EPISODE · Jan 22, 2024 · 55 MIN
So You Wanna Start a Ski Company?
from BLISTER Podcast
Many of us have daydreamed about starting our own ski or snowboard company, but what’s it like to actually do it? How much does it cost? How do you find customers? We sat down with Doug Bachand of FullSend Ski Co to answer all of these questions, to learn about Doug’s very unconventional journey to starting a ski company; and more.RELATED LINKS:Episode Sponsor: CARVJoin Us! Blister Summit 2024Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+TOPICS & TIMES:CARV (1:33)Blister Summit Update (3:22)Doug’s 1st Time in Mt. Crested Butte (5:15)Why Start a Ski Company? (7:17)Studying Engineering (12:28)Timeline: Starting FullSend (15:45)Financials (22:51)Growing Up in South Dakota (25:07)Investing in Equipment (26:37)Your First Ski Designs (29:07)Blister & Doug meeting at A-basin (31:16)Lessons in Ski Design (37:41)Ski Blades (40:48)Getting Customers (42:49)Where to Learn More re: FullSend? (49:00)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTED GEAR:30Bikes & Big IdeasOff The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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