Paradoxical

Trash Panda Disc Golf wants to go out of business

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Episode notes

What happens when a maker who plays disc golf, cares about the environment and has a background in marketing starts experimenting in their garage? Well, in the case of today’s guest, Jesse Stedman, you get Trash Panda Disc Golf, a Colorado business that makes flying discs out of recycled plastic.

Listen in as we talk about Jesse’s journey, including

* Why it took a decade to go from inspiration to action in starting up Trash Panda

* Why what Jesse didn’t know was so important in Trash Panda coming to life

* The benefit of creating a YouTube channel before even having a product

* Trash Panda’s unusual disc names and the meanings behind them

* How Jesse turned a byproduct of the injection molding process into a key design element in Trash Panda’s first disc

* How Jesse has used values & constraints both to simplify his decision making and strengthen the clarity of the brand

* The good and bad of product launches

* Why Jesse decided to pursue B-Corp certification

Learn more at Trash Panda Disc Golf’s YouTube channel and website.

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