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Challenges and Successes in Navigating Business During the Pandemic
TLDR Vincent and Andrew faced challenges navigating significant cost increases and changes in consumer demand during the pandemic, leading to the winding down of their business. However, they found a new opportunity with a brand selling frozen soup dumplings, ensuring a successful transition and continuation of their business under new ownership.
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Business travelers are finding that mixing leisure with work trips keeps them recharged and excited.
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Vincent and Andrew faced challenges due to the pandemic, including changes in consumer demand and a global supply chain crisis that led to significant cost increases and the need to raise prices for their products.
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Vincent and Andrew had to navigate significant cost increases and challenges in fundraising and potential acquisitions to keep their business afloat during the pandemic.
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The founders decided to wind down the business, aiming to make their original investors whole or have the equity roll over into another entity, but struggled to find a suitable merger or acquisition that aligned with their goal of keeping the business alive.
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The founders faced challenges with inventory management and emotional struggles while winding down their business, but found support in therapy, entrepreneurship peers, and each other, eventually leading to a new opportunity with a brand selling frozen soup dumplings.
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The founders found a new opportunity with a brand selling frozen soup dumplings, leading to a successful transition and continuation of the business under new ownership.
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LinkedIn ads allow you to reach decision-makers and senior executives, with 79% of B2B content marketers finding success on the platform, while NetSuite by Oracle offers businesses a streamlined solution for growth and efficiency.
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Vincent and Andrew Kitirattragarn emphasize the importance of focusing on product market fit and having a well-rounded team to support company success based on their experience with Dang Foods.
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The Kitirattragarn brothers realized the importance of staying true to their Asian American snack company identity, despite initial packaging challenges and investor expectations, leading to a more authentic and successful brand.
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Asian-inspired brands like Flyby Jing, Sanzo, and Omsom are spreading Asian flavors and culture authentically, paving the way for more Asian entrepreneurs to take a leap of faith in the future.
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