We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for starting a liquor company:

#1: Umberto Luchini, founder of Wolf Spirit Distillery:

We chatted with with Umberto, founder of Wolf Spirit Distillery ($300K/month). In our interview, Umberto says:

It is very important to follow your passion, because only that will carry you through the pain and uncertainty that, I promise you, lie ahead.

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#2: Justin Fenchel, founder of BeatBox Beverages:

We chatted with with Justin, founder of BeatBox Beverages ($11M/month). In our interview, Justin says:

You have to hire great people to get great results. Once we started bringing in people with industry experience things really started to turn for us.

Additionally:

It took us a good 7 years to figure out the right combination of product, team, distribution network, and marketing. We almost went out of business probably 5 times...have gone months without salaries, many sleepless nights.

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#3: Justin Fenchel, founder of BeatBox Beverages:

We chatted with with Justin, founder of BeatBox Beverages ($11M/month). In our interview, Justin says:

Being profitable and growing profitably will be more important than ever.

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#4: Justin Fenchel, founder of BeatBox Beverages:

We chatted with with Justin, founder of BeatBox Beverages ($11M/month). In our interview, Justin says:

Don’t just assume your idea is great. Even if your family and friends say so. Get a prototype out into the market. Get people outside of your network to tell you it’s a good idea.

Additionally:

What has helped make us successful was having such a unique and differentiated product. We got people’s attention from day one. We also had several people high up in the alcohol industry tell us we were crazy, but that just motivated us in that we were onto something the big players just didn’t understand.

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#5: Umberto Luchini, founder of Wolf Spirit Distillery:

We chatted with with Umberto, founder of Wolf Spirit Distillery ($300K/month). In our interview, Umberto says:

Have fun along the way. Enjoy the journey and don’t obsess about the destination. Your people will appreciate it and you will come out a better person.

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#6: Umberto Luchini, founder of Wolf Spirit Distillery:

We chatted with with Umberto, founder of Wolf Spirit Distillery ($300K/month). In our interview, Umberto says:

The most important habits I must maintain are focus, resilience, and flexibility. I must enforce a delicate balance of not changing strategy too often, but being nimble enough to change it when I realize that something is not working out as hoped.

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#7: Justin Fenchel, founder of BeatBox Beverages:

We chatted with with Justin, founder of BeatBox Beverages ($11M/month). In our interview, Justin says:

What got us here won't get us there, and despite the incredible growth we have to constantly find ways to break the wheel and build better systems/processes.

Additionally:

You have to stay alive long enough until you can figure it out. So if you truly believe in your product, vision, company, etc….then don’t give up. Keep fighting until you figure it out

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Starting A Liquor Company: Everything You Need To Know

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