09/28/2017
3. BUILD FROM AN EXISTING NETWORK IF YOU HAVE ONE |
To build the business quickly, Lam turned to community connections — he found it to be a powerful network of expertise and experience. A network of fellow churchgoers proved to be a good resource.
"Our pastors have fostered a community where people believe in each other's dreams. Members are encouraged to mentor and bless others freely," he said. Lam met a coffee roaster, several business mentors and a few investors at his place of worship.
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Two office workers turned lunchtime and late-night experiments with a SodaStream into a Whole Foods deal and booming coffee soda business.