· By Jordan West
Ep 168: Audacious Entrepreneurship with Chris Meade of Crossnet
In 2017, Chris and his friends put in an order for a few test units of their newly designed four-way volleyball net. They spent the next few years bootstrapping their business by running Facebook ads of themselves playing the game they invented on the beach, shot on iPhone of course. Today, CROSSNET is sold in Walmart, Target, and Dicks Sporting Goods to name a few – in addition to having a thriving DTC channel with raving fans. In today’s podcast, Chris and Jordan discuss the rapid growth of the story of how a couple of kids from Connecticut started a thriving business with some creativity, audacity, and $5000. Enjoy!
KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE
- Think differently – Why shouldn’t it be you?
- Get out there and connect, even before you are ready.
- Treat every dollar like it’s your dollar.
- It doesn’t matter where you came from or what background you have. You can build a business.
TODAY’S GUEST
Chris Meade is the Co-Founder and CMO of Crossnet. This 28-year-old kid from a farm town in Connecticut who had a great idea with his friends for a four-way volleyball game invented the world’s first four-way volleyball game, CROSSNET. He has built retail relationships with some of the world's largest stores.
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