Can wheat replace plastic? - Amee Ritchie & Jake Elliott-Hook of S'wheat
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<p>Amee Richie and Jake Elliot-Hook, the co-founders of S'wheat Bottle. S'wheat Bottle has developed a reusable plant-based water bottle made from sustainably sourced bamboo and wheat straw For every bottle sold. The company plants a tree and removes plastic from the ocean.</p><p><b>EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS</b></p><ul><li>[0:34] Amee & Jake's personal background & journey</li><li>[2:52] S'wheat Bottle’s crowdfunding campaign</li><li>[3:54] How Amee & Jake promoted their crowdfunding campaign</li><li>[4:57] S'wheat Bottle’s PR opportunity</li><li>[5:54] How Amee & Jake spent the funding step by step</li><li>[7:27] S'wheat Bottle’s production process and materials</li><li>[8:23] S'wheat Bottle’s material transformation</li><li>[9:03] How does S'wheat Bottle work?</li><li>[9:48] Lessons learned in the entrepreneurship journey</li><li>[14:20] Amee & Jake bottle product development experience</li><li>[15:21] Product development phase and working with manufacturers</li><li>[16:09] Lessons learned working with manufacturing partners</li><li>[18:20] Benefits and differences of working as co-founders</li><li>[20:27] Dating and co-founding relationship experience</li><li>[22:35] How to differentiate your product to competitors</li><li>[25:34] Challenges faced against larger companies</li><li>[27:07 ] Amee & Jake's 10-year vision</li></ul><p><b>KEY LESSONS & QUOTES</b></p><ul><li>“When we first started we were very, very stingy with our money, so my bit of advice would be not to cut too many corners” [10:44]</li><li>“I think it's really important to have the same vision and the same goal for the company as a couple co-founding together and communication skills ” [21:16]</li><li>“We really want to fight against deforestation, so we always plant trees where they're needed most in the world” [27:18]</li></ul><p><br/></p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/impacthustlers">Support the show</a>
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Can wheat replace plastic? - Amee Ritchie & Jake Elliott-Hook of S'wheat
Hamza