Alejandro Velez's guest appearances

Alejandro Velez

How I Built This with Guy Raz

Lean Startup

BiggerPockets Business Podcast

Kiss the Ground w/ Ryland Engelhart

Nikhil Arora

Christopher Lochhead

J Scott

Jake Knapp

Irene Au

Barbara Corcoran

Brent Underwood

Marianne Williamson

Christina Stembel

Kara Goldin

Guy Kawasaki

Charles Eisenstein

Joe Moore

Ben Horowitz

Gino Wickman

OwlTail

While attending UC Berkely, friends Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora began growing organic mushrooms with coffee grounds only. Since then, they have launched America's #1 organic gardening company, Back to the Roots.Listen and enjoy Ryland's conversation with Alejandro Velez!

While attending UC Berkely, friends Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora began growing organic mushrooms with coffee grounds only. Since then, they have launched America's #1 organic gardening company, <a href="https://backtotheroots.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Back to the Roots</a>.Listen and enjoy Ryland's conversation with Alejandro Velez!

Urban Mushroom Farming With Alejandro Velez

Today’s episode is proof that fear isn’t always a bad thing. In fact, it can be a powerful motivator. And more importantly, fear serves as a signal that you’re pushing yourself far beyond your comfort zone and blossoming as an entrepreneur.Overcoming doubt is one of several topics we discuss with Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora, co-founders of a startup that produces a growing line of home gardening and food products.You’ll love the story of how they met and hatched their idea in a college classroom, why they strive to practice “conscious capitalism,” and how they got PAID to collect the raw material they used to grow their first products (mushrooms grown out of used coffee grounds!). Alejandro and Nikhil also share their tips for raising capital and the story of how Back to the Roots struck deals with giant organizations like Whole Foods and the New York City Public School System.This is a motivational show featuring two entrepreneurs who are wise beyond their years, and it’s packed with practical tips for scaling any kind of business. Download this one today, and share it with two people you know would get something out of it! Oh, and don’t forget to subscribe to the BiggerPockets Business Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts so you won’t miss a beat.In This Episode We Cover: The concept of back to the roots  How they started and what is their product The turning point where they realized the business potential  How they create and manufacture their products Getting in front of retailers  Their tips on raising capital  Earning a million dollars in revenue  Demoing every weekends The next evolution of the business Adding more and more products  And SO much more! Links from the Show BiggerPockets BiggerPockets Podcast Whole Foods Indoor Gardening Kits   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode is proof that fear isn’t always a bad thing. In fact, it can be a powerful motivator. And more importantly, fear serves as a signal that you’re pushing yourself far beyond your comfort zone and blossoming as an entrepreneur.Overcoming doubt is one of several topics we discuss with Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora, co-founders of a startup that produces a <a href="https://backtotheroots.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">growing line</a> of home gardening and food products.You’ll love the story of how they met and hatched their idea in a college classroom, why they strive to practice “conscious capitalism,” and how they got PAID to collect the raw material they used to grow their first products (mushrooms grown out of used coffee grounds!). Alejandro and Nikhil also share their tips for <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/back-to-the-roots-expands-with-new-funding-and-retail-growth-300799593.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">raising capital</a> and the story of how Back to the Roots struck deals with giant organizations like Whole Foods and the New York City Public School System.This is a motivational show featuring two entrepreneurs who are wise beyond their years, and it’s packed with practical tips for scaling any kind of business. Download this one today, and share it with two people you know would get something out of it! Oh, and don’t forget to subscribe to the BiggerPockets Business Podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/biggerpockets-business-podcast/id1460051721" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9icGJ1c2luZXNzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a> so you won’t miss a beat. In This Episode We Cover:<ul> <li>The concept of back to the roots</li> <li> How they started and what is their product</li> <li>The turning point where they realized the business potential </li> <li>How they create and manufacture their products</li> <li>Getting in front of retailers </li> <li>Their tips on raising capital </li> <li>Earning a million dollars in revenue</li> <li> Demoing every weekends</li> <li>The next evolution of the business</li> <li>Adding more and more products </li> <li>And SO much more!</li> </ul> Links from the Show<ul> <li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BiggerPockets</a></li> <li><a href="http://biggerpockets.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Whole Foods</a></li> <li><a href="https://backtotheroots.com/pages/mediakit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Indoor Gardening Kits</a></li> </ul> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

17: Using Fear as Fuel with Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora, Co-Founders of Back to the Roots

Back to the Roots sells kits for growing edible plants. Their business involves physical products and isn’t one that obviously lends itself to intense experimentation. And yet, as we learned in a popular talk from Nikhil and Alex last year, they test everything. This year, they’re back to talk about a Kickstarter campaign they used as an MVP for a new product–during which they learned a lot more than they expected.

Using Kickstarter To Run An MVP | Nikhil Arora & Alejandro Velez