Brand Strategy: How to Test if a Product Will Sell Before Actually Creating it | My First Million

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The guest, founder of Liquid Death, shares how they built brand interest for a water brand with a deliberately provocative name by proving concept-market fit on social media before raising capital or producing physical product. By generating millions of views and distributor interest through a $3k Facebook campaign, they de-risked the business enough to raise a friends-and-family round for production, then attracted Science (an investor) once they had a physical can to demonstrate.

Key takeaways

• For contrarian ideas that seem unmarketable, the guest validated Liquid Death’s concept on social media first—generating retailer and distributor inbound interest—before raising capital, reducing perceived risk for investors.
• The guest sources spring water from the Austrian Alps specifically for its natural mineral profile and pH balance, contrasting with most U.S. water brands that use municipal tap water, strip it via reverse osmosis, and artificially add minerals back in.
• Bringing a physical product prototype to investor meetings was a turning point: once Science could hold the can, they understood the brand’s appeal in a way digital images couldn’t convey, leading to a larger funding partnership.

Episode details: published June 13, 2020 · 6.6K views · 8:08 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The business ideas, figures and results discussed are the hosts’ and guests’ own claims, shared as brainstorming and entertainment — not verified facts and not investment advice.

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