{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Profits on Purpose","title":"He Launched His Product for $10,000 and Landed a Trader Joe's Deal | Land Lovers | Jon Gabayzadeh","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2252,"description":"How Does Your Brand Stack Up? Download our FREE eCommerce Hidden Profit Audit Template here: https://www.futurereadycfo.com/hidden-profit-audit-free-template\nJon Gabayzadeh has spent over twenty years building his own CPG brands, most recently Simply Eggless, before stepping into a different kind of role this year: hired CEO of Land Lovers, a company he did not found. In this episode he breaks down the real difference between founder and CEO thinking, why he chose cash compensation over equity in this role, and how he consistently brings new products to market for less than ten thousand dollars.\nJon walks through the zero to one process in detail: finding white space opportunities like the GLP-1 wave, the financing tools that let him retain equity instead of raising capital, and the high margin thresholds he looks for before committing to a product. He also shares the mistakes that taught him to watch margins above everything else, and why chasing volume without profitability is a recipe for disaster.\nWhy Jon took a cash-only CEO role instead of holding equity\nHow to launch a CPG product for under $10,000\nThe financing options that let founders avoid raising capital\nWhat gross margin threshold Jon looks for before backing a product\nThe biggest mistake he sees founders make with cash flow\nConnect with Jon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-gabayzadeh\nLand Lovers: www.lovelandlovers.com\nWant to know if your business is as profitable as it should be? Download our FREE eCommerce Hidden Profit Audit Template here: https://www.futurereadycfo.com/hidden-profit-audit-free-template\nI hope you enjoyed this episode!\n Give it a like, share, and subscribe to not miss the content coming your way weekly.\n – Nate and the Profits on Purpose podcast team\nConnect with Nathan Littlewood on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanlittlewood/\nVisit the Future Ready CFO website here: https://www.futurereadycfo.com/\nJoin the Future Ready Newsletter here:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_cxG7RO1ZcnYwGXI1jP4ZK-pmU86wobwOhFfT9k5yjU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kYTEz/MDg5MzFhZjJlMzkw/MDkxNDRlYzkyNWQx/ZGIzYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}