Sorry guys, we fucked up, can we send you pink shirts?
I met my wife and I was like–well, I need to marry this girl, so I need to get a real job and I need to figure out what that’s going to be.
It’s really squeezing in the time and prioritizing what needs to be done.
And that’s luck, right? If we hadn’t of been there Friday night, we would have been like: “Okay, we have these machines, but no one to actually make our product.”
I got really burnt out, and I ended up quitting the job, so I could start a band.
I’m still searching for a mentor. It’s important to talk to people, and people that know what’s up.
I don’t even care about the money. It’s so amazing.
Always teach your employees how to take over your job.
I’m going to work hard now and it’ll pay off eventually. I finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel.
It’s very tough at first and be prepared to not have a life for a year. You have to get over the initial hump of it being very difficult and then you can relax.
It literally went from that day to 10 years, and we haven’t stopped.
The more you add people and energy into your life, the more you feel like you can get out there and share what you’re trying to do.
Don’t spend a tonne of money on your renovations.
They had to pay me a significant severance… and 3 days later I had my business plan ready.
The first card I pulled was the cobbler card–they call the Magician–but it’s actually a cobbler, where you have all of the tools you need to create your destiny.
I hate being in front of the computer 24/7, it’s just not my style.
I have to carry on my mom’s name, I have to carry on how hard she worked
It inspired me and made me realize that design is all about taking these elements in and creating a product that demonstrates that influence.
We grew up a little, and to do that we needed to hit a big hurdle, and then we needed to get outside help and change it up.