PODCAST: What went wrong with BrewDog?
From The Lock In Pub Podcast by William Reed Ltd
March 23, 2026 · 1h 21m
About this episode
The episode examines the failures of BrewDog and its founder James Watt's response to criticism.
As BrewDog founder James Watt continues to gnash his teeth and blame everyone but himself, the Lock In team take a look back at the business and ask, what went wrong with BrewDog.
People in this episode
Host: Lock In team
Topics covered
- BrewDog
- business failure
- entrepreneurship
- company analysis
- leadership
Keywords
- BrewDog
- James Watt
- business analysis
- failure
- entrepreneurship
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BrewDog
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