"Liquid death" is a marketing company that just happens to have a product that is water because it's a commoditized product. "I will go to the grave believing that every water tastes the exact same," he says. The brand staying power given is so sexy and cool right now, I don't know, but I think it is a genius business."
Episode 1: Welcome to the FIRST EPISODE of The Crazy Ones, hosted by fellow friends, founders, and builders, Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista), Sophia Amoruso (@sophiaamoruso), and Jesse Pujji (@jspujji). Today, we talk about the rise and the insane $700M evaluation of Liquid Death, then we get into how to make your pitch deck UNDENIABLE to investors, and finally the truths that you need to know as a tech entrepreneur.
1:03 - Liquid Death’s $700M Valuation
8:15 - Sophia Amoruso on Nasty Gal, her $100 Revenue Business, Girlboss & Business Class
8:53 - Jesse Pujji on building the biggest FaceBook marketing business, his venture studio Gateway X
11:57 - Bootstrapping as a state of mind vs. Raising money from Venture
15:03 - Jesse’s pitch on his e-commerce business Kahani
24:38 - Jeff Bezos’ Flywheels on how to make a “defensible” business
26:25 - The #1 Question Entrepreneurs need to Ask In A Pitch
32:35 - Jesse on the idea of “unfair advantage” for entrepreneurs
39:10 - Executive Coaching as a ‘pyramid scheme’ to make $1M in a year
41:20 - Startup AMA
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