Office Hours

Q&A’s with experts and investors

Attend office hours like these by joining the Founded Outdoors Community.

AMA with Josh Simpson

Outdoor Executive & Serial Entrepreneur

 

Timestamps:

0:02: Intro

1:09: Product Roadmap, expanding from single to multiple products

5:08: Retail partnerships & competitive differentiation

7:54: Product line focus

9:25: D2C vs. retail partnerships

10:30: Packaging and merchandising as differentiator

11:38: Go-to-market, growth strategy, influencers

14:36: Raising capital & value-add investors

16:20: Wholesale strategy, Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, independent versus large retailers

20:18: Product roadmap, product iteration

22:56: Nonprofit sponsorship

25:20: Building initial retail relationships

28:15: Retailer vs. Sales Reps vs. Distributors

30:46: Packaging

36:12: Kickstarter Tools/Partners & Strategy

40:40: Identifying your next product

 

Wholesale Office Hour with Lloyd Vogel

CEO of Garage Grown Gear

 

Domestic Manufacturing Office Hours

with Jen Guarino & Janay Brower, in partnership with Michigan Outdoor Recreation Industry Office & Pure Michigan Business Connect

 

Investor Office Hour with Kate Delhagen

Founder of Oregon Sports Angels

 

Investor Office Hour with Jim Chi

Oregon Sports Angels

 

Investor Office Hour with Payam Abbassian

REI Co-op Path Ahead Ventures

 

Investor Office Hour with Kofi Ampadu

A16Z, SKU’d Ventures

 

Investor Office Hour with Max Engel

Angel Investor

 

Q&A with Show Directors from Grassroots, Big Gear Show and Outdoor Retailer

with Maggie Perrault, Kenji Haroutunian, and Sean Smith

 

PR Q&A - Founded Outdoors Community Quarterly Event

with Drew Simmons, Founder of Pale Morning Media

 

Founder Social Media Q&A Panel (YouTube & Instagram)

with Sara Chen, Founder of Pangoo Apparel, and Peter Klimek, Co-Founder of Crimpd