How To Start A Massive Company With No Resources - Victor Guardiola, Bawi

This week, Victor Guardiola, CEO and founder of Bawi Agua Fresca joins us on the podcast. As his family immigrated from Mexico, Victor joins us to answer the question through his life experience if immigrants can truly start successful companies in America. In this episode, Victor gives a masterclass on fundraising and networking, while also providing insight into how he started Bawi and the details on the consumer product goods industry as a whole. 0:00 Intro 1:00 When did you start your company? 2:00 What was the why/purpose? 4:20 Misconceptions about Entrepreneurship 5:40 How did he get his start in entrepreneurship? 11:20 How do you start a business? 13:52 Where did they first launch, and what was their core demographic? 16:55 Why does Bawi work? 20:43 What was the manufacturing process for Bawi? 24:00 How much do you need to start a beverage company like Bawi? 26:25 Entrepreneurs need to be all in. 28:44 Fundraising tips 36:40 How do you close a deal? 40:35 Best investment strategy? 41:35 How do you get investors to reinvest? 43:49 How many investment rounds has he done? 45:20 How do you balance everything in your company? 48:40 How did he learn how to grow a company properly? 55:29 How did people find out about your company? 58:11 How do you sell your CPG Product? 1:01:18 Practice Being the Person You Want to Become. 1:04:32 Can anyone be an Entrepreneur? TIKTOK/INSTAGRAM @squidtalkpod Hosts - Lukas Pakter @lukaspakter (IG) @SquidPakter (TikTok) https://lukaspakter.com Free Discord: discord.gg/V6VT7hUP Guest: Victor Guardiola https://x.com/victorfrombawi https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorhguardiola/ https://drinkbawi.com https://linktr.ee/drinkbawi @vic.h.g (IG)