DARE

A retail space seemed like the obvious next step, until it turned into the most expensive lesson of the business. Chris Hull found his real growth engine somewhere else entirely: B2B.On this episode of #DAREwithDarwoft, a podcast from Darwoft in collaboration with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Chris Hull, founder of Cloud Candy Co, joins Ned to talk about pivoting from retail hustle to high-margin B2B accounts, why viral content didn't translate to sales, and what it took to reinvent a 100-year-old treat.Follow us on:LinkedIn/@DarwoftCompanyInstagram/@darwoftTikTok/@darwoft

A 7-year shelf life and zero refrigeration required changed everything for one backpacking trip, and it became the foundation of an entire company. Sara Willis built Luxefly Basecamp from that single insight.On this episode of #DAREwithDarwoft, a podcast from Darwoft in collaboration with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Sara Willis, founder of Luxefly Basecamp, joins Ned to talk about building a gourmet freeze-dried food brand as a solo founder, what it took to 5X sales in a single month, and her plan to turn a backpacking staple into a billion-dollar company.Follow us 👇Instagram/@darwoftLinkedIn/@DarwoftCompanyTikTok/@darwoft

Surgery is currently the second most common intervention for older men, right behind cataract surgery, and it comes with a steep cost to quality of life. Tushar Sharma thinks there's a better way.On this episode of #DAREwithDarwoft, a podcast from Darwoft in collaboration with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Tushar Sharma, founder and CEO of Vivify Medical, joins Ned to talk about building a non-invasive alternative to a widespread surgical procedure, what it took to move from biomedical research to clinical trials, and why he believes hundreds of thousands of surgeries could one day be unnecessary. 🎙️Follow us: TikTok/@darwoft, Instagram/@darwoft, LinkedIn/@DarwoftCompany

Most small businesses don't need another AI tool, they need the work actually completed. Jojo Palacio built Cheerzz to be the operations team that gets it done, with a human always in the loop.On this episode of #DAREwithDarwoft, a podcast from Darwoft in collaboration with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Jojo Palacio, founder of Cheerzz, joins Ned to talk about ethical AI implementation, why the 80% of the economy without an AI department deserves support too, and what it took to go from HR leader to first-time founder. 🎙️Follow us!Instagram/@darwoftLinkedIn/@DarwoftCompany TikTok/@darwoft

Most companies are good at OKRs and rear-view metrics. Almost none of them are good at forward-looking strategy, especially when the team is spread across time zones. Dave Scott wrote the playbook to fix that.On this episode of #DAREwithDarwoft, a podcast from Darwoft in collaboration with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, Dave Scott, three-time CPO, founder of ProductLeap, and author of "Product at a Distance," joins Ned to talk about his "Product House" framework, the real difference between product managers and product owners, and how he kept an entire product team in Ukraine aligned without ever being in the same room. 🎙️Follow us!LinkedIn/@DarwoftCompanyInstagram/@darwoftTikTok/@darwoft