E048: Roman Khan: Buying and Growing DTC Companies

00:00 Introduction and Background to Roman 06:05 Roman's Journey and Current Ventures 10:14 Lessons from Rocket Internet 13:29 Communication Platforms and Future Plans 24:32 The Importance of Supply Chain Management 31:02 Building Strong Relationships with Suppliers 32:21 Using Factories as Financing Partners 32:55 Negative Cash Conversion Cycles and Negotiation 35:14 Building Transparent and Trusting Relationships with Suppliers 38:38 The Success of Multi-Brand Models 41:28 Investing in Kanpai Foods 44:37 Finding Success in Focusing on a Superpower 49:10 Preparing for the Future Beyond Meta 52:00 Living and Doing Business in Hong Kong Operators Exclusive Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/9operators/s... Powered By: Fulfil.io. https://bit.ly/3pAp2vu The Only Cloud ERP Designed to Efficiently Scale 8 and 9-Figure Brands. Northbeam. https://www.northbeam.io/ Sendlane. https://learn.sendlane.com/operators Visit Our Website: https://www.9operators.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/9operators/message