"People were contacting me because they went on the Instagram and they found the number, and would call me and say, 'Where's the restaurant?' and I'd say 'We're not a restaurant we're a popup. We haven't launched yet, our first day is on Thursday.' And on that Thursday we show up at a 5pm to set up for that 7pm launch, and there's already a hundred people standing in line."
In this episode Kentaro is joined by Chris Karimian, a serial entrepreneur in Silicon Valley who has entered the famously cutthroat Los Angeles restaurant business - during covid times, no less. Now on his way to opening multiple locations and franchising, Chris shares how he executed the proof of concept for Chris and Eddy's with just a $3,000, how mentorship and constant iteration of the product were critical to his success, how $20 a day in Facebook ads led to hundreds of people waiting hours in line to eat, and much more. Please enjoy this episode with Chris.
Vasiliy Riy is the Ukrainian founder and CEO of Leeloo.ai, a tech startup based in Kyiv. Vasiliy remains in Ukraine, now over a month after Russia began its invasion of the country.
On this episode, Vasiliy shares:
Why a Russian invasion of Ukraine was inevitable
What is happening in Ukraine now, his vision for post-war Ukraine
How he transitioned to wartime CEO
And how he started his software company and grew it to six figures in monthly revenue in 12 months.
This is a timely and important episode. Godspeed and love to the Ukrainian people.
Recorded on Monday, March 28, 2022
Kentaro sits down for a conversation with Max Barskih, the Ukrainian superstar musician about his process for making music, the craziest stories from his concerts and how his focus is changing after a decade as a successful artist.
