Jeremy's family is a classic Asian immigrant story that slowly built up their business over two decades without investors, taking on a little bit of debt but the slow and steady approach paid off.
The guest discusses the challenges of raising money for a non-traditional venture, such as a Korean-American hip-hop artist. It requires a lot of hustle and may be difficult in conservative markets like the Midwest.
The traditional notion that companies need to outsource to grow is changing. Many startups such as Milk Makeup and Deciem are now keeping their entire businesses in-house and gaining similar success to their outsourced competitors.