Mike Fata co-founded Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods in 1998 and helped lead the company through its $419M sale to Tilray. Today he spends his time investing in, advising, and mentoring the next generation of entrepreneurs.
We tend to interview a lot of people in tech, so it was refreshing to hear a different perspective from someone in the CPG space. Mike goes into:
His mindset shift on the importance of personal brand building
What success has looked like inside portfolio companies like Mid-Day Squares
How to effectively test and bring a CPG product to market
Why delayed gratification is still the ultimate advantage in business
What separates great founders from everyone else
