33 min
The Dangers of Growth - Jason Sherman, CEO of TapRm Ideas Last
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- Entrepreneurship
Jason Sherman is TapRm’s Founder & CEO. TapRm is a platform for everything beer. By collapsing the supply chain, TapRm enables beer brands to sell to their consumers more directly through licensing that allows them to act as the wholesaler, retailer, delivery courier, and marketer. Prior to TapRm, Jason managed investments and acquisitions decisions into a host of beverage businesses including e-commerce, CPG, technology and logistics startups at Zx Ventures, the global incubator and venture capital team funded by Anheuser Busch InBev, the leading global brewer. Jason also holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from Harvard in economics.
KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE EPISODE
01:27 The idea behind TapRm
05:43 Growing from the beta solution
12:12 Managing the hyper growth
15:58 Getting investment through crowdfunding
21:18 Advice to startup entrepreneurs
26:43 Developing focus for effective problem solving
GOLDEN NUGGET FROM TODAY’S SHOW
Jason says, “The best advice I received while rapidly growing my business "Focus on a key issue that you are facing, solving that, and then move on to the next problem. Don't try to solve everything at the same time."
CONNECT WITH JASON
TapRm - https://taprm.com
Connect with Jason on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondsherman/
CONNECT WITH DANIELLE
Danielle’s Website - https://www.daniellegillespie.net/
Connect with Danielle on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellegillespie/
Email Danielle - dg@daniellegillespie.net
Medium: https://medium.com/@dgillespie_irl
Send A Text: +1 (412) 207-3851
Connect with Danielle to learn more about how the Ideas Last methodology can help you turn your product into a successful business venture, regardless of product stage: paper napkin, beta, V1, or established product already released into the wild.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE IDEAS LAST PODCAST
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ideas-last/id1579391101
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Fj8K2kEIm8RWNfYzgZs4L
If you liked this episode, please don’t forget to tune in, subscribe, and share this podcast!
ABOUT THE IDEAS LAST PODCAST
It has long been said that ideas are everything, especially in the startup world. But what if having a laser focus on your idea can actually hold your business back? In the Ideas Last podcast, Danielle Gillespie interviews startup founders, whose success came from obsessively, focusing on execution instead of ideation. Each episode dissects what it actually takes to build a long-lasting profitable startup, rather than simply launching - by putting your idea, last.
Read more about the Ideas Last story - https://medium.com/@dgillespie_irl/ideas-last-a-new-way-to-startup-b94a585e35f5
#IdeasLast #DanielleGillespie #StartUpCoach #BusinessConsultant #JasonSherman #TapRm
Jason Sherman is TapRm’s Founder & CEO. TapRm is a platform for everything beer. By collapsing the supply chain, TapRm enables beer brands to sell to their consumers more directly through licensing that allows them to act as the wholesaler, retailer, delivery courier, and marketer. Prior to TapRm, Jason managed investments and acquisitions decisions into a host of beverage businesses including e-commerce, CPG, technology and logistics startups at Zx Ventures, the global incubator and venture capital team funded by Anheuser Busch InBev, the leading global brewer. Jason also holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from Harvard in economics.
KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE EPISODE
01:27 The idea behind TapRm
05:43 Growing from the beta solution
12:12 Managing the hyper growth
15:58 Getting investment through crowdfunding
21:18 Advice to startup entrepreneurs
26:43 Developing focus for effective problem solving
GOLDEN NUGGET FROM TODAY’S SHOW
Jason says, “The best advice I received while rapidly growing my business "Focus on a key issue that you are facing, solving that, and then move on to the next problem. Don't try to solve everything at the same time."
CONNECT WITH JASON
TapRm - https://taprm.com
Connect with Jason on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondsherman/
CONNECT WITH DANIELLE
Danielle’s Website - https://www.daniellegillespie.net/
Connect with Danielle on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellegillespie/
Email Danielle - dg@daniellegillespie.net
Medium: https://medium.com/@dgillespie_irl
Send A Text: +1 (412) 207-3851
Connect with Danielle to learn more about how the Ideas Last methodology can help you turn your product into a successful business venture, regardless of product stage: paper napkin, beta, V1, or established product already released into the wild.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE IDEAS LAST PODCAST
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ideas-last/id1579391101
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Fj8K2kEIm8RWNfYzgZs4L
If you liked this episode, please don’t forget to tune in, subscribe, and share this podcast!
ABOUT THE IDEAS LAST PODCAST
It has long been said that ideas are everything, especially in the startup world. But what if having a laser focus on your idea can actually hold your business back? In the Ideas Last podcast, Danielle Gillespie interviews startup founders, whose success came from obsessively, focusing on execution instead of ideation. Each episode dissects what it actually takes to build a long-lasting profitable startup, rather than simply launching - by putting your idea, last.
Read more about the Ideas Last story - https://medium.com/@dgillespie_irl/ideas-last-a-new-way-to-startup-b94a585e35f5
#IdeasLast #DanielleGillespie #StartUpCoach #BusinessConsultant #JasonSherman #TapRm
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