Failure Friday: “We hired a designer who said she could do everything…”
In this week’s Failure Friday segment, we hear from the co-founder of Tuck Tats, which sells temporary tattoos to cover surgical scars. When they were just getting started, they found a designer who was a one-stop shop—or so they thought.
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What It's About
The new business partners found a designer who could do it all ... or so she said.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1770
I believe we can learn as much from failure as we can from success, if not more. It’s with this principle in mind that I offer you a weekly segment called Failure Friday: a collection of short stories all about mistakes, missteps, disasters, and of course, failure. Just like our Throwback Thursday segment, you’ll hear directly from side hustlers who have struggled to get something off the ground. They’ll tell you a short story of something that went very wrong. The stories will vary, but often it starts with an idea, what they thought would happen and what really happened—and of course, what they learned. Today’s short story features Denise O’Connell from Ontario, Canada. She’s the co-founder of TuckTats, which sells temporary tattoos to cover surgical scars. When they were just getting started, they found a designer (“Brenda”) who was a one-stop shop—or so they thought. Let’s hear from Denise about what actually happened… Listen to today's episode to learn more...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Thanks to Denise for sharing this transparent and truthful story. Check out her website at TuckTats.com or follow them on most social networks at @tucktats.
- Best Friends Ink Profits By Covering Up Scars: When surgical scars keep one woman out of a bikini, she enlists the help of a friend to produce a new kind of cover-up in the form of temporary tattoos.
- Failure Friday: Supplier Problem Harms Client Relationship: In this week’s Failure Friday segment, we hear from an attorney who sells cork sunglasses (not at the seashore…). When a client placed a large order, a long delay in China caused the relationship to break down.
- Failure Friday: “A bad hire will set you back six months…”: In this week’s Failure Friday segment, we hear from the founder of a consulting training firm. As his business grew, he went against his intuition and hired an overseas virtual assistant. Unfortunately, this new employee created more problems than they solved.
