10/08/2026
Inventory feels like progress.
More colors.
More sizes.
More products.
More boxes on the shelf.
But inventory is really just a prediction you paid for in advance.
If you buy too little, you miss sales.
If you buy too much, your cash gets trapped in products that may take months—or years—to move.
That is how a company can have a warehouse full of inventory and still feel broke.
THE BUSINESS OF FISHING
CAST NO. 12
INVENTORY IS HOPE
Until It Isn’t
Inventory is necessary.
But it is still a bet.
Read the full cast through the link in our bio.
— Dave Erdly
Founder, Ebb N Flow Outdoors