Avin Samtani's guest appearances

Avin Samtani

Travel Is Your Business

The Success Network

Neil Patel

Tim Ryan

Tommy Tallarico

Jeff Evans

Michael McDowell

Evelyn Badia

Justa Lujwangana

Richard Harris

Stuart Butler

Daniel Flynn

Matt Lerner

Rob Allen

John Matson

Sheryl Connelly

Michael White

OwlTail

Avin Samtani knows how to make the best of a bad situation. After enjoying a day at the beach with his partners, the travel disaster we all fear the most hit them hard… they were robbed. Instead of shrugging their shoulders and feeling sorry, Samtani and his team spent the rest of their trip problem solving. Now their product has become one of few to make a successful trip to the Shark Tank. Join me for today's talk with Avin Samtani about how great ideas are formed… and how to clear out space in your life to make those ideas reality.

Avin Samtani knows how to make the best of a bad situation. After enjoying a day at the beach with his partners, the travel disaster we all fear the most hit them hard… they were robbed. Instead of shrugging their shoulders and feeling sorry, Samtani and his team spent the rest of their trip problem solving. Now their product has become one of few to make a successful trip to the Shark Tank. Join me for today's talk with Avin Samtani about how great ideas are formed… and how to clear out space in your life to make those ideas reality.

Making Room for the Future with Avin Samtani: How to Know When to Cut Your Losses & Clear Space for Your Next Big Win

Portable Outdoor Travel Safe with AquaVault…  Avin Samtani, Co-Founder of AquaVault (a Portable Outdoor Travel Safe that was invented so you can lock up your valuables and go for a worry free swim) – (background), joins Pavan Bahl , Samantha Shankman and John Matson at the MouthMedia Network studio at Voyager HQ. A robbery leads to a business, perfecting the design, and Shark Tank Samtani recalls how the theft of the co-founders’ own belongings at a beach realized the need for a safe to store valuables at a beach or pool, and that day the AquaVault was born. Portal safes that lock on any lounge chair or umbrella, or any tubular support, how people get hands on the safe, prototypes with 3d printers, how it took 7 prototypes to be satisfied with the design, and getting patents. How the co-founders decided to do move forward with a strategy, starting with an inventor trade show, surf expo, then Shark Tank the experience of being one of the only companies to be selected from of tens of thousands of applicants, and what the Shark Tank process was like. Marketing AquaVault, sourcing in China, and building a travel brand Being a rare physical product as travel startup and an unusual concept, why it is an advantage that hotels can’t really easily test a physical product with hotel branding, the process of sourcing through China, the complexities of shipping worldwide, and how growing up in Hong Kong makes Samtani relatable to manufacturing partners. Marketing on mostly social media, the success of good press, $5k/month spend on social media ads, videos converting well, Facebook as the most successful and carrying over to Instagram. Amazon as the biggest platform. Ponding the phones five hours a day for sales and press and being relentless, key decisionmakers are pool managers and hotel GMs, how AquaVault frees up time for employees, and creates revenue as many hotels charge guests. AquaVault’s current presence in, any water parks and hotels, the new more portable version with slash resistant nylon, can put it in carry-on, and selling well. AquaVault’s 6-12 month initial sales cycle, and how Samtani would change the sales approach looking back. The next step of a waterproof phone case, building a travel brand, and why they’re not worried about people stealing chairs to get a safe.  Iceland, dim sum, and verifying the need Off the Beaten Path personal questions covers partying after business, Iceland, favorite bathing suit, New York has everything, the best dim sum spot, and traveling with a family. Plus, going for it, and the importance of verifying market need. References: Daymond John [Episode 166 of Fashion Is Your Business] Blueprint + CoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Portable Outdoor Travel Safe with AquaVault… Avin Samtani, Co-Founder of <a href="https://theaquavault.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">AquaVault</a> (a Portable Outdoor Travel Safe that was invented so you can lock up your valuables and go for a worry free swim) – (<a href="https://theyoungbusinessmen.com/2015/11/12/our-interview-with-aqua-vault-co-founder-avin-samtani/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">background</a>), joins <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavanbahl/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Pavan Bahl</a> , <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthashankman/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Samantha Shankman</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-matson-a072b229/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">John Matson</a> at the <a href="http://mouthmedianetwork.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">MouthMedia Network </a>studio at <a href="http://voyagerhq.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Voyager HQ</a>. A robbery leads to a business, perfecting the design, and Shark Tank Samtani recalls how the theft of the co-founders’ own belongings at a beach realized the need for a safe to store valuables at a beach or pool, and that day the AquaVault was born. Portal safes that lock on any lounge chair or umbrella, or any tubular support, how people get hands on the safe, prototypes with 3d printers, how it took 7 prototypes to be satisfied with the design, and getting patents. How the co-founders decided to do move forward with a strategy, starting with an inventor trade show, surf expo, then Shark Tank the experience of being one of the only companies to be selected from of tens of thousands of applicants, and what the Shark Tank process was like. Marketing AquaVault, sourcing in China, and building a travel brand Being a rare physical product as travel startup and an unusual concept, why it is an advantage that hotels can’t really easily test a physical product with hotel branding, the process of sourcing through China, the complexities of shipping worldwide, and how growing up in Hong Kong makes Samtani relatable to manufacturing partners. Marketing on mostly social media, the success of good press, $5k/month spend on social media ads, videos converting well, Facebook as the most successful and carrying over to Instagram. Amazon as the biggest platform. Ponding the phones five hours a day for sales and press and being relentless, key decisionmakers are pool managers and hotel GMs, how AquaVault frees up time for employees, and creates revenue as many hotels charge guests. AquaVault’s current presence in, any water parks and hotels, the new more portable version with slash resistant nylon, can put it in carry-on, and selling well. AquaVault’s 6-12 month initial sales cycle, and how Samtani would change the sales approach looking back. The next step of a waterproof phone case, building a travel brand, and why they’re not worried about people stealing chairs to get a safe. Iceland, dim sum, and verifying the need Off the Beaten Path personal questions covers partying after business, Iceland, favorite bathing suit, New York has everything, the best dim sum spot, and traveling with a family. Plus, going for it, and the importance of verifying market need. References: Daymond John [<a href="http://fashionisyourbusiness.com/2017/02/166-daymond-john-of-fubu-shark-tank-and-blueprint-and-co-blueprint-of-a-successful-entrepreneur/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 166 of Fashion Is Your Business</a>] <a href="https://blueprintandco.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blueprint + Co</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

009 – Avin Samtani of AquaVault – A Combination for Sun and Safety