From Zambia to Zipp and the Future of Mobility with Andy Ording
Mobility
1h 5m
Introduction
In this episode of The Hardtech Podcast, we sit down with Andy Ording, former CEO of Zipp Wheels, now co-founder of Fundraiser Capital. Andy shares the wild ride of building Zipp into a world-class brand, navigating the brutal carbon wheel wars of the '90s, and bootstrapping through near-failure to a successful exit to SRAM in 2007. The conversation dives into the realities of hardtech entrepreneurship, what makes a founder truly coachable, and why people, not just ideas, are the foundation of any great company. Andy also offers insight into his current role investing in micromobility and what he looks for in founders building the next generation of physical products.
Introduction
In this episode of The Hardtech Podcast, we sit down with Andy Ording, former CEO of Zipp Wheels, now co-founder of Fundraiser Capital. Andy shares the wild ride of building Zipp into a world-class brand, navigating the brutal carbon wheel wars of the '90s, and bootstrapping through near-failure to a successful exit to SRAM in 2007. The conversation dives into the realities of hardtech entrepreneurship, what makes a founder truly coachable, and why people, not just ideas, are the foundation of any great company. Andy also offers insight into his current role investing in micromobility and what he looks for in founders building the next generation of physical products.
Introduction
In this episode of The Hardtech Podcast, we sit down with Andy Ording, former CEO of Zipp Wheels, now co-founder of Fundraiser Capital. Andy shares the wild ride of building Zipp into a world-class brand, navigating the brutal carbon wheel wars of the '90s, and bootstrapping through near-failure to a successful exit to SRAM in 2007. The conversation dives into the realities of hardtech entrepreneurship, what makes a founder truly coachable, and why people, not just ideas, are the foundation of any great company. Andy also offers insight into his current role investing in micromobility and what he looks for in founders building the next generation of physical products.