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 skateboard company:

#1: Zack Fleishman, founder of Shark Wheel:

We chatted with with Zack, founder of Shark Wheel ($1M/month). In our interview, Zack says:

Put your business first. Take an outsider’s look at what is causing your business to struggle. I have always believed that pretending to be a coach is the best way to learn. So, if you were to coach your own business, what would you say?

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#2: Zack Fleishman, founder of Shark Wheel:

We chatted with with Zack, founder of Shark Wheel ($1M/month). In our interview, Zack says:

Form a team. No matter how hard you work or how talented you are, you will need a talented team to help you.

Additionally:

We made great decisions applying for government grants. We had no idea over 90% of all funding for small businesses actually comes from SBIR grants. I wish we had applied for grants right when we began the company and not 5 years after inception.

Further:

Stay away from accelerators and incubators. Most of these seem to be great at first glance… until you realize they are trying to leverage innovative companies to raise money for themselves.

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#3: Jeff Anning, founder of Evolve Skateboards:

We chatted with with Jeff, founder of Evolve Skateboards ($/month). In our interview, Jeff says:

Everybody can have an idea but the process of turning it into a top-shelf product where people around the globe can buy it and get support, if necessary, is the biggest challenge.

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#4: Zack Fleishman, founder of Shark Wheel:

We chatted with with Zack, founder of Shark Wheel ($1M/month). In our interview, Zack says:

Don’t waste money. Take a measured approach, do A/B testing, slowly scale up ad spend and track what is working and what is not working.

Additionally:

Too many people build their product and then they try to figure out how to sell it. You need to know that answer before you build it.

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Starting A Skateboard Company: Everything You Need To Know

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