Why My Business Failed - The TryPod Ep. 175
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- Опубліковано 17 сер 2022
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THE TRYPOD
The Try Guys have swam with sharks, survived in the wild, shocked themselves with birthing simulators, and risked their lives for their videos. In this weekly podcast they dissect their experiences as internet creators and best friends who have made a living failing upwards.
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PODCAST PRODUCER
Miles Bonsignore
PODCAST INTERN
Rainie Toll - Комедії
Keith doing the sauces reminds me of Simply Nailogical starting Holo Taco. Keith has made chicken so much a part of his own brand for so long that it seemed like a logical next step.
Cris making nailpolish created a random collection for me. I don't paint my nails often but I own every single polish and collection box. Sometimes it just works. I may have to start exploring Keith sauce bc my body is starting to hate the heat I love.
@@eloxinr I'm in the exact same boat. I don't often do my nails but I love glitter polishes, so I have most of them. The Gala collection was right up my alley. I'm needing shelves now for all of the bottles! I was also going to look up Keith's sauces for literally the same reason.
Simply💜💿
I started painting my nails because of Cristine! She made it seem fun and I realized how much I enjoy that little bit of self care. It is now part of my Sunday night routine. I only own a handful of Holo Taco polishes, but l love the ones I have
I feel the same way. Part of why I started buying her products was because she has always been so open and honest in her reviews of products. This is what made me trust her when she came out with her own brand. Similarly Keith has a long standing conversation about his tongue and how hot sauce effects him. It shows I can trust the marketing around his product due to his history of product reviews (though may have been unintended) in the past.
Thing is, Zadiko isn't a failure. It sold out at launch and continued to sell for a while. You have just decided not to keep offering the product. That is just the way companies work sometimes. We need to stop thinking of short term things as failures just because our grandkids won't be using them x
100% agreed!!
Keith talking about how excited he was for that tour in September, and then when the tour happened he was filled with so much anxiety over the 404 error he couldn’t even enjoy it, breaks my heart looking back at it
Show idea for Zach- Have a 'tea time' where you discuss tea culture, media, and topics of interest with varying guests who deal with disability and invisible/chronic illness. This creates a platform for disabled artists, novelists, youtubers, etc to get exposure or share their work that can sometimes get overshadowed. Pair it with a tea blend of the guest's choice, or use the episode for you both to explore different styles of roasts/blends you, or they, might not have tried before.
This idea would be amazing!
Love this!
Love and support you so much Zach but a new product needs to fulfill a need. I feel like I’m pretty set in my tea choices so you’re going into a really competitive market. Keith making hot sauce that isn’t hot serves an entire market of people wanting a flavour who can’t handle heat. Choosing this niche creates a segment he can target. If you had a need that wasn’t being met and then made a product for it by having something totally unique you can efficiently market a product. I would suggest novel pain management tools or entertainment workout videos for people who have pain, stop motion innovation products for kids places where you are truly an expert and can make a unique product.
This is perfect. Or even if the tea focused on pain management. Something.
the thing is, as soon as you go into "health" products you need expertise and testing. i mean, i know in the us u can apparently sell anything and everything no matter how dangerous it might be as long as no one sues you, but the responsible would be to test things first. clinical studies and all. unless it's something really minor like a stress ball for your hands or something like that. even workout videos does not seem to be something you should do imo without a degree in sports or at least some sort of training.
@@Freaky0Nina 100% true yep.
@Idefix excellent point!
But the kids product idea🤔 was something i was going to suggest given it had big impact on him as a child
I really respect Zach for this insight into his tea venture, and his self awareness regarding why it failed. As for not having a regular show on the main channel (though I love Candid Competition), you guys own a production company. Why can't you just make some of the weird shit that's in your head? Start writing and filming shorts. Get experimental. I personally have always wanted to see that sort of thing on the channel. Not every single piece of content needs to be optimized. Take some risks now and again, and fulfill some dreams while you're at it. The fan base will support you.
The little songs and random skits/improv that they do in videos are my FAVORITE PART!! Especially Keith’s whole mini songs 😂 they get stuck in my head lol
I think all four of them have to agree on it for it to make it on the channel
Plus they have employees to support, so I imagine video ideas need to be worthwhile enough to divert time and resources away from things that are clearly successful.
I totally miss Candid Competition. I wish there were more episodes!
After today's podcast, seems that's the way they've wanted to go for a while now! Seems you'll be getting your wish :-)
Also, tea(especially loose leaf) doesn't run out as quickly as hot sauce. I'm so glad you are being transparent about it. Love Rainy's thought that you can't be successful without failure. Totally true. :)
Me living in a tea drinking country where I always run out of tea while my fridge is full of sauce 💀 I guess it's just not a product for America 🙈
I bought two packets of the tea and had it shipped here to New Zealand, it arrived in September 2020 and I'm still drinking it hahahaha
what? lol
@@faceofvision I agree. Many people drink tea multiple times a day, but most Americans don't. It's weird, I love tea but rarely drink it. I also love hot sauce, but use it sparingly as well.
This idea of “staying hungry” is so alien to me. Like what kind of wild capitalist brainwashing do you have to go through to want to never feel content?
Speaking of ads…. I really wish you guys would stop working with better help. I’m a therapist and it is not a good company for clients or providers
If you are comfortable, can you share why?
I get annoyed with how they advertise. Like "cheaper than going through insurance" "available at any time"
@@hildyvanhefeweizen2762 Mickey Atkins has good videos about why they’re not a great company, I would recommend watching them!
Thank you!
I only ever see people say good things about it and, for a second during the pandemic, it was really working for me. But it very quickly turned terrible because the "professionals" on the other end are just doing it as a part time gig so most of them act like they can't be bothered with you're problems.
In the midst of the primary lockdown, one of them actually said "Well, I don't know what else to tell you." Which, yea, no shit, literally everyone was going through it at that specific point in time. But that is 100% never ok for a therapist to say to their client.
K, rant over.
Seconding this! As a (former) client it was fine in a pinch, but I had some less than great experiences. Among other things, they also recently took providers' information from other websites and advertised those therapists (without their permission or notifying them) as working for betterhelp when they don't, and didn't respond to requests to take down those therapists' information.
I’d love to see Zach make a cbd oil or some funky comfortable hippie pants
I'm totally on board with the CBD oil, and it seems like it's in his wheelhouse.
Pants would be ideal !
I could see Zach owning an online hippie shop. lol
i need both these things tbh
OMG ZACBD OIL!!
ty zach for chatting about failing at a company and for keith offering insight to what made his work. this convo in the podcast relates to much to what the core message of the try guys have - /trying/ and being ok with failure because we can try again!!
zach is an incredibly creative person and im always impressed by the niche and campy content he wants to make. i honestly would just love to see zach lean more into the weird stuff he wants to do and does do because there really isn't anything like it on youtube anymore.
I absolutely love this comment! Yes, I totally agree. This was such an enlightening conversation
@@Wintersno yes!! this was a really nice convo to hear, especially wedged in between so much hustle culture that is so prevalent on youtube right now.
What Zach has done by way of disability and inclusion on this platform is a huge success, and maybe down the line, the tea thing will pop up again somewhere.
That’s huge compliment coming from you 🌹 I’m grateful you helped him on his journey
The tea was also released during the pandemic so paying more for something you can get so much cheaper is not always an option for most people. But I honestly liked It and I think it can do better now that people are in better places too.
We’re going into a recession now. People aren’t going to spend more money for handcrafted tea when they can get okay tea at the supermarket. My friend works as a waxer and her schedule has emptied so much bc people can’t afford things and waxing is one of the first things people are cutting out of their budget. We’re still not in a market to promote leisure spending yet.
@@arianamaria_ I don’t even know what a waxer is 😭
@@KamikazekaitoKoki I think her actual title is esthetician but basically she waxes peoples hair off. Eyebrows, bikini lines, Brazilians, etc. It’s an interesting line of work
Billie eilish did this asking her fans to draw merch for her... Like dude at this point she's a millionaire and taking people's art for free?? Like damn, a lot of people in the art community refused to participate because it was super unethical
honeslty curious, if she/he/whoever would do this paid more than the usual commision amount. does that count as unethical?
@@Heeyitsmika well yes because only the winner was getting paid, not the millions of people that participated and basically gave her team free ideas for merch
@@WYIN98 ahhh that makes total sense, didnt think about that part of the competition. Thank you
This is it, guys. Advice that will go for Miles has reached a point where he is literally recommending breathing. There is nowhere to go from here.
Maybe he can recommend being alive? I got nothin after that
😂
Love when Zachs like "Neds Dentist appointment? Cool I don't care" and Keith saying "Neds dentist appointment in 10 minutes, cool hope he goes!" Couldn't help but laugh
Proud of the try guys for admitting and talking about their failures. It's apart of life and with the rise of social media we don't get to see the moments our friends and family fail at trying things because social media makes you want to only share your success. Good on them!
I was so intrigued by this, for the reason you shared. I'm glad Zach is talking about this.
It's not them Keith is thriving as is Eugene and Ned owns the damn company, Zack is the failure
@@geraldineyorarou2221 failure doesn't define a person, it allows for growth, everyone fails at one point
@@geraldineyorarou2221 the energy it took to write this, is it helpful or hurtful? Does putting.people down give your brain some much needed saratonin?? Ill never understand why people feel the need to put complete strangers down?
@@aynv4861 I'm just correcting the fact they said the try guys are talking about failing, just Zack is
Even if the tea didn't work out, there's other very cool things Zach has done otherwise. I like to shout out his videos on Ankylosing spondylitis and its effects on him. My co-worker just told me he was diagnosed with that recently, and I only would have known what that was and how it effects my co-worker due to the videos. And he was like "I'm surprised you've even heard of it!" The disability awareness work on the channel has been informative and great. So...I think that outweighs the tea "failure" imo! Also, Rainie's bird conversation interpretations, I used to imagine the birds having gossip sessions and sometimes still think that, lol!
He even gives awareness beyond Ankylosing spondylitis. Since he described it as a kind of arthritis in a video talking about him trying to gain 20 pounds of muscle, I decided to try doing stretching and strength training in the mornings because I’ve been dealing with pretty shitty arthritis. I had been dealing with shitty arthritis since my late teens/early 20’s. I thought it would make me feel more shitty cuz I knew exercise makes my muscles hurt, so climbing up the stairs, which was already painful for me, would be more painful. But I was surprised that it actually made me feel better. Like climbing up the stairs was less painful for my knees. And my entire body felt less achy. I felt like I had a bigger range of movement without pain. I could throw a ball for my dog without feeling pain and fearing accidentally tearing something. I don’t know if it’s all placebo for me, but that video really inspired me to get healthy through exercise, and it made my arthritis less bad.
Yeah, my grandpa had AS and I still never heard of it until Zach spread awareness
This group of four just has the best dynamic. Rainie was such a great addition to the podcast, I love how everyone’s energy blends here
Just like the tea
Keith’s hot sauce made sense because I associate him with food and I know he can’t handle spice. When Zach came out with tea, it didn’t really make sense to me because i I didn’t associate Zach with tea.
I agree with the other comments that if Zach came out with CBD products or pain management, that would make sense and I would trust his recommendation much more than tea.
Very interesting insight and thank you for addressing this Zach!
Zach's tea interest seemed more like a thing that the office knew about but it wasn't his brand. Keith has talked about chicken/food even before Try Guys.
What is cbd
I could genuinely see Zach create a line of unique sweaters/jackets thats fill his "fun quirky goofy" vibe of fashion. I could see it being a really big hit!
i appreciate zach’s transparency so much here! i remember at the time of the zadiko videos it felt a little off, and knowing the backstory now it makes sense.
Same. and I love his note about how many people were buying it just to support him...that's exactly how I felt. I had bags of loose leaf tea waiting to be consumed by me and though I love it, did not need another one and would have only bought it because of Zach
I bought the initial release, but found the turmeric tea very meh. The lemongrass tea was nice, but not enough to pay the price for it. Though it did inspire me to start mixing more of the herbal teas that I already had. One of my go to combos now for evening tea is a mix of lemon-ginger, peppermint, and chamomile teas that I can get locally.
Just need Zach to know: 1. I listen to the TryPod exclusively on my podcast app so I'm coming here for him to know that I ... 2: love his tea brand and am bummed he sees it as a failure. I have a copious amount of tea (as many tea lovers do) and I have bought all his flavours. But I really don't need to restock that often because I have so much tea. Even my top favourite tea that I drink weekly, sometimes I even make a large batch of iced tea from it - I probably only buy a container (it's loose leaf) a year, maybe two. Unless you're selling bagged tea, it's kinda hard to have a heavy rotation of customers restocking their favourite flavours on a regular basis. Most tea brands are either big, big corporations or really small local brands that produce in small batches. I hope he knows that he has a great high-quality product, but a tea brand just isn't going to bring in $$$ the way Keith's hot sauce can be gone through at a much faster rate.
Also - for the love of god I need Zach to open that CBD bar in LA. I would actually visit LA for that
I feel like Candid Competition needs to be a reality show. I make upscale pizza for a living and my favorite thing is when people order things like a face made out of olives and pepperoni. How about take some people in the field and see if pizza sculptures can be a thing? Create something epic.
I hI I I don’t have
Missed opportunity to call this “The Tea on Zadicko”
As someone who has their own small tea business, mixing all the blends myself, I felt kinda sad that I've been doing all this by myself and then this was "you can start a business with $500!" but Zach clearly had so many other things to help him, like already having a brand & fanbase and also someone else was actually making & shipping the tea. So while I'm really sad to hear that it fell through for you, I'm glad to hear that the whole time, you knew this wasn't exactly realistic for people in the way that it was being presented. It's definitely possible! But it's a lot of work.
Drop the business name! I'm curious
@@wingedambition I’m curious too!
As a small business owner myself….. f***ing PREACH!!!!
Hello sir! We work with names ❤️
Gimme that business name!
I really want a try guys episode where the guys are at the mercy of Miles. Just let Miles go nuts and plan a video for the guys and don't let any of them know what he's got planned until filming. Give him a budget and total creative freedom and see where that beautiful brain takes him lmao
Video Idea: Try Guys Try Advice That Goes for Miles
I would love to see Keith try to go outside every morning for a week 🤣
I love this idea!!!
I'm just ready for the Grey's Anatomy bathtub binge sessions
Yessssss! This would be great!
OMG I LOVE IT
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I’ve been BEGGING for candid competition to be a regular thing. Like PLEASE
Up! Up! UP!!! I always hope their next video is Candid Competition!
I appreciate that Zach originally wanted compostable packaging. Also, it was clear in one of the videos that Zach wanted to pay his designer fairly and not exploit them. That was great to see.
I appreciate this conversation about starting a business (specifically as someone in media) and the contrast between Zach’s and Keith’s products.
I’ve been genuinely interested in hearing about Ned and Ariel’s experience with their Baby Steps podcast, cookbook, and other brand deals.
Zach - Don't be too hard on yourself! I used to work with DAVIDsTEA and they sunk BIG bucks into breaking in to the US market and it was a crushing failure. They had huge backing and marketing budgets and still struggled - it's a hard market in the US where tea culture isn't as strong as other places.
I love Davidstea! This is sad
I was honestly so sad when David’s tea closed all the US locations but their online site is so good I got over it haha
I didn't know who the Try Guys were until recently, and didn't know about Zach's tea business. As someone who is currently at war with Davids Tea I would love alternative tea companies.
@@AsilEroom1 why are you at war with them? 👀👀
@@aerypear2254 they took a very long time to process my order and i tried to cancel it 3 times. They kept saying they had to check with their warehouse to make sure it didn't already ship. Each check with the warehouse was a week minimum before I called back. Then they agreed to submit a cancellation request bc apparently the phone customer service rep wasn't actually able to process a cancellation themselves. It wasn't until started a credit card dispute that magically my order was processed and shipped out two days after the dispute notice.
as a tea drinker the zadiko teas are pretty reasonable for good quality tea, but I also spent $80 at a tea store today so I'm not the typical viewer in that sense
Awww that’s sad to hear. I believe Zach’s intentions with the fan art was genuine
Ngl I've been wondering for a while as to what happened to Zadiko Tea Co
So I’ve never really had money for UA-camr merch, but one of the very few things I’ve ever gotten was the mission chill tea. I’ve made it for myself and for a lot of my friends when they were sick and every person I gave it to loved it.
Same here! I don't even drink tea and live in New Zealand so the shipping was more than the tea itself, but I desperately wanted Mission Chill, and I love it (still have some)
Love Keith's thought about having ti accept that you no longer have time for something that once brought you joy. I'm currently at a weird place with theater where I still love it, but don't realistically have the time to commit to 3 hour rehearsals 6 nights a week on top of double majoring with other extra curricular. Currently wrestling with how much I can be involved this upcoming year and I really appreciate that comment
I can't wait for Miles' baby advise and the eye rolls from Ned. Congrats Miles!!!
Ned eye rolls unlikely now.... 👀😬
For anyone on the fence about trying Keith's sauce, they are SOO good & unique & are an amazing heat level for someone trying to just test/push themselves. Also have to say that 2 bottles did break in one of my 3 packs one time, and Heatonist was on it & so quick getting replacements sent out. GREAT company to deal with! 15/10 will and have bought again :) :)
As someone who is attempting to start my own business, I loved the Zadiko series. And as someone who is still going through the ebbs and flows of trying to be creative and independently employed, I really appreciated this episode.
Any thought on making a Zach show about what he eats? Their food videos do really well and maybe one called “Can I eat it?” Where he takes random dishes and makes it to his dietary needs. He’s not the best cook and it’d be great fun or have the other two guys and a guest try to make a dish for him.
Ok, so after procrastinating for a year I had finally actually gone to the try-shop and I couldn't find the teas, only the hot sauce. Pretty sad but understandable since a lot of businesses close too soon.
the teas are still available on the Art of Tea website
You can still buy all four of Zach original tea blends. Ps - they are fabulous! I just placed another order in case they run out ;)
“The best thing that came from this is I got a lifetime supply of tea” 😂😂😂😂
A couple of months ago, I made my own tea company; Herbal Farmacy Functional Teas. I remembered Zach's videos on starting a tea business and took some of it to heart. It was very challenging and still is. I took a different niche than Zach however. I wanted to highlight medicinal herbs in a delicious tea blend. I worked at and managed a healthfood store and went to school for holistic nutrition, so I had the knowledge and passion for the products I'm making. I'm kind of sad that Zach's tea didn't pan out the way he wanted it to, but at least it inspired me to try my hand at it. Success to me doesn't mean I make a lot of money. My success will look like I help people with their anxiety, stress and lack of focus when they use my tea, and they love the flavour too. Thanks for the inspiration Zach. ❤️
I hope he sees this comment because I know he will be happy to read it and see that he inspired somebody else to succeed, which is a win!
When Zach said "Design Competition" I knew what was coming next 😂😂
It's a learning curve and it sucks to learn in real-time basically in front of the world
i’m obsessed with the camera jumping to everyone on their phones during the miles nation theme song
Love Rainie hyping Miles up during Advice 😂 really love their friendship!
The contrast between Keith and Zach regarding their individual products was really interesting and made a lot of sense. I really like when they explain the behind the scenes aspects. It feels like Zach would do well with a product that was a means of donating to a cause, instead of just generating profit.
Miles’ advice is actually super helpful for getting your circadian rhythm back in check and start getting tired for sleep earlier (if you struggle to fall asleep at a normal time)
Zach found the perfect shirt to match those shoes...I'm impressed
Wanted to let you know, as someone who drinks an obscene amount of tea, your stuff was really good and I still have some in the house. I'm really glad you put your idea out there for us to experience. 😊
its still in the art of tea page!
I may be in the minority but I love it when you guys discuss the process and details of running your business.
IDK if Zach will see this, but your Mission Chill tea was one of my mom's favorite things. I had bought some on a whim and my mom being a major ice green tea lover with a cold brew system she exclusively uses for making iced tea, she saw the bag I had bought and immediately fell in love. She swears by it to help her sleep at night and calls it her "sleepy time" tea. It was also the tea that helped me introduce the youtube channel to her as a whole.
Keith: I rarely even eat anything (in eat the menu) with the hot sauce on it.
Also keith: *puts his hot sauce on ice cream in the Baskin Robin's episide because there was nothing else to put it on*
About "guilty pleasures" I really like watching movies, and I wish that podcast, would be more interactive and let the audience choose which movies are going to be discussed, furthermore if they can post like a monthly calendar of movies that would be awesome, because I usually don't listen when there is movies that I hvent watched or know
This is a great idea!
Yep it would be good if it were like a book club including interaction- like email in your thoughts on this movie and we will read some out or we will call one listener etc
Even though I'm an avid loose-leaf tea drinker, I never opted in to buying Zadiko tea because the price was simply too high compared to similar products on the market. I can purchase amazing, delicious cream earl grey for far less from Tiesta. 🤷♀️
Proud of you, Zach. It was a very honest and learning experience and it made me respect you more and more. ❤️
Zach, you are right on, I wanted to buy it to support you, but it wasn’t my bag and fair fucking play for being so open and honest about it all! You really analyse and think about your fab base and the right way to get people involved in supporting you and the fan base. Mad respect! We love you guys❤️
This episode was great, thank you. I am a strong believer that we as a society/culture need to embrace failure and imperfections-talk about and normalize failure, correcting ourselves, apologizing and talking through our mistakes, etcetera.
I work in an elementary school and already see kids putting themselves down for “not being perfect.” So I love when people talk about their failures and/or their tumultuous journeys-kids and people in general need to see that you don’t have to be perfect.
Thank you. I adore and respect you all so much.
It's a bit weird watching this knowing it's right before the Ned stuff happened
Zach said so many smart things in this episode. Love how honest, upfront and real this conversation was.
I’d love to watch you and Maggie plan your wedding in real time. Those episodes of creation, plus seeing the final product would be awesome, plus maybe include some DIY items and ideas that regular people like myself who don’t make tons of money can do on our own or with our family and friends! It’s a feel good, gather together, short video series that has a beginning and an end and maybe even a part 1&2 finale! Idk, take it into consideration, I loved Kieths wedding video, but there wasn’t a lead up of creation! Idk just throwing ideas.
Weddings have enough pressure without making it channel content lol
Knowsy...
for the record i absolutely loved zadiko tea!! the breakfast blend was not only so tasty, but the amount of caffeine in it was perfect for people who have a sensitivity to caffeine
one of the best things about the try guys is that any combination of the four of them is gold, every try guy is my favorite try guy ❤
the camera switching from Rainee to Zach to Keith on their phones and back to Zach then back to Keith was hilarious😂comedy gold Rainee!
LOVE this insight. Failure can feel so isolating and overwhelming and this shed some good light on it. Thank you for sharing that story zaddy. Would love to hear more down to earth stories like this love y’all
I am part of Keith’s market. I like flavor but not excessive heat. I just got Keith’s hot sauce trio for my husband for a special anniversary gift because he likes mild hot sauce, but now that I know it’s not as hot as even mild hot sauce, I’m excited as well to put it on new recipes we’ve tried that end up being too bland or that actually call for hot sauce as part of the recipe. Unfortunately, I don’t like tea and was honestly getting so tired of some videos being about the premise of promoting merch that I didn’t even think to gift Zach’s tea to others who like tea.
As a loose leaf tea drinker and enthusiast myself, last month was the first time I've ever heard of Zach's tea company, mainly because of the drama that happened and watching more of their videos everyday since then. I'm going to buy Zach's tea now, but I'm sad that it wasn't as successful (understandably so). I think the majority of tea drinkers just didn't hear about it soon enough, but I'm glad we still get to support Zach's business until supplies run out.
The Zadiko mug is still for sale on the try guys merch shop:). We should go buy them!
Love the lore behind the chicken sauce and tea!! I was wondering what happened to the company. I couldn't find the website when I was trying to restock my supply, but thankfully Art of Tea still has it on their own website. Much love to Zach and Keith, this insight is much appreciated.
When Rainie interjects, is that called a Rain Drop? Because I LOVE that.
Really enjoy these sorts of pod episodes more than the silly non sensical/no topic ones. So much to learn and also entertaining bts info. More of these please!
I will say as a Canadian I would love to be able to buy the hot sauces on Amazon Canada or something that has more Canada friendly shipping.
yes to this! i have tried so many times to get the hot sauce but the shipping always stops me. i can’t justify paying as much for shipping as i’m spending on the hot sauce
I really appreciated this episode. It's really insightful hearing the behind the scenes story of this "failure". Very powerful learning experience. Thank you for sharing!
I liked Zach’s tea. It got me back into loose leaf tea. I couldn’t buy it often because most were caffeinated, and I have to limit my caffeine intake. I first got the herbal one at launch while I was recovering from being hospitalized from covid, and it did help with the inflammation reduction during those early days of recovery. I still have some and I keep it at my work desk.
Keith my brother in law has 4 Facebook market place pianos and now has become the Facebook market place piano guy who is desperately trying to get rid of some pianos lmao
Zach, the Guilty Pleasures podcast is my favorite on the Try Pod! The loose leaf tea business is highly competitive, and the costs that sprang up from the pandemic didn't help. Glad you're able to talk about these topics, and I hope this means we'll just have more Guilty Pleasures!
love how open and honest you guys are!
I don't know if it's just me but, I never bought zadiko tea because every time it'd been brought up (that I saw at least) felt super gimmicky to me? I don't know how exactly to explain it it just, in a way didn't feel genuine? however, watching this gave me a different feeling about it anddddd....I just bought two bags.
Thank you for the honesty and the process behind running a small business. It wasn't the right time, but if you find another idea that's less niche and more marketable, I wanna support it.
Appreciated this real convo. Something about this energy with Keith, Zach, Rainie and Miles
I did actually know that Zadiko wasn't successful only because you mentioned it in that podcast where you got the person interviewing you to buy like 800$ worth of tea.
One of the things I've loved about Zach and Keith is that they both take their passions into the office - I'm a former nanny myself, and disabled, so it's nice to see them both bring those aspects of themselves into the workplace and get appreciated for it!
Thanks so much for shedding some light on the situation. I was just confused as it was happening and hearing what actually happened was super enlightening. Thank you
This episode reminded me that I'm running low on chicken and burger sauce. I'm so excited for the new sauce he's working on that's actually hot!
This was my favourite episode of
The trypod in a while - felt very engaged and insightful and showed your appreciation for the fans
Yes! Felt very real :)
You have the best podcast episode titles! Also, I love LifeStraw. Great for trips abroad with non potable water.
yes Rainey!! “a mansion with foster kids and foster dogs” is my ideal scenario 💕 love the representation of gen z women going against societal norms
@anherb shes not, anyone 25 and under is classified as Gen Z. she’s literally the same age as me.
People are reluctant to discuss when business goes awry, and it makes people feel lonely when they think they're the only one struggling. Being a small business owner is hard and many have to rework their businesses or start new ones until they find something that fits both the kind of product/service customers want and the kind of business they want to have. I've closed a business before too until I could figure out how to make it work for me instead of losing my life to the business. Now I'm so happy with my new business, which I couldn't have figured out if I hadn't taken a break from my first business.
It was fun to stumble on this mention Keith! We love making your sauces at BBVT and we're shipping out some Burger Sauce tomorrow!
I appreciate the consistency Keith, Ned, and Zach because they are in the videos more and how much a video that aren't in love with topic wise still includes them.
I am looking forward to see Eugene with all his passion projects.
Oh man, I want a behind the scenes making of Keith's hot sauce. Sounds like a neat operation.
I love this video so much. Thank you so much for talking about everything so candidly. Zach, I love your content. You bring zany, fun energy and you’re contribution to the Try Guys is unmatched. I also loved Keith here - lending a sympathetic, kind ear. This is motivating to us as viewers
This episode was the best in a long time for me. Kudos to all of you guys!! ❤️
Also I just love learning about this from Zach. The story behind zadiko is so interesting and makes so much sense, like the reasons the business didn’t work are so interesting and wholesome and real and this was just such an interesting behind the scenes. Wooo 🎉
This was an amazing episode, maybe even my favourite. Thank you Zach for being so honest.
Was really hyped for Zadiko but then the tea was just too expensive and not unique enough to justify buying it from the UK because we have a lot of tea companies doing really different teas over here for cheaper. Sad to hear it didn't take off over there tho, because it seemed like the competition was so much less from what you were saying in your docs on it x
I would love to always hear about your guys failures! This was so interesting and I’m happy that you owned it and learned from it
It's funny because I'm an avid tea drinker so I had 0 clue that Zadiko wasn't doing well. When it was announced I was so excited because I drink tea every day. I'm bummed the tea is gone, especially Mission Chill, but I totally understand the struggle and I'm glad you're letting go! I'm exciting to see what's next
I loved this episode so much! Thank you for being open about your experience