From Idea to $250k/Month Selling BBQ Ribs on Shopify - The Shopify Growth Show (#17)
What if you could turn BBQ ribs into a $250K/month Shopify business? That’s exactly what Andrew Buehler did and it started with crowdfunding, cold emails, and serious sales hustle.
Jim sits down with Andrew Buehler to unpack one of the most unexpected eCommerce growth stories out there how he launched a premium BBQ brand and scaled it to $250K+ per month without outside investors.
Andrew shares his step-by-step process for using crowdfunding to launch, how he activated his network to get early traction, and the exact sales skills that helped him scale. It’s scrappy, smart, and full of lessons for any founder.
Key Topics Covered:
Jim sits down with Andrew Buehler to unpack one of the most unexpected eCommerce growth stories out there how he launched a premium BBQ brand and scaled it to $250K+ per month without outside investors.
Andrew shares his step-by-step process for using crowdfunding to launch, how he activated his network to get early traction, and the exact sales skills that helped him scale. It’s scrappy, smart, and full of lessons for any founder.
Key Topics Covered:
- How to successfully launch with crowdfunding
- Why activating your personal network is the ultimate unfair advantage
- What actually matters when you’re launching on Shopify
- Cold email and sales tactics that drive real customer acquisition
- Design insights that helped build brand credibility fast
- Why resilience is more important than funding
If you’re looking for a launch playbook rooted in hustle - this episode delivers the goods (literally and figuratively).
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