089: Vegan Entrepreneurship with Noah Hyams of VEGPRENEUR
A Sustainable Mind - environment & sustainability podcast
Marjorie Alexander
4.6 • 588 Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2022
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Noah Hyams is a serial entrepreneur who started VEGPRENEUR to create a global community of entrepreneurs and investors building sustainable, plant-based businesses. Through VEGPRENEUR, Noah has interviewed and brought together founders, investors, and thought-leaders in the plant-based space. Most recently Noah was featured on Bloomberg Radio where he talked about the state of the plant-based economy. Noah is also an active startup advisor and has been invited to speak/mentor in entrepreneurship programs at New York University, the City University of New York, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
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In this episode Marjorie and Noah discuss:
- Some of the major challenges for plant-based businesses and how to overcome them
- The status of the plant-based economy and opportunities for growth in the coming years
- Invaluable advice for entrepreneurs in any space, especially during covid-19
Resources mentioned in today's episode:
- Vegpreneur.org and their newsletter with monthly investment opportunities
- Bolt Threads mushroom leather partnership with Adidas
- Impact Snacks, snacks with edible wrappers
- NutritionFacts.org
- VeganCheatSheet.org
- Disclosure, by Earthling Ed
Connect with Noah Hyams:
- Website: https://www.vegpreneur.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vegpreneur
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/vegpreneur
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vegpreneur/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noahhyams/
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I think people are afraid that their ideas are going to get stolen or that, you know, they're so great they must be pursued. |
| 0:07.6 | I think anyone who is kind of afraid of those two things, keep a list of all the ideas you have and you will see how many you have that you love. |
| 0:16.4 | And basically what you'll have to remember is you don't have unlimited time and you don't have unlimited resources. |
| 0:22.3 | So pick the ones that you're passionate about and the ones that you see the greatest need for. |
| 0:27.4 | There are so many things you could be doing. |
| 0:29.2 | Think about your opportunity costs. |
| 0:31.3 | So in a sense, like do yourself a favor and make sure that what you're doing is worth your time, your money, your energy, because |
| 0:38.5 | at the end of the day, like, there are so many other ideas you probably have. And again, |
| 0:42.0 | keep an idea journal, I certainly do. And you will quickly, quickly discover that, you know, |
| 0:47.9 | ideas are dime a dozen and execution is everything. |
| 0:53.2 | This is a sustainable mind where we delve into the minds behind today's most impactful |
| 0:58.7 | environmental campaigns, organizations, and startups, inspiring the environmental change makers |
| 1:05.6 | of tomorrow. |
| 1:07.6 | I'm your host, Marjorie Alexander. |
| 1:11.6 | Today on episode 89, we are joined by Noah Hymes. |
| 1:16.6 | Noah is a serial entrepreneur who started Vegpreneur to create a global community of entrepreneurs and investors, |
| 1:24.6 | building sustainable plant-based businesses. Through VegEgpreneur, NOAA has interviewed |
| 1:30.4 | and brought together founders, investors, and thought leaders in the plant-based space. |
| 1:36.2 | Most recently, Noah was featured on Bloomberg Radio, where he talked about the state of the |
| 1:41.1 | plant-based economy. Noah is also an active startup advisor and has been |
| 1:46.6 | invited to speak and mentor in entrepreneurship programs at NYU, the City University of New York, |
| 1:53.5 | and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Noah, welcome to the show. Thank you so much for |
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