“Fail to plan, plan to fail” with Chris Forbes

In this episode I was joined by Chris Forbes, Co-founder of The Cheeky Panda, a massively innovative company offering sustainable tissues made exclusively from bamboo!

Starting out in 2016, The Cheeky Panda have managed to gain a presence in 15+ countries, won various awards, and have been featured in numerous publications. They have been through a number of funding rounds, including Crowdfunding and offering equity, both of which surpassed their target, and eventually gave them a multi-million pound valuation!

It’s great to hear Chris talk about specific challenges of working in the product sector, so if you’re eyeing up the FMCG market then give this a listen!

In this episode we discuss:

• Sustainable companies
• Supply chain management
• Running a successful crowdfunding campaign
• Market testing
• Product launches
• Company valuation
• Angel funding
• Cashflow
• Funding and bootstrapping
• Working overseas and internationalisation
• And as always, plenty more...