This startup was the winning team at Startup Weekend 2016. As their prize, the team got to make their idea a reality in Solution Lab, the idea and business incubator of One Stone.
The original vision from Startup Weekend was to be a pie and ice cream food truck. The current iteration made and sold 425 handpies at their public debut—the 2017 Hyde Park Street Fair.
Skills Learned:
Baking
Calculating Ingredients to Product Ratio
Food Safety Practices
Communication
Collaboration
Sales Research and Projections
Pricing Strategies
Customer Engagement and Sales Techniques
Understanding & Managing Finances
Conflict Management
Booth Construction
Grit
And hundreds of others
Next Steps:
Begin business plan development and identify future sales opportunities, which may include the Shakespeare Festival, Idaho Fair, Spooktacular @ Zoo Boise, Canyon County Fair, Capital City Public Market, One Event, Food Truck, and private catering.
