About this episode

Matt Haycox interviews Nishant Sharma about building a premium spirits brand from scratch and overcoming significant challenges.

Most founders don’t fail because the product is bad, they fail because they run out of cash, lose focus, or can’t win distribution. In this episode, Matt sits down with Nishant Sharma, founder of Rutland Square Spirits, to unpack the real story behind building a premium spirits brand from scratch: moving from India to Scotland with £500, hitting near-bankruptcy with £25 in the bank, suffering a near-fatal heart attack, then rebuilding through ruthless product focus (one SKU for 3 years), real...

People in this episode

Host: Matt Haycox

Guest: Nishant Sharma

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• spirits brand
• business challenges
• cash flow
• product focus

Keywords

• spirits brand
• entrepreneurship
• cash flow
• product focus
• Nishant Sharma

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rutland Square Spirits

Places: India, Scotland

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