Startup Confidential
Dr. James F. Richardson
Who is it For? Founders of CPG start-ups. What is It? Zero B.S. perspective on running your start-up well, understanding the biases of industry stakeholders and getting the industry to work for you, not the other way around. When? Every month. Your Host: Dr. James F. Richardson of Premium Growth Solutions, LLC www.premiumgrowthsolutions.com If you want to take my founder's Quiz to see if you are ready for exponential growth, please visit : www.premiumgrowthsolutions.com/founder_resources and sign up for my e-mail list to download it. Transcripts and an entire episode library are on my podcast site. https://www.premiumgrowthsolutions.com/podcast
Episodes
Mentioned books
May 1, 2019 • 8min
Ep. 4 - A Founder's Confession with Jason Burke
A rare interview with a founder willing to discuss their early mistakes and what they learned from them. This kind of conversation is way too rare in the business media, usually reserved for those who scaled and have the comfort of emotional distance. Your Host: Dr. James F. Richardson of Premium Growth Solutions, LLC www.premiumgrowthsolutions.comPlease send feedback on this or other episodes to: admin@premiumgrowthsolutions.comYour Host: Dr. James F. Richardson of Premium Growth Solutions, LLC www.premiumgrowthsolutions.comPlease send feedback on this or other episodes to: admin@premiumgrowthsolutions.com
Apr 1, 2019 • 11min
Ep. 3 - My Team Eats Your Lone Wolf for Dinner
Food and beverage startups are particularly exhausting to operate. This is my colorful, passionate case for starting off with a co-founder and building a team as early as possible. Your Host: Dr. James F. Richardson of Premium Growth Solutions, LLC www.premiumgrowthsolutions.comPlease send feedback on this or other episodes to: admin@premiumgrowthsolutions.comYour Host: Dr. James F. Richardson of Premium Growth Solutions, LLC www.premiumgrowthsolutions.comPlease send feedback on this or other episodes to: admin@premiumgrowthsolutions.com
Mar 5, 2019 • 8min
Ep. 2 - It Was the Worst of Shows...It Was the Best of Shows
Understand when and how premium CPG startups should use trade shows. Your Host: Dr. James F. Richardson of Premium Growth Solutions, LLC www.premiumgrowthsolutions.comPlease send feedback on this or other episodes to: admin@premiumgrowthsolutions.comYour Host: Dr. James F. Richardson of Premium Growth Solutions, LLC www.premiumgrowthsolutions.comPlease send feedback on this or other episodes to: admin@premiumgrowthsolutions.com
Feb 19, 2019 • 9min
Ep. 1 - Navigating the Death Funnel
The original episode points to the statistical bloodbath every CPG founder has to get through: the journey past $500,000 in trailing, annual sales. This is where most undercapitalized founders get tested.Your Host: Dr. James F. Richardson of Premium Growth Solutions, LLC www.premiumgrowthsolutions.comPlease send feedback on this or other episodes to: admin@premiumgrowthsolutions.comYour Host: Dr. James F. Richardson of Premium Growth Solutions, LLC www.premiumgrowthsolutions.comPlease send feedback on this or other episodes to: admin@premiumgrowthsolutions.com
