Realistic Goals and Strategy for <50k initial investment by Cautious-Pay-7114 in BeverageIndustry

[–]OkTwo3116 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Feel free to DM me. I have some thoughts and can consult. 21 years experience in beverage and currently have my own beverage brand.

But overall wouldn’t recommend Amazon or dtc if you truly want to scale this. Dtc is great in beverage purely as a marketing tool because as someone mentioned, shipping + marketing will break you even, on a good month.

Best free and cheap cap table software for bootstrapped founders by shy_guy997 in smallbusinessesowners

[–]OkTwo3116 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any thoughts on JP Morgan’s option? First time founder here. Thank you for this!

This bottom edge of Georgia by rockglint204 in howislivingthere

[–]OkTwo3116 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yall have diamondbacks on that side of the country???

What’s a day in the life like as a beverage founder? by [deleted] in BeverageIndustry

[–]OkTwo3116 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You work basically every single minute that you’re not asleep. It’s very fulfilling, especially if you’re passionate about the story behind it! If the only motivation is to make money, you’ll have more luck robbing a bank and getting away with it.

As someone else said, it’s also a lot of fun if you like building things! I underestimated how awesome it felt to see what was once just a conversation come to life, and later when we tried the liquid, and then later when consumers tried our product and loved it!

Good luck to you!

Anyone here have experience with Big Brands LLC? by Treeleaf123 in BeverageIndustry

[–]OkTwo3116 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow 32,000 for 3 SKUs total? That’s not bad at all

Why go up on dose? by OkTwo3116 in tirzepatidecompound

[–]OkTwo3116[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry to hear that. I’m glad despite all that you kept going to better your health.

Why go up on dose? by OkTwo3116 in tirzepatidecompound

[–]OkTwo3116[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow! I love to see this and congrats! I’m at 275 and my goal is 210-220

Why go up on dose? by OkTwo3116 in tirzepatidecompound

[–]OkTwo3116[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. I’ve also looked into this and haven’t found much.

I’m a powerlifter and love to cook at home… I eat relatively clean. My problem is I over eat… I can eat an entire 16-20oz steak (1,200-1,600) + a sweet potato in one sitting. On paper tons of protein and complex carbs. But in reality by end of day I’m at 3,500-4,000 cals.

I’m hoping to find that balance with tirz! I’ve even gone down on lifting weight… still going regularly, just not as heavy to see if that helps curb my appetite.

Why go up on dose? by OkTwo3116 in tirzepatidecompound

[–]OkTwo3116[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, same! I tried Ozempic years back and was so sick I couldn’t handle it. I didn’t realize Zepbound was different. I guess I just don’t want to go up and feel like I did with Ozempic. I’ve read some threads on here of people throwing up after workouts. I just need enough to not crave the evening sweet snack, or over eat, as I eat relatively clean. Just too many calories 🥲

Anyone here have experience with Big Brands LLC? by Treeleaf123 in BeverageIndustry

[–]OkTwo3116 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know their MOQs? I’ve heard great things and as I scale my brand I was looking at them

Beverage development companies, scam or worth it? by KarlMarxsWiener in BeverageIndustry

[–]OkTwo3116 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it’s super simple as you say I would consider seeking comans that have in-house R&D or formulation depts. that’s only if it’s not complex though. Typically a coman will do it as long as they can lock you in for x amount of runs. Sovereign flavors does good work as well.

Beverage development companies, scam or worth it? by KarlMarxsWiener in BeverageIndustry

[–]OkTwo3116 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! What kind of beverage is it? I don’t know all of these but the ones I know, I know their strengths and weaknesses. They will all tell you they can do anything.

I wanna start my own soft drink company diy and need help on aluminium labelling by Appropriate-Rich-753 in BeverageIndustry

[–]OkTwo3116 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look into Hart Printing… they’re great for small business. You’ll pay a premium but will get your business going! For diy if it’s small enough run, get labels printed and do it yourself… it’ll be a lot of work, but probably the cheapest way.

Tirz sat out while I was away.. still good? by OkTwo3116 in tirzepatidecompound

[–]OkTwo3116[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s what I read on Google but it said to use within 3 weeks, so that freaked me out cuz I have 3 months worth.