This Entrepreneur Almost Gave Up On Himself. Now, He Runs a Million-Dollar Brand.

A backdrop of failed pursuits

Bhakta's plan out of college was to join the Marines, but a shoulder injury ruined that, so he went into investment banking instead. In 2000, he and a friend started a web-based business called Automovia that was bought by Chrysler two years later. While his investors were paid, Bhakta counts that venture as a personal loss as the company never launched the consumer application it set out to create. After that, Bhakta gathered an investor group and led the redevelopment of a hotel in Vail, Colo.  

   2007 

 WhistlePig is born  Entrepreneur.com