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You Can't Learn to Fly If You Don't Jump Native Founder Moiz Ali discusses how he identified gaps in the CPG market, which eventually led to a $100 million acquisition.

By David Meltzer

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On this episode of The Playbook, Native Founder Moiz Ali shares his thoughts on:

  • How he was able to identify the right product at the right time with Native [3:44]
  • What entrepreneurs can learn from Blockbuster's failure to acquire Netflix [10:13]
  • Why the mergers and acquisitions process is analogous to a wedding [13:10]
  • How he handled the times when he was losing faith in himself [19:54]

Related: Marcus Allen Explains Why Greatness Is Not Given, It's Earned

David Meltzer

Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing, Speaker, Author and Business Coach

David Meltzer, co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and host of Entrepreneur's podcast, “The Playbook”, is a Top 100 Business Coach, global public speaker and three-time international best-selling author who has been honored by Variety as “Sports Humanitarian of the Year”.

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