Our 3rd Blister Speaker Series at Western Colorado University was with Dan Abrams, president and co-founder of Flylow, a brand favorite of skiers who weren’t wearing skin-tight race wear or super-slim mountaineering gear — you can check out our Senior Editor Sam Shaheen’s recent review of their Baker Bib.
![Jonathan Ellsworth interviews Flylow President & Co-Founder, Dan Abrams, during the Blister Speaker Series at Western Colorado University](https://blisterreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/thumb-640x423.jpg)
Flylow has experienced consistent growth since debuting their products in 2005, so Dan pulls back the curtain on what goes into running a successful outerwear company. Along the way, he shares stories about how Flylow can be traced back to his experience producing music, the time he handled a drunk and angry voicemail from a buyer, what he learned from his previous and less-successful businesses, and more.
TOPICS & TIMES:
- Flylow’s origin story (1:55)
- Advice to aspiring business owners (9:36)
- “The bank of Flylow” (13:14)
- Your best decisions & biggest mistakes? (17:38)
- Dan’s approach to scaling the team and product categories (21:50)
- What advice would you give to your undergraduate self? (27:25)
- What books were most formative to you? (30:33)
- Western vs. Proust Q&A (32:40)
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Please make more pants with long inseams, tall guys need pants too!