The Most Convenient Form of Coffee Ever with Andrew Healy and Alex French Co-Founders of Bizzy Coffee

Andrew Healy and Alex French are the Co-Founders of Bizzy Coffee, "coffee for people who don't have time for coffee." Bizzy Coffee comes in the form of an organic two-ounce cold brew shot and can be found in a multitude of grocery stores, as well as on Amazon.   Bizzy Coffee was created by two people who complement each other well: Alex's background is in in Finance and Entrepreneurship while Andrew's is in Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing. After trial and error and some product tweaking, they created something that truly works -- an especially impressive feat in the competitive market that is Food and Beverage.   Some Questions I Ask Andrew and Alex: What was the worst and best experience you had during your road trip to promote and sell Bizzy Coffee? [4:05] What was involved in the process of recruiting people for the trip? [6:45] What do each of your backgrounds consist of? [11:27] What was the e-commerce business you both had at one point, and why did you decide to ditch it? [19:24] What made you choose coffee as a marketable product? [23:26] As soon as you got your cold brew recipe dialed in, what was the next step? [31:40] Were you able to secure any funding prior to applying for and getting accepted to an accelerator? [35:24] What were some of the most valuable lessons you learned from going through an accelerator? [37:19] After the accelerator program, was there a demo day? [39:23] After having gone through an accelerator program and getting that initial investment, do you think it was easier to raise money from local angels as a result? [41:12] After you raised money and your backs were against the wall, what was the next move? [42:01] Are there any other notable examples where you utilized data to make a business choice? [48:01] What exactly do you mean by "PPC"? [49:10] Since moving into producing coffee shots alone, has your consumer base further evolved? [49:52] What are some of your best marketing channels right now? [57:50] What is the next step for Bizzy Coffee? [1:00:00] Are there any books you'd recommend for entrepreneurs? [1:01:27] What other resources would you recommend for entrepreneurs? [1:02:46] What do each of your morning routines consist of? [1:04:13] What advice would you give to an entrepreneur looking to go into the Food and Beverage industry? [1:06:55]   Some Things You'll Learn In This Episode: Where Alex and Andrew traveled to on their recent road trip What Alex and Andrew learned about the value of finding a good business partner Why their initial e-commerce product attempt didn't work How long it took Alex and Andrew to get smart about coffee and what attracted them to it as a product How many rounds of consumer learning tests went into developing Bizzy Coffee What methodology Alex and Andrew used for manufacturing their product Why getting the first round of capital for the product was exceptionally difficult How Bizzy Coffee's first investor came about What the pivotal first point in the business was What Alex and Andrew's "aha!" moment was when they were figuring out how to tweak their product format One of the biggest advantages Bizzy Coffee holds as a product Get In Touch With Bizzy Coffee: Instagram: @bizzycoffee Email: [email protected] & [email protected]     Website: https://www.bizzycoffee.com/