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The Secrets Every Startup Needs to Know
Startups need to know the ins and outs of their business. Are you able to answer these key questions:
- Why should investors invest in you?
- You need to articulate what you are doing? and why are you doing it?
- In order to get investors, you need to be the expert and know your numbers.
Give your investor and customer what they need:
1.) Educate: Need to know the process details, costs, risks, formulas, recipes, documentation, quality
2.) Reduce: Reduce confusion over conflicting information form vendors
3.) Clarify: Clarify recommendations from consultants
4.) Cost: obtain highest value at lowest cost
5.) Quality: Have equipment produce the highest quality and flexible oil options
6.) Compliance: Help navigating compliancy
7.) Experience: Need someone with experience to put it all together
Keep the company management and ownership small.
Know your 3 year picture of where you want the company to go. Fill out the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) to get the bigger picture.
Link to the Company EOS Guide:
unitedscience.outgrow.us/company-eos-download
To learn more, visit our website: extraktlab.com
We have tons of useful information in our No Holds Barred playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQX9clbTgskpmjbiHCtAY9Y_zti3hvrtH
Are you stuck in your business, need a solution? Schedule a free jam Session to get you the solution you need:
extraktlab.com/jamsession
Visit our blog for other important resources at extraktlab.com/blogDownload our Distillation Guide to learn the ins and outs of all things distillation:
extraktlab.com/wiped-film-distillation-guide
Watch as Dr. Jon gives a Live Tour of 5 Ton/Day Processing Facility:
extraktlab.com/live-tour
Here is a link to a FREE Advanced guide to extraction:
extraktlab.com/advanced-extraction-guide
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YouTube: youtube.com/c/ExtraktLAB
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Introduction to startup business planning
01:57 - Begin with the end in mind
04:48 - Keep it small: Advice on ownership and structure
07:02 - Educate yourself: Importance of understanding the process
07:21 - Resources available for learning
08:00 - Reduce confusion: Dealing with conflicting information
09:04 - Meet customer needs: Understanding and addressing market demands
11:26 - What all companies struggle with
11:46 - Define your core values
14:14 - What's your niche?
15:36 - Have a vision for the future
16:55 - What is your market strategy?
18:45 - Why do we win? Understanding your competitive advantage
21:42 - What's the bigger picture? The three-year plan
22:48 - Introduction to the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS)
23:29 - What is your company's pledge?
24:15 - Market approach: Understanding TAM, SAM, and PAM
24:51 - What is your product available market?
25:36 - Process, Process, Process: Importance of continuous improvement
26:31 - Define the big rocks: Key long-term projects and goals
28:45 - Recap and importance of focus in startup strategy
30:02 - Call for feedback and future plans
Link to the Company EOS Guide:
unitedscience.outgrow.us/company-eos-download
Thanks for watching our startup video. If you have any suggestions or recommendations for future videos leave a comment down below!
The Secrets Every Startup Needs to Know
Startups need to know the ins and outs of their business. Are you able to answer these key questions:
- Why should investors invest in you?
- You need to articulate what you are doing? and why are you doing it?
- In order to get investors, you need to be the expert and know your numbers.
Give your investor and customer what they need:
1.) Educate: Need to know the process details, costs, risks, formulas, recipes, documentation, quality
2.) Reduce: Reduce confusion over conflicting information form vendors
3.) Clarify: Clarify recommendations from consultants
4.) Cost: obtain highest value at lowest cost
5.) Quality: Have equipment produce the highest quality and flexible oil options
6.) Compliance: Help navigating compliancy
7.) Experience: Need someone with experience to put it all together
Keep the company management and ownership small.
Know your 3 year picture of where you want the company to go. Fill out the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) to get the bigger picture.
Link to the Company EOS Guide:
unitedscience.outgrow.us/company-eos-download
To learn more, visit our website: extraktlab.com
We have tons of useful information in our No Holds Barred playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQX9clbTgskpmjbiHCtAY9Y_zti3hvrtH
Are you stuck in your business, need a solution? Schedule a free jam Session to get you the solution you need:
extraktlab.com/jamsession
Visit our blog for other important resources at extraktlab.com/blogDownload our Distillation Guide to learn the ins and outs of all things distillation:
extraktlab.com/wiped-film-distillation-guide
Watch as Dr. Jon gives a Live Tour of 5 Ton/Day Processing Facility:
extraktlab.com/live-tour
Here is a link to a FREE Advanced guide to extraction:
extraktlab.com/advanced-extraction-guide
Have a recommendation for a future Q+A?
Leave a suggestion in a comment below!
Social handles:
Instagram: instagram.com/extrakt_lab
Twitter: twitter.com/ExtraktLAB
Facebook: facebook.com/extraktlab
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/extraktlab
YouTube: youtube.com/c/ExtraktLAB
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Introduction to startup business planning
01:57 - Begin with the end in mind
04:48 - Keep it small: Advice on ownership and structure
07:02 - Educate yourself: Importance of understanding the process
07:21 - Resources available for learning
08:00 - Reduce confusion: Dealing with conflicting information
09:04 - Meet customer needs: Understanding and addressing market demands
11:26 - What all companies struggle with
11:46 - Define your core values
14:14 - What's your niche?
15:36 - Have a vision for the future
16:55 - What is your market strategy?
18:45 - Why do we win? Understanding your competitive advantage
21:42 - What's the bigger picture? The three-year plan
22:48 - Introduction to the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS)
23:29 - What is your company's pledge?
24:15 - Market approach: Understanding TAM, SAM, and PAM
24:51 - What is your product available market?
25:36 - Process, Process, Process: Importance of continuous improvement
26:31 - Define the big rocks: Key long-term projects and goals
28:45 - Recap and importance of focus in startup strategy
30:02 - Call for feedback and future plans
Link to the Company EOS Guide:
unitedscience.outgrow.us/company-eos-download
Thanks for watching our startup video. If you have any suggestions or recommendations for future videos leave a comment down below!

![Flash Chromatography For THC Remediation Explained Part 02
Flash Chromatography For THC Remediation Explained Part 02
Flash chromatography is used in the hemp and cannabis industry for a number of important reasons. One of the most important reasons for a hemp extraction business to use flash chromatography is to remediate psychoactive cannabinoids like delta 9 THC to ensure that the final extract is legal and safe for human consumption. Without flash chromatography, it would be difficult to ensure a legal hemp based product that remains under 0.3% delta 9 THC as mandated under the 2018 Farm Bill that legalized hemp processing. In this episode of extrakTALKS, Dr, Jon and Randall Thompson follow up on flash chromatography, how it is performed and why it is so critically important to the hemp and cannabis extraction process.
To learn more, visit our website: https://extraktlab.com/pure99-chromatography/
We have tons of useful information in our No Holds Barred playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQX9clbTgskpmjbiHCtAY9Y_zti3hvrtH
Are you stuck in your business, need a solution? Schedule a free jam Session to get you the solution you need:
https://extraktlab.com/jamsession/
Visit our blog for other important resources at https://extraktlab.com/blogDownload our Distillation Guide to learn the ins and outs of all things distillation:
https://extraktlab.com/wiped-film-distillation-guide/
Watch as Dr. Jon gives a Live Tour of 5 Ton/Day Processing Facility:
https://extraktlab.com/live-tour
Here is a link to a FREE Advanced guide to extraction:
https://extraktlab.com/advanced-extraction-guide/
Have a recommendation for a future Q+A?
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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/ExtraktLAB
YouTube: youtube.com/c/ExtraktLAB
Timestamps:
[00:00] - Flash Chromatography For THC Remediation Explained Part 02
[01:53] - Applications for Flash Chromatography In Hemp
[03:41] - What Are The Components Of Flash Chromatography System?
[04:42] - Mobile Phase Reservoir
[06:39] - What Kind Of Pumps Are Used For Flash Chromatography?
[09:53] - Why Do You Need A Pump For Flash Chromatography?
[11:36] - What Is An Injector?
[13:30] - Illustration Of Injector Operation
[14:36] - What Is A Flash Chromatography Column?
[16:21] - Simple Diagram Of A Separation On A Flash Chromatography Column
[19:43] - What Are The Components Of The Sample Detected In Flash Chromatography?
[25:31] - How Do You Get Pure Components Of A Sample From Flash Chromatography?
[26:43] - Position Of The Selection Valve Directs The Components Of The Sample To Different Vessels
[27:21] - Important Considerations When Purchasing Flash Chromatography System
[34:31] - What Are The Key Pros And Cons Of Flash Chromatography?
[36:55] - How Does The Pure99 Overcome The Drawbacks Of Flash Chromatography?
[41:03] - We Train You On Flash Chromatography
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![No Holds Barred: Calculators Galore! Tools for Operational Excellence
Would you like to know your yearly operating costs using CO2 vs. Ethanol? What about what yield you will have from your biomass? Maybe you’d like to calculate your potential yield from biomass? Good news! extraktLAB has a calculator for that! In this episode of extrakTalks, Dr. Jon and Randall discuss the launch of extraktLABs botanical and Business Calculators library.
There are many facets of the botanical industry that take a lot of planning and careful calculation in order to see a profitable return on investment. This remains true whether you are a farmer, grower, processor, or investors. By building this calculator library, extraktLAB gives you the opportunity to take out the guesswork and use meticulous calculations to optimize production and see a worthwhile profit - no matter what part of the botanical industry you may be a part of.
The calculator library is always growing, but it currently has the following calculators: Estimated CO2 vs. Ethanol Extraction Yearly Operating Costs, CBD Yield, Supercritical CO2 Extractor Revenue, Cost and investment, Hemp Oil Yield Calculator based on Greenhouse Flowering Area, CBD Tincture Dosage Calculator, Cost of Ethanol Evaporation, CBD Oil Yield from Outdoor Grow, Extraction from Biomass to Isolate and more! Whatever your need, extraktLAB will provide a calculator for that.
So, whether youre a farmer, grower, consumer or producer looking for a tincture dosage calculator, outdoor grow yield calculator or various manufacturing cost calculators - all are discussed in this weeks podcast, Calculators Galore!
Comment First on this video and you will be entered to win some Free extraktLAB Swag!
To learn more, visit our website: http://www.extraktlab.com
We have tons of useful information in our No Holds Barred playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JBgzH7VVvc&list=PLQX9clbTgskpmjbiHCtAY9Y_zti3hvrtH
Are you stuck in your business, need a solution? Schedule a free jam Session to get you the solution you need:
https://extraktlab.com/jamsession/
Visit our blog for other important resources at https://extraktlab.com/blogDownload our Distillation Guide to learn the ins and outs of all things distillation:
https://extraktlab.com/wiped-film-distillation-guide/
Watch as Dr. Jon gives a Live Tour of 5 Ton/Day Processing Facility:
https://extraktlab.com/live-tour
Here is a link to a FREE Advanced guide to extraction:
https://extraktlab.com/advanced-extraction-guide/
Have a recommendation for a future Q+A?
Leave a suggestion in a comment below!
Social handles:
Instagram: instagram.com/extrakt_lab
Twitter: twitter.com/ExtraktLAB
Facebook: facebook.com/extraktlab
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/ExtraktLAB
YouTube: youtube.com/c/ExtraktLAB
Time Stamps:
[00:00] Calculators Galore! Tools for Operational Excellence
[06:10] Estimated Co2 vs Ethanol Yearly Operating Costs
[33:50] CBD Yield Calculator - Estimate Weight of Output from Biomass
[39:45] Revenue Generation - Distillate Estimate and Revenue
[42:26] Cost Of Goods Sold - Labor, Material, and Overhead Per Month
[43:52] Initial Investment
[45:35] Revenue Results
[52:08] Hemp Oil Yield Calculator Based on Greenhouse Flowering Area
[57:03] Disclaimer on all Calculators
[57:30] Final Words
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![Wiped Film Evaporation and Hemp Processing
If you’ve ever seen that beautiful, golden CBD distillate and wondered to yourself, “how do they make that?” The answer lies in wiped film evaporators. In this presentation, extraktLAB founder, president and CEO, and separations scientist, Jon Thompson, discusses the ins and outs of wiped film evaporation including equipment, methodology, best operating processes and much much more. When it comes to creating a quality CBD distillate product, wiped film evaporation is absolutely critical. Wiped film evaporation refers to evaporation of cannabinoid rich oils from a hot surface as a wiper creates a thin film on the evaporation surface. Wiped film apparatuses used in hemp and botanical distillation are not usually fixed distance but typically use “comb” shaped wipers to mix the oil on the surface of the oil while simultaneously creating a thin film at the surface. A thin film is important so that efficient evaporation can occur. Since distillation using wiped film evaporation is much faster, wiped film equipment is generally considered a more gentle way to distill an oil. The time that the oil experiences exposure to high heat is short, so many reactive compounds do not have time to react and degrade the residue or distillate. Typical residence time in wiped film equipment is on the order of minutes. To find out more about this critical step in creating CBD distillate, listen to Dr. Jon’s presentation on Wiped Film Evaporation and Hemp Processing.
Comment First on this video and you will be entered to win some Free extraktLAB Swag!
To learn more, visit our website: http://www.extraktlab.com
We have tons of useful information in our No Holds Barred playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQX9clbTgskpmjbiHCtAY9Y_zti3hvrtH
Are you stuck in your business, need a solution? Schedule a free jam Session to get you the solution you need:
https://extraktlab.com/jamsession/
Visit our blog for other important resources at https://extraktlab.com/blogDownload our Distillation Guide to learn the ins and outs of all things distillation:
https://extraktlab.com/wiped-film-distillation-guide/
Watch as Dr. Jon gives a Live Tour of 5 Ton/Day Processing Facility:
https://extraktlab.com/live-tour
Here is a link to a FREE Advanced guide to extraction:
https://extraktlab.com/advanced-extraction-guide/
Have a recommendation for a future Q+A?
Leave a suggestion in a comment below!
Social handles:
Instagram: instagram.com/extrakt_lab
Twitter: twitter.com/ExtraktLAB
Facebook: facebook.com/extraktlab
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/ExtraktLAB
YouTube: youtube.com/c/ExtraktLAB
Time Stamps:
[00:00] What is a Wiped Film Evaporator? and why do you use it?
[00:41] What is the process for making CBD Distillate?
[01:14] Where are Wiped Film Evaporators Used In Hemp Extraction?
[02:17] How to Distill CBD?
[03:41]How Potent is a Distillate Produced by Wiped Film Evaporator?
[04:32]How does Wiped Film Distillation Work?
[05:38]How Many Wiped Film Evaporators are Needed for a Hemp Extraction Operation?
[06:34] Why are Wiped Film Evaporators More Scalable than Short Path Distillation Units?
[07:29] Closing Words With Dr. Jon
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