#1532 Three startup myths debunked by a founder selling meat online




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Summary: We’re going to shatter some myths in this interview. The first myth is if you’re going to be a startup entrepreneur, you need to be a software entrepreneur. Today’s guest sells meat online. Meat! A product that’s existed and that people have consumed about as long as humans have been around. Wait until you find out how well he’s doing with it. The second myth is that you have to raise money. He did it with a previous company and has some pretty strong opinions about what happens when you raise money and why you probably don’t want to do it. The third myth is about the inner part of the entrepreneur. Today’s guest went through a period where he needed to build up his inner strength in order to start his company. He did it and I want to find out how. Michael Salguero is the founder of ButcherBox which delivers grass-fed, antibiotic and hormone-free meat to your door. <p><a href="https://mixergy.com/interviews/butcherbox-with-michael-salguero/"><img src="https://mixergy.com/interviews/butcherbox-with-michael-salguero/?get-twitter-card=true&amp;" alt="" class="alignnone size-full"></a></p><p>Michael Salguero is the founder of ButcherBox which delivers grass-fed, antibiotic and hormone-free meat to your door.</p> <strong>Sponsored by</strong><br><p><a href="http://www.activecampaign.com/mixergy" rel="nofollow">ActiveCampaign</a> – Improve your marketing &amp; sales processes by upgrading to an automated platform. Start sending follow-up that adapts to your customers’ behavior so you are sending the perfect message at the perfect time. You’ll have happier customers and higher conversions. See why over 150,000 marketers use ActiveCampaign to create intelligent marketing that gets better results.</p> <p>If you’re with one of their confusing competitors and you want something new, you owe it to your business to check out <a href="http://www.activecampaign.com/mixergy" rel="nofollow">ActiveCampaign</a>.</p> <hr> <p><a href="https://www.pipedrive.com/mixergy" rel="nofollow">Pipedrive</a> is a sales management tool for small teams with big ambitions. It visualizes one’s sales pipeline and helps to make sure important activities and conversations won’t get dropped. Salespeople really like it because it’s easy to use and intuitive. Managers like it because they don’t need to nag their team to use their CRM. It also sports built-in forecasting, integrations with other software such as Google Apps, MailChimp and Zapier and a powerful API.</p> <p>More interviews -&gt; <a href="https://mixergy.com/moreint" target="_blank">https://mixergy.com/moreint</a><br> Rate this interview -&gt; <a href="https://mixergy.com/rateint" target="_blank">https://mixergy.com/rateint</a></p>