Speaker: Carey Smith, Founding Contrarian, Unorthodox Ventures

Moderator: Danil Kislinskiy, Founder at Go Global World

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Every year, American entrepreneurs start more than half a million companies, but only 200 will ever reach $100 million in revenue. Even those who succeed will fail frequently along the way, and Carey knows firsthand what it takes to change promising to prosper. In fact, it was a failure that led him to start Big Ass Fans. He founded a prior company and spent more than a decade installing sprinklers on the roofs of industrial buildings to cool their interiors. The company never saw annual sales rise above $1.4 million, though. Carey will tell you how, at the time, he ignored warning signs and thought he should persevere just a little bit longer. Eventually, he used the company’s proceeds to start Big Ass Fans and offer an indoor solution to the sweltering heat in…