The beginnings of Manoa Chocolate were rough. 14 hour days, running out of money, endless equipment issues, crazy inefficiencies, and more. We learned as we went, and year after year we managed to survive, grow, and eventually thrive. Now, over a decade in, we're able to look back at those first years and know what we should have done differently. In this episode Dylan lays out a formula for success that we believe should be followed for a craft chocolate endeavor. We hope you learn from our mistakes and grow a chocolate company with less stress and more fun! You can watch the video version of this podcast here!Thank you to Will Lydgate, Cacao Farmer at Lydgate Farms Kauai for writing and composing our new theme song!• Follow us for more chocolate content @manoachocolate • Learn more about us and try our chocolate here.