205 | Why Sometimes It Can Take Years to Go Full Time Ecom | with Kosmo Khosravi

BBQ brings people together no matter the weather. Kosmos Q started as a passion project to encourage people to spend more time with friends & family.

Kosmos Q sold their first product, The Original Beef Brisket Injection, out of a linen cabinet.

Today, they ship over 30 different products to grill masters and fans around the world. Kosmos Q has nearly doubled in size over the last year after our products brought home the 2015 World Steak Championship and the 2015 World BBQ Championship.

In This Conversation We Discuss:

• [00:00] Intro
• [01:15] Kosmo’s Q products
• [01:49] Where the idea of Kosmo’s Q came from
• [05:43] Where the name Kosmo came from
• [08:01] From hobby, to semi-pro, to business
• [08:53] How Kosmo built their first website
• [11:28] When Kosmo realized he’s onto something
• [14:50] Sponsor: Electric Eye electriceye.io
• [15:11] Sponsor: Mesa apps.shopify.com/mesa
• [15:59] Sponsor: Wayflyer wayflyer.com/ecomm/honest
• [17:11] Sponsor: Loop loopreturns.com/honest
• [18:04] Sponsor: Klaviyo klaviyo.com/honest
• [18:51] How long before Kosmo went full time?
• [20:41] Financial freedom vs wealth
• [21:01] Avoid regret and try it out
• [22:06] Kosmo’s advice to potential founders
• [23:24] Does Kosmo regret not starting sooner?
• [24:41] The easier and harder aspects of ecom nowadays
• [26:43] Kosmo Q’s sales mix
• [29:04] How Kosmo “locked down” their Amazon efforts
• [31:34] Shopify is not a get-rich quick scheme
• [31:55] You have to be willing to do the boring stuff
• [32:46] Everybody has a filter that obscures the truth
• [33:44] Where to find Kosmo Q’s products

Resources:

• Subscribe to Honest Ecommerce on Youtube
• Follow Kosmo on Instagram @kosmounfiltered
• Get award-winning BBQ rubs and sauces from a world champion! kosmosq.com
• Scale your business with electriceye.io
• Download Mesa at the Shopify App Store apps.shopify.com/mesa
• Funding a better way wayflyer.com/ecomm/honest
• Transform your returns into exchanges loopreturns.com/honest
• Get started with a free account at klaviyo.com/honest

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