• Apr 03
    2013

    Eco Logical Skin Care Sells 100,000 Units, Expands to 2,000 Retail Locations + Whole Foods

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    Eco Logical Skin Care is an innovative line of sun protection products that provide powerful UV protection using all-natural ingredients.  


    After researching common skin care and sunscreen products on the market today, beach-loving founders Rick Sample and James Urioste found that most contain harmful chemicals and contaminants that have been linked to hormone disruption, cell damage, and even skin cancer.


    They sought to provide an all-natural alternative. They took care to use sustainably- sourced ingredients like shea butter, avocado, and carrot oil and created a non toxic biodegradable formula that provides balanced protection from harmful UV rays and nutritious support for healthy skin


    Eco Logical’s mission is to protect your skin from the sun as well as toxins, and their line is receiving glowing reviews - Eco Logical sunscreen was the only all-natural sunscreen on the Consumer Reports 2012 Sunscreen Buyers Guide and received a #1 ranking on the Environmental Group’s Skin Deep list. Their products are available at stores nationwide including Whole Foods and West Marine.


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    Ella White

    4/11/2013

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  • Apr 02
    2013

    How I Used ADD to Build Great Businesses

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    Start your Day with more Productivity

    I've got crazy ADD - always have.  Having started 9 companies in the last 20 years it's been my greatest strength and my greatest weakness.  As a Founder, you probably suffer from the same affliction.

    Over the years I've learned to turn my ADD it into a super power.  One simple but powerful trick I've learned is to filter as much noise out of my head first thing in the morning.

    I've noticed that most of my time is spent with random noise, not useful, actionable thoughts.  So the first thing I do when I wake up is make chocolate Pop-Tarts (I eat like a 10 year old) and sit next to my computer with a blank page in Word.

    I type every thought that's been going through my head.  Every idea, every task, every random musing.  Nothing is left out.

    I'll drift from "I need to make sure our customer acquisition costs for a new campaign are in line" to " "why was Gary Coleman shopping at a body armor store when he was accosted by a fan in 1994?"  Yeah, it gets that weird... but it all gets written down.

    When I'm done, I then sort what's left into three basic categories - "stuff to do", "stuff to keep thinking about" and "totally random".

    As it happens, very little of what's rattling in my brain involves things that actually need action.  Most of it is noise.  But by going through the deliberate exercise of pulling all of those thoughts out of my head by committing them to a document, I get to visualize and organize what was just noise.

    After a few days and weeks, I've noticed a pattern.  The random thoughts tend to go away as they are committed and forgotten about and my most important action items more consistently occupy more of my mind.

    Now I just need to get back to my Gary Coleman research.

    Wil Schroter @wilschroter is the co-founder and CEO of Fundable.com. Wil has founded 9 companies including Virtucon Ventures, Fundable.com, Blue Diesel, Unsubscribe.com, Affordit.com, GotCast.com, Startups.co, and Bizplan.com. 

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    Adam Cline

    4/2/2013

    Thank you Wil, this gives me hope for the future. I've also found, ironically, that my ADD helps me program by letting me the entire program in my head. How exactly would you say that your ADD helps you as a founder?

    Wil Schroter

    4/2/2013

    @Adam I think the intensity of my mind moving helps, and generates great thoughts at a rapid pace, but ultimately if I don't get in front of ordering those properly, it becomes a nightmare.

  • Mar 13
    2013

    Meet American Brewing Company- $1 million in Revenue & Growing

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    Creating the perfect batch of craft beer requires a unique combination of scientific knowledge, excellent taste, concentrated passion, and patience.  

    Skip Madsen is the artist behind the brews produced at the American Brewing Company. He  has meticulously created more than 200 beers, winning countless awards nationwide.  He takes his craft seriously, and as the lead brewer, he creates beer for a wide variety of tastes and preferences.

    American Brewing Company was created to meet the increasing demand for full flavored craft ale- an industry that saw a 15% growth in sales last year.The rising star small-batch brewing company provides high quality, full-flavored, craft beers through their award winning brewery and brewing team. They’ve established a dedicated and growing following and their success lead to a $1 million dollars in top line revenue last year, as well as a Pacific-coast distributorship through Safeway.

    Visit Fundable to learn more about American Brewing Company

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