Today, I’m back in the lab with Walter White, cooking up more startup lessons from Breaking Bad. In this episode, I focus on two critical startup challenges: scaling operations and mastering distribution. I break down four key moments that mirror every founder's growth challenges. Let’s dive in!

Where to find Part 1

• The Business of Breaking Bad (Part 1): The pivotal scenes

• Sales & Distribution: Season 1, Episode 6

• Co-founder Disagreements: Season 2, Episode 11

• The Best Product Doesn’t Always Win: Season 2, Episode 11

• The Investor/Founder Relationship Season 3, Episode 5

Episode timestamps

• (00:00) Coming up on today's episode

• (00:31) Building a distribution engine

• (01:50) Navigating co-founder disagreements

• (03:37) One common founder trope

• (04:23) Founders always forget this

• (05:50) Finding partners

• (06:55) What investors want from founders