Why a Thiel Fellow is living in an RV on the side the road

Ben Yu, Sprayable, eCommerce, Lifestyle Business, Physical Product

Today’s guest is Ben Yu and he’s the founder of multiple companies. The one you’re probably most familiar with is Sprayable, a topical energy spray.

I want to know how he overcame depression and built a company I want to know why he’s living in an RV even though he has a successful company.

I’m going to ask about his divorce, what happened with his cofounder, and how he manages to live in San Francisco for $10,000 a year.

All that in this interview.

Ben Yu

Sprayable

Ben Yu is the founder of Sprayable, a topical energy spray.

Andrew: Hey, everyone. My name is Andrew Warner. This is kind of weird because today’s guest is, well, in my office, but not right here. We put him in a conference room, even though he’s here in the flesh. We had lunch together. We were drinking chai together, but I wanted to isolate his audio. So we put him in a different room there. He’s got the same tie as I do. I really hope I can do a good job with this interview because we had this fricking killer lunch where we just talked about so many different things.

The guest I should say is Ben Yu. He is the founder of multiple companies. The one that you might be more familiar with is called Sprayable. They make this thing where you spray your neck called Sprayable Energy. And it gives you energy, kind of like drinking an energy drink without having to consume a drink. They also have this thing called Sprayable Sleep where you spray your neck and it helps you fall asleep. I thought the whole thing was...

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