#239 - The Messy Reality of Building Something New

Building something from scratch sounds exciting.

And it is.

But it's also messy. It's a lot of figuring things out as you go. It's asking questions no one around you has the answers to. It's making mistakes, learning from them, and deciding to keep going anyway.

This week, I'm sitting down with two of my friends and now business partners, Cedric Yau and Rebecca Burton Yau, the founders of Bezier New York.

What started as a simple question about why leggings don't actually fit most women has grown into something much bigger than either of us imagined.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

•  How one question turned into an entirely new business 
•  Why starting before you're "ready" might be the best decision you ever make 
•  The surprising role AI plays behind the scenes 
•  What it's really like building a company as husband and wife 
•  Why constructive feedback is one of the greatest gifts you can receive 
•  How they're rethinking the future of fashion one pair of leggings at a time 

If you've been sitting on an idea, waiting until everything is perfect before you begin, I hope this conversation reminds you that sometimes you just have to take the first step.

Chapters

01:21 Meet Cedric & Becca

03:02 Where Bezier began

06:00 AI meets fashion

09:50 Why custom fit matters

13:05 Growing through relationships

15:07 The future of custom clothing

18:45 Starting before you're ready

20:15 Entrepreneurship as a couple

22:15 Designing the perfect fabric

24:10 Constructive feedback vs compliments

28:45 Their thoughts on AI

36:40 What success really means

40:55 Rapid-fire questions

44:35 Final encouragement

BEZIER NY WEBSITE: https://bezierny.com/

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