Kal Freese's guest appearances

Kal Freese

Hustle Sold Separately

DTC POD: How The Best Brands Are Built

Building While Flying

Jasmine Star

Kelly LeVeque

David Meltzer

Robert Lee

Jason Mitchell

Pinchas Allouche

Gerard Adams

Mike Williams

Tom Schwab

Joel Holland

Brad Feld

Amanda Bradford

Dean Karnazes

Grace Lee

Mike Bloomberg

OwlTail

Kal Freese, co-founder of Taika chats with Blaine &amp; Ramon about launching the functional coffee brand &amp; how Taika leverages opportunities in Web3 to power brand, community, &amp; product growth.Kal is a lifelong entrepreneur, YC alum, and multiple time VC backed founder who has always had a deep passion &amp; appreciation for coffee. When he was 21, Kal opened a coffee shop in Helsinki and became a champion barista ranked no.9 in the world. Kal wanted to create the perfect coffee that provided people with energy but didn’t make them feel wired or jittery. He ended up creating Taika, a functional coffee made with adaptogens including L-theanine, lion’s mane, and ashwagandha.  There are many resources on the internet to learn about Web3. Some of the people and resources that Kal recommends checking out include:Gaby’s Web3 Reading ListTim Ferris’s podcast with Chris Dixon and Naval RavikantJohn Craven’s twitter spacesClub CPGEmily Elyse Miller of OffLimitsSnaxshot by Andrea Hernández Watch the full episode here:  This episode is brought to you by OpenStore:Visit https://open.store to get a free, no-obligation offer for your ecommerce business from OpenStore in 24 hours. Have any questions about the show or topics you'd like us to explore further? Shoot us a DM, we'd love to hear from you. Kal Freese  - CEO of TaikaRamon Berrios - CEO of Trend.ioBlaine Bolus - COO of OmniPanel

<a href="https://twitter.com/kalfreese" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kal Freese</a>, co-founder of Taika chats with <a href="https://twitter.com/bbols4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blaine</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/ramongberrios" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ramon</a> about launching the functional coffee brand &amp; how Taika leverages opportunities in Web3 to power brand, community, &amp; product growth.Kal is a lifelong entrepreneur, YC alum, and multiple time VC backed founder who has always had a deep passion &amp; appreciation for coffee. When he was 21, Kal opened a coffee shop in Helsinki and became a champion barista ranked no.9 in the world. Kal wanted to create the perfect coffee that provided people with energy but didn’t make them feel wired or jittery. He ended up creating Taika, a functional coffee made with adaptogens including L-theanine, lion’s mane, and ashwagandha.  There are many resources on the internet to learn about Web3. Some of the people and resources that Kal recommends checking out include:<ol><li><a href="https://t.co/4inT5qGala" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gaby’s Web3 Reading List</a></li><li><a href="https://tim.blog/2021/10/28/chris-dixon-naval-ravikant/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tim Ferris’s podcast</a> with Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/BevNETCraven" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Craven’s</a> twitter spaces</li><li><a href="https://www.cryptopackagedgoods.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Club CPG</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/EmilyElyse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emily Elyse Miller</a> of OffLimits</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/thesnaxshot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Snaxshot</a> by Andrea Hernández</li></ol> Watch the full episode here:  This episode is brought to you by OpenStore:Visit <a href="https://open.store/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.store</a> to get a free, no-obligation offer for your ecommerce business from OpenStore in 24 hours. Have any questions about the show or topics you'd like us to explore further?  Shoot us a DM, we'd love to hear from you. <a href="https://twitter.com/kalfreese" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kal Freese</a>  - CEO of <a href="https://taika.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taika</a><a href="https://twitter.com/ramongberrios" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ramon Berrios</a> - CEO of <a href="https://www.trend.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trend.io</a><a href="https://twitter.com/bbols4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blaine Bolus</a> - COO of <a href="https://www.omnipanel.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OmniPanel</a>

#176 - Kal Freese, Taika: Future of DTC, intersection of Web3 and CPG

Michael Sharon

Wanna know how to build a better alternative brand in a saturated market? In this episode, Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Michael Sharon &amp; Kal Freese (Co-Founders of Taika) and they go all in on how to create a healthy alternative product in a saturated market that competes on benefits to the customer, changing up the coffee game, live testing and creating a community throughout the whole process, bringing over experience from working at Facebook into the CPG space, challenging Starbucks, combining coffee with adaptogens, mushrooms and other healthy ingredients without sacrificing taste, reducing the abuse of drinking too much coffee, how to build your own leverage and much more.   FEATURED EPISODE: Michael Sharon &amp; Kal Freese Instagram: https://instagram.com/deprimer Instagram: https://instagram.com/kalfreese Website: https://taiko.co   HOST: Matt Gottesman Instagram: https://instagram.com/mattgottesman Website: https://mattgottesman.com   PODCAST: All Platforms: https://amp.ink/dZ2Xd Instagram: https://instagram.com/hustlesoldseparately

Wanna know how to build a better alternative brand in a saturated market? In this episode, Matt @mattgottesman sits down with Michael Sharon &amp; Kal Freese (Co-Founders of Taika) and they go all in on how to create a healthy alternative product in a saturated market that competes on benefits to the customer, changing up the coffee game, live testing and creating a community throughout the whole process, bringing over experience from working at Facebook into the CPG space, challenging Starbucks, combining coffee with adaptogens, mushrooms and other healthy ingredients without sacrificing taste, reducing the abuse of drinking too much coffee, how to build your own leverage and much more. FEATURED EPISODE: Michael Sharon &amp; Kal Freese Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/deprimer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/deprimer</a> Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/kalfreese" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/kalfreese</a> Website: <a href="https://taiko.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://taiko.co</a> HOST: Matt Gottesman Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/mattgottesman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/mattgottesman</a> Website: <a href="https://mattgottesman.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mattgottesman.com</a> PODCAST: All Platforms: <a href="https://amp.ink/dZ2Xd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amp.ink/dZ2Xd</a> Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/hustlesoldseparately" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/hustlesoldseparately</a>

How to Disrupt an Oversaturated Market w/Michael Sharon & Kal Freese (Co-Founders Taika)