Episodes

00:00 Introduction and Overview 08:10 The Impact of Taxes on Entrepreneurship 15:20 The Rapid Growth of Temu 33:18 Adding Value, Building Brands, and Operational Excellence in Ecommerce 41:02 Creating Sustainable Competitive Advantages and Protecting Intellectual Property 52:04 Being Proactive and ...

00:00 Introduction 08:02 Transitioning from Agency to In-House 30:34 Unlocking New Levels of Growth 37:26 Expanding into Consumables and Higher-End Appliances 46:29 Segmenting Ad Sets for New Product Categories 57:37 Measuring and Comparing Creative Metrics 01:08:28 Maximizing Potential...

00:00 Introduction and Overview 09:04 Personalized Investing 16:33 Growing your brand is hard 27:50 Managing Illiquid Assets 38:32 Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) 50:31 Investing in Growth Before It's Needed 58:00 HexClad and Amazon 01:09:24 Q1 Recap at Simple Modern Op...

00:00 Introduction 03:09 Panzerism: Trust No One 04:06 Termination of Relationship with an Agency 07:53 Success, Failure, and Overvaluing Contributions 09:46 Building Trust and Hiring Practices 13:32 Challenges with Meta Advertising 15:00 Diversification into Other Channels 25:17 Tran...

02:00 Preparing for Father's Day 07:14 Content Planning and Pricing Strategy 11:11 Media Mix and Channel Activation 29:45 Channel Diversification and Crop Rotation 32:39 Initial Wins and Marketing Strategy 33:36 Challenges with Meta Platforms 35:09 Identifying Issues and Taking Acti...

00:00 Introduction and Background to Roman 06:05 Roman's Journey and Current Ventures 10:14 Lessons from Rocket Internet 13:29 Communication Platforms and Future Plans 24:32 The Importance of Supply Chain Management 31:02 Building Strong Relationships with Suppliers 32:21 Using Fact...

00:00 Introduction and Market Update 07:39 D2C Apocalypse: Meta Issues 33:02 The Challenges of Being an Amazon Seller 34:21 The Importance of a Differentiated Value Proposition 35:07 The Evolution of Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Brands 36:01 The Role of Product and Brand in Retail 37:28 The Potential B...

00:00 Ridge Retreat 03:12 Off-Site Team Building 06:08 Challenges of Hosting Retreats 07:36 New Product Launch: Hexclad Pizza Steel 11:51 Measuring Brand Awareness13:18 Aided and Unaided Awareness 15:21 Actionable Insights from Brand Awareness Data 20:59 Awareness vs Competitors 25:11...

In this episode, the Operators discuss Ridge's recent announcement that they've partnered with Marques Brownlee, the number one tech YouTuber. The decision to bring in Marques as an investor, advisor, and board member is driven by the belief that creator-led brands are the future. Sean expl...