<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;How do three college friends go from a Greek food cart to nearly $50 million in revenue selling hemp-derived THC products—all while being blocked from traditional advertising channels? In this episode, I sit down with Andy Gould, co-founder of Batch, to unpack one of the most explosive growth stories in the history of this podcast.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Listen in as Andy breaks down how Batch scaled in a restricted category using Meta ads, bulk content creation, and a powerful creative flywheel. We also dig into bootstrapping vs. outside funding, co-founder dynamics, and what the sudden federal hemp prohibition means for the future of Andy's $50M business.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: &lt;a href= "https://bit.ly/3MnRQ5g"&gt;https://bit.ly/3MnRQ5g&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Interested in our Private Community for 7-Figure Store Owners?  &lt;a href= "https://www.ecommercefuel.com/ecommerce-forum/"&gt;Learn more here&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Want to hear about new episodes and eCommerce news round-ups?  &lt;a href= "https://www.getdrip.com/forms/72280022/submissions/new"&gt;Subscribe via email.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

eComFuel Podcast

Andrew Youderian | e-Commerce Entrepreneur

Bootstrapping from $5 to $50M in 3 Years

DEC 19, 202557 MIN
eComFuel Podcast

Bootstrapping from $5 to $50M in 3 Years

DEC 19, 202557 MIN

Description

How do three college friends go from a Greek food cart to nearly $50 million in revenue selling hemp-derived THC products—all while being blocked from traditional advertising channels? In this episode, I sit down with Andy Gould, co-founder of Batch, to unpack one of the most explosive growth stories in the history of this podcast. Listen in as Andy breaks down how Batch scaled in a restricted category using Meta ads, bulk content creation, and a powerful creative flywheel. We also dig into bootstrapping vs. outside funding, co-founder dynamics, and what the sudden federal hemp prohibition means for the future of Andy's $50M business. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3MnRQ5g Interested in our Private Community for 7-Figure Store Owners? Learn more here. Want to hear about new episodes and eCommerce news round-ups? Subscribe via email.