Darren Marble
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first heard Dec 2024
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And we want to do our part to highlight that diversity because I think it's cool. I think it's the right thing to do. We're looking for founders that have proven they can execute. That means they're generating revenue. So we're not putting idea stage companies in this show. Now, there are great idea companies out there, but that's not the kind of company we want to put in the series.
Companies that can execute, people that have overcome a lot to get where they are, people that we think will show well in the series.
You know, that's a good question. I've thought a little bit about this lately, and I don't know that every business needs to or should have some kind of charitable component. My personal thought is that that's a very personal thing.
concept now you're somebody who's incredibly passionate and committed to giving back and i admire that about you i don't know that every founder that runs a business necessarily needs to have that but i think it does make sense for certain businesses We are in talks with a company. It's a hot sauce company. It's a cool company. It's called The Crippling Company.
The founder of the business is a young guy's kid, really. His name is Drew. And he suffers from cerebral palsy. And he's in a wheelchair. And he has not let that stop him. So Drew wanted to start a business when he was in high school. I think he was a senior. And he was in like a business class competition. And he told his professor he had an idea to start a hot sauce company.
And it was going to be the next big thing. And his professor said, this is unrealistic. And gave the kid a B minus. And that was his inspiration to start the crippling company. She's like, he's making fun of himself. You know, he's calling himself a cripple, a crippling company. And the names of the hot sauces are similarly, you know, funny and kind of have humor.
Anyways, he took $3,000 he had saved up, started the business, and they'll hit $5 million in sales this year. What? $5 million. They've sold over 400,000 bottles of hot sauce. The crippling company. And... 5% of the revenues of this business go to a cerebral palsy foundation. And so I think that for his business, that makes sense. And maybe for another business, it makes sense.
So I think it really comes down to the founder. Who is the founder? What are they passionate about? Do they think it's appropriate to give back? And maybe they can.
Wow, that's a good question. I don't know that I have the right answer at this moment, but what I'll say is that I'm a guy that's in my early 40s. I'm 44. I've been doing this for a hot minute. You and I have known each other for 10 years. just now in my mid 40s, my businesses are starting to really take off.
It's starting to really get exciting in terms of the execution, the tangible results, and there's maybe some wealth accumulation just now starting to happen. And I've spent 20 years of my life to get to the moment where it's just now getting exciting. It's been 20 years grinding, failing. I don't know if you know all the details, but I've been hacked, stalked, sued, extorted along the way.
I know some of those you can relate to, maybe others not. Anyways, it's been a long journey. I don't want my children to come into a world in the future. If these companies are big, you know, big success, which I hope they are for my sake, my investor's sake, my family's sake. I would never imagine just laying it out for, for my children where they don't know the value of hardware.
And maybe that's old school, but like, You know, I think there's value in learning how to commit to something for many, many years and to work hard for many, many years. And we live in an era where there's a lot of younger people that maybe don't have the work ethic of you or me. It's different generations, different time.
But I think personally, it's really important to instill a work ethic in my kids. So at minimum, they're going to be working and they're going to learn and I don't care what they do. Maybe they can serve fries. Maybe they can do something else. But, you know, they need to be working and learning and kind of earning their keep over time.
You can watch the Going Public series on goingpublic.com. If you're looking to raise capital and you've got a massive community, you should check out issuance.com. Find me on Twitter at Darren Marble. And this was awesome. It's a real treat to be in here with you, D.
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