A Live Nation introduction led to edible spoon sales at concert halls
Dinesh Tadepalli · Meet The HIBT Fellows: Dinesh Tadepalli & Jennifer Zeitler · May 25, 2021 · at 9:08
Dinesh Tadepalli, founder of Incredible Eats, recounts cold-emailing a pop singer's management to land distribution partnerships.
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“And it started there, and she introduced me to Live Nation, and Live Nation introduced me to concert halls, and I sold my first few thousand spoons to a concert hall.”
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