HTE 030: Grind Away and Put In The Work w/ Connor Riley

Today’s guest is from Phoenix, Arizona and was raised in a family of entrepreneurs. He attended the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Arizona, where he came up with an innovative business idea —- subscription based coffee —- and called it MistoBox.. Before graduating, he and his co-founder Samantha Meis launched a successful Kickstarter campaign where he received the initial $9,000 in funding to start the business — this was in April 2012. They began operations in July 2012. Our guest and his partner recently took MistoBox onto the tv show Shark Tank — a tough show to get onto and an even tougher place to get funding. They received a $75,000 boost from serial entrepreneur Mark Cuban. Now, let’s hack… Connor Riley.

What you will learn in this episode:

Why Connor purchased a $12,000 printer that he hasn’t used The difference between business school and entrepreneurship school Why you should remain focused on what it is you want to do How to choose what you need to do rather than what you think you should

Resources and links mentioned:

MistoBox MistoBox on Twitter MistoBox on Shark Tank McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship - University of Arizona Show sponsor: FreshBooks (30-day Free Trial)