What does it take to be successful in the beverage business? According to industry veteran Adam Kost, nerves of steel help. Kost, who co-founded the successful Dirty Shirley RTD, discusses his career trajectory, starting from running nightclubs in Las Vegas to marketing global brands like Heineken and Jameson. He talks about what he learned from working with major companies and how he applied those insights into creating his own start-up. He also talks about money, mission and avoiding the sunk cost fallacy trap.
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Ian Ford arrived in China in 1995, started importing wine in 1999, and has spent the decades since watching the market transform from an...