Making It Happen: From Dorm Room Prototype To Market With Chad Porter Of CHVD JUSTIN

The Entrepreneurial Mindset Project · Oct 5, 2023 · 53m

Welcome to another episode of The Entrepreneurial Mindset Project.

Today, we're joined by Chad Porter, a young, inventive entrepreneur who is well on his way.

While studying biomedical engineering at Ohio State, he noticed that students were hauling fewer books around campus, which required a new type of backpack. All he needed was a prototype that would enable him to test his idea on his fellow students.

Once he scraped up the money to buy a sewing machine, he went to work, experimenting with designs. By the time he sold 200 backpacks, he knew he was onto something that had the potential to…