Failure Friday: “Offensive Greeting Cards” Lost in Post
In this week’s Failure Friday segment, we hear from the founder of a line of “rude, offensive greeting cards” in the UK. As his business grew, he turned to overseas suppliers for a big holiday shipment. You might guess what happens next!
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What It's About
A card company based in the UK struggles with an overseas supplier.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1973
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 James Brand from North Wales. He sells what he calls rude, offensive greeting cards and gift wrap. He also calls it an undiscovered, popular niche! Now, as what tends to happen at this part of the story—it was all going so well. James had even gone full-time and began working with an overseas supplier. Listen to today's episode to learn more...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Thanks to James for sharing this transparent and truthful story—and thanks for the kind words as well! Check out his website at LimaLima.co.uk.
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