Hydro Flask: Travis Rosbach. How a thirsty surfer changed the water bottle industry

We ran out of money. We had about Ten employees at that point. And so I write this letter that says, you know, dear employees, I'm sorry, but I'm

I'm gonna have to close down the business. Yeah. Friday morning I call everybody into the office to tell'em that we're closing down. And the phone rings, and the the lady at the front desk says there's this guy here who wants to see you.

And he says, Travis, I'm here to talk to you. And I said, I'm sorry, I'm not hiring and I'm not even interested. Thank you. And he says, Well I might want to invest. Welcome to How I Built This. A show about innovators, entrepreneurs, idealists, and the stories behind the movements.

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