Brian Smith
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
You know, come on down.
And he was a really weird guy.
He had the mantra, you know, I reserve the right to change my mind.
And he was a very difficult guy to work with.
At first, it was
Come on in.
How many sizes do you have?
How many colors do you have?
How many skins are we going to need?
And the next day was, oh, my God, this is, you know, this is pretty risky, Brian.
I'm not sure we can go forward with this.
And the next day was, oh, I found a guy in Los Angeles to look in on you.
And then the next day was, oh, look, it's a family business.
And, you know, my family don't want to go into it.
You know, the bottom line is I spent like a week with him, but we never got a commitment to finance.
Or build product.
Yes.
Yep.
Pretty much, but...
When I went to the trade show that September, I had no new product to put on the displays.