Chris Thompson of TruBrain is a student of the startups, a connector, and an entrepreneur.
Chris Thompson started out in brand management for Unilever, where he spent almost 2 years and became one of the most successful marketers in the history of the company.
He was then picked up by Centoria, where he acted as their Entrepreneur In Residence for 8 months.
This led him to attend a startup incubator where he came up with an idea, assembled a team of neuroscientists, and launched a product and business called TruBrain. TruBrain is a performance food and beverage brand that helps entrepreneurs and high performers achieve their best.
Now, let’s hack…
Chris Thompson TruBrain
In this 47-minute episode Chris Thompson and I discuss:
- Learning the rules of entrepreneurship before diving in head first
- Applying existing business methodologies while generating new ideas
- Chris’ path to success and how he arrived at the idea for TruBrain
- Starting off small and controlled versus going for the big ideas off the bat
- The challenge of creating a market and providing the necessary education for TruBrain
The Show Notes
- TruBrain.com
- TruBrain on Twitter
- TruBrain on Facebook
- Eric Ries’ The Lean Startup
- Jon on Twitter
- Show Sponsor: Braintree — To learn more about how your company can grow with Braintree, visit braintreepayments.com/hack
