://sunsama.com/



              57 min

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