Ardy Sobhani's guest appearances

Ardy Sobhani

Built on Passion

The Outdoor Biz Podcast

OwlTail

Oru Kayak

From the garage to the stock exchange, many entrepreneurs dream of owning a multi-million dollar brand with world-class products. But the road to success is paved with an endless amount of obstacles. That’s why 95% of new businesses crash and burn before hitting the 10-year mark.  But not all is lost. There is a way to achieve near-certain business success every single time.  On today’s episode, you’ll discover the secret to running a multi-million dollar brand.  Listen now! Show Highlights:  How to slash your product costs, scale your profits, and work less by saying no to China (5:46) The simple way pricing your products at sub $1,000 allows you to become to most recognizable brand in your niche (9:25) How to find your next million dollar product by by taking an active interest in your customers (10:16) Why sacrificing “early adopters” in the name of innovation forces you to create world-class products (13:29) 

From the garage to the stock exchange, many entrepreneurs dream of owning a multi-million dollar brand with world-class products. But the road to success is paved with an endless amount of obstacles. That’s why 95% of new businesses crash and burn before hitting the 10-year mark.  But not all is lost. There is a way to achieve near-certain business success every single time.  On today’s episode, you’ll discover the secret to running a multi-million dollar brand.  Listen now! Show Highlights: <ul> <li>How to slash your product costs, scale your profits, and work less by saying no to China (5:46)</li> <li>The simple way pricing your products at sub $1,000 allows you to become to most recognizable brand in your niche (9:25)</li> <li>How to find your next million dollar product by by taking an active interest in your customers (10:16)</li> <li>Why sacrificing “early adopters” in the name of innovation forces you to create world-class products (13:29)</li> </ul>

Why 95% of Businesses Fail with Ardy Sobhani, Co-Founder of Oru Kayak

In this episode Ardy Sobhani talks about his first camping adventures as a kid in Iran, the inspiration and lunch of Oru Kayak. We also discuss how he and the Oru Team built the business, using Crowdfunding to launch products and he drops two great books on us! Facebook Twitter InstagramThe Outdoor Biz Podcast   Please give us a rating and review HEREShow Notes First Exposure to the Outdoor I'm originally from Iran, so we used to go to the northern area of Iran where it is very forested and mountainous and the Caspian Sea is up there. So we used to go there and camp. It is beautiful and as a kid I just kind of got into it. We used to go hiking a lot and climbing and things like that. Since then I've always been into outdoor activities, camping . . . just being outdoors. Things we talked about Oru Kayak  USE CODE "OUTDOORBIZ15" for 15% OFF your new Oru Kayak and send us a picture of you paddling. Origami Robert Lang Kickstarter Indiegogo One Percent for The Planet Other Outdoor Activities Climbing Skiing Advice, tips One thing is that don't think it's all glamour, it's hard work. Especially in the outdoor business, the industry very small. But I think there's a lot of opportunity for you to innovate and come up with something interesting and different. Something more impactful. I also think it is really fulfilling to get people out side and connect people to the outdoors. Once we understand where that connection comes from I think people will be more likely to conserve nature. Favorite Books Principles by Ray Dalio Shoe Dog by Phil Knight Favorite Piece of Gear under $100 Utility Knife Connect with Ardy ardy@orukayak.com Linkedin

In this episode Ardy Sobhani talks about his first camping adventures as a kid in Iran, the inspiration and lunch of Oru Kayak. We also discuss how he and the Oru Team built the business, using Crowdfunding to launch products and he drops two great books on us! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theoutdoorbizpodcast/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/rick_saez" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/theoutdoorbizpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/theoutdoorbizpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a><a href="http://www.theoutdoorbizpodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Outdoor Biz Podcast</a>   Please give us a rating and review <a href="http://bit.ly/2t572XN" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoor I'm originally from Iran, so we used to go to the northern area of Iran where it is very forested and mountainous and the Caspian Sea is up there. So we used to go there and camp. It is beautiful and as a kid I just kind of got into it. We used to go hiking a lot and climbing and things like that. Since then I've always been into outdoor activities, camping . . . just being outdoors. Things we talked about <a href="https://www.orukayak.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Oru Kayak </a> USE CODE "OUTDOORBIZ15" for 15% OFF your new Oru Kayak and send us a picture of you paddling. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origami" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Origami</a> <a href="https://langorigami.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Robert Lang</a> <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a> <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Indiegogo</a> <a href="https://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">One Percent for The Planet</a> Other Outdoor Activities Climbing Skiing Advice, tips One thing is that don't think it's all glamour, it's hard work. Especially in the outdoor business, the industry very small. But I think there's a lot of opportunity for you to innovate and come up with something interesting and different. Something more impactful. I also think it is really fulfilling to get people out side and connect people to the outdoors. Once we understand where that connection comes from I think people will be more likely to conserve nature. Favorite Books <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Life-Work-Ray-Dalio/dp/1501124021/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Principles+by+Ray+Dalio&amp;qid=1560002153&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-2" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Principles</a> by Ray Dalio <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shoe-Dog-Memoir-Creator-Nike/dp/1501135929/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Shoe+Dog+by+Phil+Knight&amp;qid=1560002116&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Shoe Dog</a> by Phil Knight Favorite Piece of Gear under $100 Utility Knife Connect with Ardy <a href="mailto:ardy@orukayak.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">ardy@orukayak.com</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ardy-sobhani-26618116/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Linkedin</a>