Jeff Sevaldson's guest appearances

Jeff Sevaldson

Product Launch Rebel

The Everyman Podcast

Michael Fishman

Steve Hackett

Kenny Aronoff

Steve Vai

Jordan Rudess

Ben Cohen

Jim Lamancusa

Michael Miller

David Barnett

Tommy Rogers

Kris Wilson

Mike Lindell

Levi Lavallee

Davide Vigano

Steven Wilson

OwlTail

Everyman and Drumlite Co-Founder Jeff Sevaldson joins The Everyman Podcast to talk about his cosmic journey of entrepreneurship in co-founding Drumlite. Some of the biggest musical acts in the world tour with Drumlite products today (Blink-182, P.O.D. Hanson, Ricky Martin) For more information on Drumlite and how to check them out for your own drums, check out www.getdrumlite.com

Everyman and Drumlite Co-Founder Jeff Sevaldson joins The Everyman Podcast to talk about his cosmic journey of entrepreneurship in co-founding Drumlite. Some of the biggest musical acts in the world tour with Drumlite products today (Blink-182, P.O.D. Hanson, Ricky Martin) For more information on Drumlite and how to check them out for your own drums, check out <a href="http://www.getdrumlite.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.getdrumlite.com</a>

Episode 25:Jeff Sevaldson(Drumlite Co-Founder)

Learn how two bootstrapping college roommates launched a drum accessory company. Hear how they networked with industry insiders, attended key trade shows and used Google to get the company going. And see how social media marketing has been “huge” for them, given their limited marketing dollars. Leave a Rating &amp; Review in iTunes for the Product Launch Rebel Podcast Podcast Timeline: 0:44 – Introduction to Jeff Sevaldson, co-founder of Drumlite 1:33 – Company description and what makes its products unique 2:20 – The story of how they discovered the product idea in college, how they tested the idea, and how the idea started rolling 3:50 – The motivation to be an entrepreneur and start Drumlite 7:21 – The quest to find a find parts and a manufacturer 14:03 – Finding the money to launch the business 15:38 – Coming up with product pricing so it is profitable and satisfies retailers 19:20 – Preparing to sell to retailers – how they did it 24:50 – Creating product awareness so it would sell in the stores: the role of social media and getting drummers to spread the word 28:58 – Forming a distributor relationship with Pearl Drums 30:00 – Biggest challenges and mistakes: being smart with their limited dollars. Learning how to bootstrap well. 31:30 – What have you learned most about yourself? “I’m not perfect.” “I don’t have all the answers.” “It can be a tough lesson.” Find a good business partner. 33:33 – Top piece of advice to budding entrepreneurs: Make sure you have a good partnership. Don’t be distracted by the glorious life of tech companies. Hardgoods companies are not sexy, but do it if you are motivated by it. Surround yourself with good people.

Learn how two bootstrapping college roommates launched a drum accessory company. Hear how they networked with industry insiders, attended key trade shows and used Google to get the company going. And see how social media marketing has been “huge” for them, given their limited marketing dollars. <a href="http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1136273740" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leave a Rating &amp; Review in iTunes for the Product Launch Rebel Podcast</a> Podcast Timeline: 0:44 – Introduction to Jeff Sevaldson, co-founder of Drumlite 1:33 – Company description and what makes its products unique 2:20 – The story of how they discovered the product idea in college, how they tested the idea, and how the idea started rolling 3:50 – The motivation to be an entrepreneur and start Drumlite 7:21 – The quest to find a find parts and a manufacturer 14:03 – Finding the money to launch the business 15:38 – Coming up with product pricing so it is profitable and satisfies retailers 19:20 – Preparing to sell to retailers – how they did it 24:50 – Creating product awareness so it would sell in the stores: the role of social media and getting drummers to spread the word 28:58 – Forming a distributor relationship with Pearl Drums 30:00 – Biggest challenges and mistakes: being smart with their limited dollars. Learning how to bootstrap well. 31:30 – What have you learned most about yourself? “I’m not perfect.” “I don’t have all the answers.” “It can be a tough lesson.” Find a good business partner. 33:33 – Top piece of advice to budding entrepreneurs: Make sure you have a good partnership. Don’t be distracted by the glorious life of tech companies. Hardgoods companies are not sexy, but do it if you are motivated by it. Surround yourself with good people.

Ep. 003:  On Launching a Drum Accessory Company — The Jeff Sevaldson Interview