For his second startup, Wu is tackling an industry with a high barrier to entry: food delivery
Opportunity is often born out of the ashes of failure. For Kent Wu, who was working at AOL at the time, the dot-com crash at the turn of the century eventually became his big break.
After a friend introduced Wu to airsoft gun technology, Wu went on to found the company Airsplat. Using Google Adwords and eBay, Wu grew Airsplat into the largets retailer in the sector and the company made the Inc. 500 list on multiple occasions.
In 2016, Wu sold Airsplat and is now working on an artisinal food delivery company called Milk and Eggs.
Listen to his story and check out the show notes below.
Opportunity is often born out of the ashes of failure. For Kent Wu, who was working at AOL at the time, the dot-com crash at the turn of the century eventually became his big break.
After a friend introduced Wu to airsoft gun technology, Wu went on to found the company Airsplat. Using Google Adwords and eBay, Wu grew Airsplat into the largets retailer in the sector and the company made the Inc. 500 list on multiple occasions.
In 2016, Wu sold Airsplat and is now working on an artisinal food delivery company called Milk and Eggs.
Listen to his story and check out the show notes below.
Links from Today’s Episode
- Read the full transcript of Kent’s interview
- Connect with Kent on LinkedIn
- Check out Kent’s latest business venture Milk and Eggs
Detailed Show Notes
- (2:01) Who is Kent Wu?
- (2:51) Kent’s hugely successful first business, AirSplat
- (3:13) A quick primer on the Airsoft community
- (5:16) How Kent ended up founding the largest Airsoft retailer in the USA
- (8:48) On having the support of your parents when trying to prove yourself as an entrepreneur
- (11:42) On the idea of entrepreneurship and the rise of the entrepreneur
- (13:43) Kent scales AirSplat using eBay and Google AdWords
- (15:21) On fighting complacency when business is good
- (17:42) Why Kent decided to sell AirSplat and start something new
- (21:38) On positioning AirSplat for acquisition
- (23:05) Kent’s newest business: a farmers market for the digital age
- (27:42) Who Kent draws his inspiration from
- (28:54) On leaving a personal legacy behind
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