EP. 14: FROM GUANGZHOU, CHINA TO OVER $220K ON KICKSTARTER

Today’s guests Nick Ramil and Tim Nybo are the founders behind Lexell, a stone & steel watch brand that raised over $220,000 dollars on Kickstarter.   But like every overnight success, it was years in the making.   They arrived in Guangzhou, China from the US in 2010 on a one-way flight looking for opportunities.    Since then, they’ve taught English, worked on a wine distribution business, started The Elevator Life (a video blog about their experiences in life and business in China) and launched this Kickstart project, among other things.   Today we’re here to learn about their experiences as young entrepreneurs in China and the story behind Lexell’s Kickstarter success.

EPISODE CONTENT:

• Understand, from a personal perspective, the experiences of Tim and Nick as young entrepreneurs who came to China looking for opportunity

• Talk about some of the work and business experiences they've had before starting Lexell

• Dig into all the work that went on behind the scenes to launch this successful Kickstarter project

Episode Mentions:

• The Elevator Life – Tim and Nick’s video blog about their experiences as young entrepreneurs in China

• Royal American Wines – Tim and Nick’s company that imports American wine to China

• Lexell – the stone & steel watch brand that raised over $220K on Kickstarter

• Baijiu (白酒) – a hard alcohol often consumed at business dinners

• Dynamite Circle – private online community for location independent entrepreneurs

• The Kickstarter Video for Lexell

• Minaal – Kickstarter project for a travel backpack that raised over $340K

• The Elevator Life – Video talking about why 2014 is the year of product development

• Fastcompany article – “This is Why Your Kickstarter Project is late”

• EnterChina – a private online community for entrepreneurs doing business in China

• Book recommendation: The Slight Edge

Follow Up:

• Find out how to connect with Tim and Nick on The Elevator Life and EnterChina

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