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The Four Biggest Mistakes I See Millennial Brand Founders Make

Three years into consulting, I'm starting to notice some patterns.

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Ali Kriegsman
Dec 09, 2025
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Since selling my B2B e-commerce business in 2022, I’ve worked with dozens of brand founders on everything from strategy and positioning to DTC growth, fundraising, and retail expansion. Because I’m a millennial - and because my former business supported thousands of mostly millennial-founded brands - my consulting roster and waitlist still skews heavily…

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