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Do you remember THESE Things?? 
POPSOCKETS!
You probably have one RIGHT NOW!
If you give me 30 seconds of your time...
I'm going to tell you a COOL little story about this little invention
(cont...)
POPSOCKETS!
You probably have one RIGHT NOW!
If you give me 30 seconds of your time...
I'm going to tell you a COOL little story about this little invention
(cont...)
If you're not familiar with PopSockets
They're the collapsible holders/grips that attach to your phone...
Everyone was BUYING them!
They were FUN
They were EASY to take selfies with
They were CUSTOMIZABLE
But that's NOT why I'm sharing this story!
(cont...)
They're the collapsible holders/grips that attach to your phone...
Everyone was BUYING them!
They were FUNThey were EASY to take selfies withThey were CUSTOMIZABLEBut that's NOT why I'm sharing this story!
(cont...)
You see...
In 2010 David Barnett INTENDED to create a solution for a MAJOR problem...
TANGLED headphones!
His idea was SOOO simple he went out THAT DAY to create it...
In just a FEW hours, he had a WORKING PROTOTYPE!
What was the solution?
In 2010 David Barnett INTENDED to create a solution for a MAJOR problem...
TANGLED headphones!
His idea was SOOO simple he went out THAT DAY to create it...
In just a FEW hours, he had a WORKING PROTOTYPE!
What was the solution?
He GLUED one BIG button to his phone...
Then glued multiple little buttons to form a rod...
Then another BIG button at the tip..
He thought it was GENIUS!
Unfortunately...
His friends and family called it "GROTESQUE"
*sigh*
Back to the drawing board
(cont...)
Then glued multiple little buttons to form a rod...
Then another BIG button at the tip..
He thought it was GENIUS!
Unfortunately...
His friends and family called it "GROTESQUE"
*sigh*
Back to the drawing board
(cont...)
After COUNTLESS hours learning how to use AutoCad
After 60 DIFFERENT iterations of a collapsible button
After 2 YEARS of labor
He finally launched, what we now know as, the PopSocket
2014 > 30k grips sold
2015 > 300k grips sold
2016 > 3M grips sold
2017 > 35M grips sold
After 60 DIFFERENT iterations of a collapsible button
After 2 YEARS of labor
He finally launched, what we now know as, the PopSocket
2014 > 30k grips sold
2015 > 300k grips sold
2016 > 3M grips sold
2017 > 35M grips sold
𝙎𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨?
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𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙏𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧?
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Because...
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𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙏𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧?
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Because...
1. Despite popular belief... feedback from family can be crucial!Imagine he went out that day and tried to sell his GLUED BUTTONS
> No one would buy from him
> Someone could have taken his idea and made it better
2. You have to be willing to LEARN and TRY something newDavid didn't know how to use AutoCad...
BUT he taught himself!
Because of this he was able to make rapid changes to the design on the fly
Relying on someone else, would have cost him the SPEED of implementation
3. Don't Give UPHe went through 60 DIFFERENT iterations perfecting his product!
60!
Some people don't have the mental fortitude to keep going passed 10...
let alone 60!
Hopefully this story lit a FIRE in you!
I've seen too many people give up too soon...
Or reverted back to the normal life because they weren't making progress!
I get it..
It's hard!
But if you keep showing up and you keep working on your craft..
GOOD THINGS WILL HAPPEN!
I've seen too many people give up too soon...
Or reverted back to the normal life because they weren't making progress!
I get it..
It's hard!
But if you keep showing up and you keep working on your craft..
GOOD THINGS WILL HAPPEN!
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