Welcome to another episode of Art of the Kickstart! On this episode, we're thrilled to introduce our guest, Randall Thompson, founder of Dugout Mugs. Learn about how Randall grew his enthusiastic response from potential customers by highlighting the appeal of their product. Discover how the inspiration for Dugout Mugs came from seeing a coach turn baseball bats into training tools, leading Randall to the idea of turning bat barrels into drinking mugs.   Short on time? Here's what we talked about. Randall, founder of Dugout Mugs, transitioned from a background in baseball, including playing professionally, to becoming a successful startup founder. The inspiration for Dugout Mugs came from seeing a coach turn baseball bats into training tools, leading Randall to the idea of turning bat barrels into drinking mugs. The early success of Dugout Mugs was driven by a grassroots approach, with Randall and his team introducing the product at a baseball event near Tropicana Field, where they received an enthusiastic response from potential customers, highlighting the appeal of their product. Links https://dugoutmugs.com/ * https://www.instagram.com/dugoutmugs * https://facebook.com/dugoutmug * https://twitter.com/dugoutmugs Sponsors Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by ProductHype, the leading crowdfunding newsletter. Publishing weekly, ProductHype showcases five of the best, most innovative and exciting crowdfunding projects in an absurdly unique way. Their audience of more than 300,000 crowdfunding fans regularly back featured products and eagerly awaits the newsletter to learn about the new ideas that creators are bringing to market. Learn more about having your project featured in ProductHype, or join the HypeSquad today! Transcript View this episode's transcript Roy Morejon: Welcome entrepreneurs and startups to Art of the Kickstart, the show that every entrepreneur needs to listen to before you launch. I’m your host, Roy Morejon, president and founder of Enventys Partners, the world’s only turnkey product launch company. From product development and engineering, to omnichannel marketing, we’ve helped our clients launch thousands of inventions and earn more than $1 billion in sales over the past 20 years. Each week, I interview a startup success story, an inspirational entrepreneur or a business expert in order to help you take your launch to the next level. The show would not be possible without our main sponsor ProductHype, the weekly newsletter that goes out and shows you the best inventions that just launched. Make sure to check out producthype.co and join the HypeSquad. Now, let’s get on with the show. Welcome to another edition of Art of the Kickstart. Today I’ve got a super special guest. We are speaking with Mr. Randall, founder of Dugout Mugs. If you haven’t heard of Dugout Mugs, get out of the baseball world and take a look at these amazing products. Anyway, Randall is an amazing entrepreneur, a three-time Inc. 5,000 honoree. Next year they’re going to be celebrating their eighth ...