{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63d3ad1a963ae60011f9ff7f/63d3ad20b1fb4d0011ef2500?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"My Sales Grew 3000%. A Month Later, My Business Was Shut Down.","description":"<p>\"My sales grew 3000%. A month later, my business was shut down.\" This is the unbelievable founder story of Yuri Cataldo. His multi-million dollar bottled water company, Indigo H2O, was forced to close at its peak of success after a \"Cease and Desist\" letter from a state agency destroyed it overnight. They believed his startup was a \"large international conglomerate\" trying to avoid taxes simply because his publicity was so successful. This is a cautionary tale about how government regulation and bad luck can wipe out a thriving business in the blink of an eye. Check out the company: https://yuricataldo.com</p><p><br></p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>📚 NETWORK BEFORE YOU NEED IT (6 LESSONS THAT MADE SEAN $15M)</p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>▶ Get my eBook free - https://welivetobuild.com/network</p><p><br></p><p>-----------------------------------</p><p>📈 WORK WITH ME</p><p>-----------------------------------</p><p>▶ Buy 300 Lessons From 300 Founders: https://welivetobuild.com/300-lessons-ebook</p><p>▶ Book a Paid Advisory Session: https://welivetobuild.com/book-a-call</p><p>▶ Startup Fundraising: https://welivetobuild.com/fundraising</p><p>▶ Sponsor the Channel: https://www.welivetobuild.com/sponsorship</p><p><br></p><p>---------------------------------------------</p><p>👀 CONNECT WITH SEAN</p><p>---------------------------------------------</p><p>▶ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/seanweisbrot</p><p>▶ Inquiries: welivetobuild@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>---------------------------</p><p>🕒 CHAPTERS</p><p>---------------------------</p><p>00:00 - \"My Business Was Shut Down\" - The Full Story</p><p>07:22 - The Idea: Bottling Water From My Parents' Land</p><p>18:17 - Launching with the First $1000 in Sales</p><p>26:08 - Winning \"Best Water in the World\" &amp; Getting Into the Oscars</p><p>34:45 - The 3000% Sales Spike &amp; The Cease and Desist Letter</p><p>39:49 - The #1 Lesson From a Multi-Million Dollar Failure</p>","author_name":"Sean Weisbrot"}