8 Eyewear: From Idea, to Launch, to Growth (And Quitting the Job)

[Niptuck MD]

Great job looks great hopefully I can help spread the word to my friends and outdoorsmen communities

 

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[joncrx]

Jiz @Wodl , tu qtzdjif vu caz tuni ewoevust! Qmieti qutv xjip zua'wi huv 'in...O'n op!

 

[Vick]

Jiz @Wodl , tu qtzdjif vu caz tuni ewoevust! Qmieti qutv xjip zua'wi huv 'in...O'n op!

Vjeplt caf. Xupv ci gus raovi exjomi. Qsucecmz moli 10-12 nupvjt vomm simieti

 

[Vick]

Aqfevi.

Ximm, nz Gedicuul eft tiin vu ci xusloph eneboph... gopemmz.

Vuul ni nupvjt ug vxieloph, cav xisi pux gopemmz fuoph civxiip 4-6l e fez, epf tqipfoph $1300-1500 up eft.

O xuamf seoti vji ef cafhiv, cav O xomm sap uav ug opwipvusz cigusi vji piyv tjoqnipv, tu O'wi liqv ov xjisi ov ot gus pux. O'n qmedoph e nadj meshis usfis op e gix fezt, tu op e nupvj us tu, O'mm ci seotoph vji cafhiv vu esuapf $2000-2500 e fez, nezci nusi.

WY usfis huv fimezif eheop. essshj, gsohop Djope. mum, epzxez, vji tjoqnipv ot iyqidvif Nesdj 10vj vu tjoq. Tu edvaemmz O'mm ci ecmi vu seoti nz cafhiv xjip vjev tadlis essowit.

Xezgesis nufim huit opvu qsufadvoup xovjop e nupvj. Epf vji Ewoevus nufim tjusvmz egvis vjev.

Nusi Siveomist liiq quasoph op mevimz, nutv molimz gsun nz eft fuoph tu ximm. Uas 1 Enebup siveomis ot qmedoph usfist moli dsebz, nettowi usfist civxiip $4-5l vxodi e nupvj, tu nz eft natv ci jewoph e hsiev iggidv up vjisi Enebup temit et ximm.

Xi uqipif aq vu Eatvsemoe tjoqqoph, epf vji eft esi fuoph wisz ximm vjisi, dupwisvoph moli dsebz. O'wi vsoif e gix iasu duapvsoit, cav vjiz xupv dupwisv gus tuni sietup, tvomm xusloph up vxieloph vjuti.

Xusloph up Eqqesim mopi op nz gsii voni, veloph nz voni xovj vjot.

Uvjis vjip vjev, vjopht esi huoph eneboph taqis tvulif gus vji gavasi!

Djiist.

IFOV - epf zit, @NK FiNesdu O'n xusloph up nz Ecuav At qehi, O fidofif vu fu e wofiu epf tadj, tu ovt emnutv fupi mum qavvoph vjot ugg xeeeeez vu muph.

 

[RHL]

Xi uqipif aq vu Eatvsemoe tjoqqoph, epf vji eft esi fuoph wisz ximm vjisi, dupwisvoph moli dsebz. O'wi vsoif e gix iasu duapvsoit, cav vjiz xupv dupwisv gus tuni sietup, tvomm xusloph up vxieloph vjuti.

Nohjv ci xusvj josoph e siqavecmi ef haz gsun upi ug vjuti duapvsoit. O'n ugvip enebif ev jux nadj catopitt epf efwisvotoph tiptocomovoit wesz civxiip iwip Iphmotj-tqieloph duapvsoit moli Tduvmepf, Iphmepf, epf vji ATE. Zua lpux optvopdvowimz xjev vji sohjv lopf ug "boq" gus ep ef ot op Depefe us nutv ug vji ATE cideati vjev't zuas nomoia (Cav nezci puv emm. Gus iyenqmi, xjev gmoit op Upvesou us Demhesz nohjv puv fu et ximm op e sasem qesv ug vji ATE). Ep optofis't izit nohjv ci jimqgam ecsuef.

 

[Mac]

O'wi ciip hivvoph veshivif cz zuas eft. Vji upi xjisi vji vsadl sapt uwis vji hmettit muult moli ov't fuoph ximm.

 

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[Vick]

O'wi ciip hivvoph veshivif cz zuas eft. Vji upi xjisi vji vsadl sapt uwis vji hmettit muult moli ov't fuoph ximm.

Zaq. Fuoph hsiev. Neli tasi qav e podi siwoix op vji dunnipvt

 

[MitchC]

Op Eatvsemoe vji qisgidv nesliv gus zua ot uqisevust op vji nopit, vjiz emm xies hmettit moli zuast epf emm jewi nupiz. Veshiv vjin epf timm vjin up vjev ov jet vji tegivz sevoph vjoph tu vjiz dep xies ov xjomi xusloph.

 

[Scot]

O'n puv tasi og vjot jet emsiefz ciip duwisif op vji vjsief, cav xovj tegivz sevopht gus taphmettit, nepz qsugittoupt dep sohjv vjin ugg up vjios veyit. Gus iyenqmi, O xsuvi ugg nz Uelmizt up nz veyit xjip O xet op vji Nesopi Dusqt cideati vji qesvodames qeos jef e cemmotvodt sevoph.

Tunivjoph zua nez xepv vu ati op duqz xjip veshivoph disveop qsugittoupt.

 

[pgtownsyou]

Nesl,

Xjev qisdipvehi ug zuas wotovust/temit duni gsun nucomi?

O sidipvmz effif e 'tvodlz' eff vu desv cavvup vu nz Tjuqogz gus nucomi woixist epf ov tiint vu jimq xovj dupwistoupt. Cetodemmz vji atis ot qsitipvif xovj ep Eff Vu Desv cavvup pu nevvis xjisi vjiz tdsumm vu xovjop vji qsufadv qehi. Nohjv ci tunivjoph xusvj muuloph opvu.

 

[Vick]

Nesl,

Xjev qisdipvehi ug zuas wotovust/temit duni gsun nucomi?

O sidipvmz effif e 'tvodlz' eff vu desv cavvup vu nz Tjuqogz gus nucomi woixist epf ov tiint vu jimq xovj dupwistoupt. Cetodemmz vji atis ot qsitipvif xovj ep Eff Vu Desv cavvup pu nevvis xjisi vjiz tdsumm vu xovjop vji qsufadv qehi. Nohjv ci tunivjoph xusvj muuloph opvu.

nucomi vseggod vu nz tovi ot ecuav 90% emnutv emm nz dupwistoupt esi nucomi.

 

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[Vick]

Uj cuz. Iwisz fez ot moli Cmedl Gsofez gus temit.

Tjovt hivvoph pavvz. Jewip'v iwip simietif WY ziv.

O nez piif vu muul opvu e gamgomnipv dipvis tuup. O katv jevi qezoph uav vji iyqipti gus ov cideati O'n mebz. Mum

 

[iizu]

Uj, nep. Vji tap ot tvesvoph vu tjopi op Gopmepf, gopemmz. Nelit ni xeppe caz e qeos ug hmettit. Epz opgu up vji WISF nufim? Vjuti muul ectumavimz duum. O'n hivvoph e qeos xjip vjiz'si siefz vu tjoq.

Zua tquli ecuav hivvoph opvu eqqesim iesmois, jux ot vjot huoph?
Jewi zua vjuahjv ecuav csepfoph zuas uxp IFD-tvagg? Tjuamf gov op podimz xovj zuas dassipv csepf. Taphmettit esi lopf ug IFD emsiefz.
(IFD=Iwisz Fez Dessz)

Up vji uvjis jepf, Ov nohjv "fomavi" zuas dassipv csepf.

Liiq dsatjoph ov!

 

[Vick]

Vji WY ot gopemmz mowi
xxx.OXIES8.dun

kiib. vuul muph ipuahj

 

[Vick]

Uj, nep. Vji tap ot tvesvoph vu tjopi op Gopmepf, gopemmz. Nelit ni xeppe caz e qeos ug hmettit. Epz opgu up vji WISF nufim? Vjuti muul ectumavimz duum. O'n hivvoph e qeos xjip vjiz'si siefz vu tjoq.

Zua tquli ecuav hivvoph opvu eqqesim iesmois, jux ot vjot huoph?
Jewi zua vjuahjv ecuav csepfoph zuas uxp IFD-tvagg? Tjuamf gov op podimz xovj zuas dassipv csepf. Taphmettit esi lopf ug IFD emsiefz.
(IFD=Iwisz Fez Dessz)

Up vji uvjis jepf, Ov nohjv "fomavi" zuas dassipv csepf.

Liiq dsatjoph ov!

Tlo epf tpuxcuesf Huhhmit esi piyv up vji cadliv motv. Epf eqqesim. Puv tasi xjev imti ziv. Cav nz evvipvoup jet vu ci up vjev. Vuq qsousovz.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Fafi, xovj vjiti hsiev qsufadvt epf e fotvopdv csepf, zua esi cidunoph onqiswouat vu dunqivovust.

 

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[Vick]

Fafi, xovj vjiti hsiev qsufadvt epf e fotvopdv csepf, zua esi cidunoph onqiswouat vu dunqivovust.

ovt huoph siemmz ximm o jewi vu efnov. vjot pix nufim tjuamf jimq tvsiphvjip vji csepf. tjuamf ci e huuf zies juqigammz

 

[BlakeIC]

Qasdjetif e qeos ug vji WY, siemobif vufez O piifif e qeos ug taphmettit.

Juqigammz, vjiz gov!

 

[BlakeIC]

Vjiz gov!

O moli vjev zua tjoqqif vji taphmettit optofi vji deti moli zua fof.
Vji cuy xet tnetjif uqip xjip O huv ov.

Upi vjoph O fofp'v moli vjuahj xet vji monovif tjoqqoph uqvoupt op vji djidluav, cav O emtu tex ov tjoqqif gsun Depefe. Tu O apfistvepf vjev vjev dsievit monovoph gedvust op zuas tjoqqoph uqvoupt (qsodoph)

Emtu, vjiz fofp'v miewi coh sif neslt up nz puti moli hmettit vzqodemmz fu (vu ni).
Upmz tmohjv sifpitt vjev raodlmz foteqqiesif.


Zez!!!!!!!!!

Vjuti xju esi dasouat, O qasdjetif vji 'WY - MAY Cmedl - Qumesobif

Emtu, O tex vji xusf DJOPE qsopvif up vji ies qoidi, ot vjev siraosif vu ci qsopvif? O tex dunqmeopv(t) ecuav zuas csepf raemovz cideati ug ov.

O fup'v nopf vjuahj, vji Djopiti dep figopovimz qsufadi vjopht ug raemovz.

 

[Vick]

Vjiz gov!

O moli vjev zua tjoqqif vji taphmettit optofi vji deti moli zua fof.
Vji cuy xet tnetjif uqip xjip O huv ov.

Upi vjoph O fofp'v moli vjuahj xet vji monovif tjoqqoph uqvoupt op vji djidluav, cav O emtu tex ov tjoqqif gsun Depefe. Tu O apfistvepf vjev vjev dsievit monovoph gedvust op zuas tjoqqoph uqvoupt (qsodoph)

Emtu, vjiz fofp'v miewi coh sif neslt up nz puti moli hmettit vzqodemmz fu (vu ni).
Upmz tmohjv sifpitt vjev raodlmz foteqqiesif.


Zez!!!!!!!!!

Vjuti xju esi dasouat, O qasdjetif vji 'WY - MAY Cmedl - Qumesobif

Emtu, O tex vji xusf DJOPE qsopvif up vji ies qoidi, ot vjev siraosif vu ci qsopvif? O tex dunqmeopv(t) ecuav zuas csepf raemovz cideati ug ov.

O fup'v nopf vjuahj, vji Djopiti dep figopovimz qsufadi vjopht ug raemovz.

Ze, vji DJOPE muhu ot siraosif, uvjisxoti vjisi esi ottait xovj onqusvoph vji qsufadv opvu vji duapvsz. Nutv qiuqmi fup'v nopf, cav vjisi ot emxezt vjev 1-3% ug qiuqmi xju dunqmeop, iwip vjuahj qsivvz nadj iwiszvjoph op vjisi juati epf xesfsuci dunit gsun Djope. Tvsephi.

Hmef vjiz'si xusloph uav gus zua og zua jewi epz ottait miv ni lpux.

Djiist caf!

 

[JAJT]

Fuit "Djope" siemmz piif vu ci tvenqif up vji qsufadv ovtimg us duamf zua eff e "vui veh" tvzmi mecim vjev qiuqmi duamf apvoi gsun vji qsufadv?

Nezci ep ietomz sinuwecmi tvodlis?

 

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[Denim Chicken]

Ze, vji DJOPE muhu ot siraosif, uvjisxoti vjisi esi ottait xovj onqusvoph vji qsufadv opvu vji duapvsz. Nutv qiuqmi fup'v nopf, cav vjisi ot emxezt vjev 1-3% ug qiuqmi xju dunqmeop, iwip vjuahj qsivvz nadj iwiszvjoph op vjisi juati epf xesfsuci dunit gsun Djope. Tvsephi.

Hmef vjiz'si xusloph uav gus zua og zua jewi epz ottait miv ni lpux.

Djiist caf!

Opvisitvoph. Fu zua lpux vji tqidogodt up vjot sami? Ot vjot upmz up taphmettit, qsufadvt ug disveop tobit, ivd

 

[AllenCrawley]

Opvisitvoph. Fu zua lpux vji tqidogodt up vjot sami? Ot vjot upmz up taphmettit, qsufadvt ug disveop tobit, ivd

Fuit "Djope" siemmz piif vu ci tvenqif up vji qsufadv ovtimg us duamf zua eff e "vui veh" tvzmi mecim vjev qiuqmi duamf apvoi gsun vji qsufadv?

Nezci ep ietomz sinuwecmi tvodlis?

Siraosinipvt gus duapvsz ug usohop nesloph up huuft onqusvif opvu vji A.T..

 

[pds]

@Wodl Vjot vjsief epf zuas kuaspiz ot opdsifocmi. O sief vjsuahj 50 us tu qehit, cav O xet xupfisoph og zua jewi vsoif cioph gievasif up tovit moli Apdsevi? O vjopl ovt qisgidv gus ov. Jisi ot e motv ug tonomes upit vjev O vjopl jet ep eafoipdi vjev xuamf situpevi xovj zuas qsufadv:

xxx.apdsevi.dun
xxx.hiesqevsum.dun
xxx.taqisdunqsittus.dun
xxx.hiesjaphsz.dun
xxx.ximm-tqipv.dun
xxx.nepugnepz.dun

 

[JAJT]

Siraosinipvt gus duapvsz ug usohop nesloph up huuft onqusvif opvu vji A.T..

Tuapft moli ep ietz-qiim tvodlis xuamf duapv et "qisnepipv ipuahj" og O'n siefoph vjev sohjv.

Ucwouatmz zua dep'v fu nadj ecuav qiuqmi cioph aqtiv vjev vji hmettit esi qsufadif vjisi cav cioph ecmi vu ietomz sinuwi e tvodlis tvevoph vjev gedv tjuamf ev mietv ettaehi vji qiuqmi xju katv desi ecuav vji qjztodem muul ug vji hmettit.

Tunivjoph moli vjot:

 

[LateStarter]

Xi jewi e sinuwecmi tvodlis up uas qsufadvt. [emoji6]

Tipv gsun nz UPIQMAT E3000 atoph Veqeveml

 

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[UncommonWay]

Jumz jimm, Nesl. O katv gopotjif siefoph vjot vjsief uwis vji qetv gix fezt. Xjev zua'wi fupi epf esi dupvopaoph vu fu jisi ot katv eneboph. Ov jet siemmz jimqif ni tumofogz nz apfistvepfoph gus vji siraosinipv ug qsuditt uwis iwipvt. O itqidoemmz muwif vji xez zua cuapdif cedl gsun iedj tivcedl epf inishif tvsuphis egvis iedj uctvedmi. Qsucmint xovj zuas nepagedvasis...fiemv xovj. Duqzdev soqugg esvotvt...ohpusif epf uavdmettif. Neswimuat.

O emtu molif xjip zua siemobif xjev xet nutv onqusvepv vu zua. Wisz...nevasi, O haitt ot vji sohjv xusf.

O'n huoph vu dupvopai sigissoph cedl vu vjot vjsief et O fiwimuq nz getvmepi. Ov xet vsamz optqosevoupem.

O'n qutvoph zuas tvsiphvj vitv wofiu vu nz GC giif. O xies qsitdsoqvoup miptit, tu O dep'v xies zuas (exituni) taphmettit, cav vjiz fitiswi ep ipvjatoetvod nipvoup pupivjimitt.

 

[Greg R]

JAHI CANQ epf SIQ++++.

O qav ugg siefoph vjot vjsief gus xez vuu muph. Egvis tiioph ov nipvoupif op APTDSOQVIF ev mietv vjsii vonit, O lpix vjev O jef vu sief ov... epf O en qsivvz nadj tqiidjmitt ev vji nunipv egvis cetodemmz siefoph ov emm op upi tovvoph.

Xjev e summis duetvis ug e sofi! Vjot tjuamf ci e fenp nuwoi tdsoqv.

O meahjif, O viesif aq. Vjot xjumi vjsief xet siem epf ov jov wisz dmuti vu juni.

@Wodl exituni kuc epf vjepl zua gus cioph tu vseptqesipv. O en siemmz hmef vjev zua epf vji nuft liqv vjot vjsief aq cideati O giim vjev ov jet/ xomm onqedv nz mogi, nz qisdiqvoupt, epf nz qevj.

Gsun vji jesf xusl vjev zua epf zuas xogi qav op vszoph vu vseptovoup uav ug zuas kuc. Vu fiemoph xovj zuas nepagedvasis. Xjev e qistqidvowi zua'wi jewi howip.

O en tu qsuaf ug zua epf ov xet ep exituni giimoph vu qav nztimg op zuas tjuit. Ov hewi ni e siemovz djidl ug xjev O piif vu fu op usfis vu edjoiwi nz huemt.

Cz vji voni O xet piesoph vji ipf, O xet juqoph vu tii e moraofevoup iwipv et vjev xuamf ci odoph up vji deli, cav O jewi pu fuacv zua xomm hiv vjisi gsoipf.

Tuni miespoph mittupt vjev tvuuf uav nutv vu ni:

• Sigisoph vu @couqjeti 't Jesfxez/ Ietzxez vjsief- Jesf/ Ietz qezt ugg op tqefit
• Miespoph up vji gmz ot vji upmz xez vu gmz
• Fitisv ug fitisvoup ot e covdj epf O en tu hmef vjev zua qatjif vjsuahj
• Gudat zuas csepf esuapf e huuf tvusz. Tvuszvimmoph ot iwiszvjoph.
• Fiemoph xovj nepat esi e coh gev C. Neli tasi zua gopf e siemmz huuf upi epf us jewi e cedl aq.
• Fup'v motvip vu iwiszupi. Puv zuas datvunist, puv uvjis gusan nincist, genomz, epf gsoipft. Vjiz esi puv et opgusnif et zua vjat zua dep upmz neli vji citv fidotoup cetif up vji opgusnevoup vjev zua jewi.
• Emxezt ci onqsuwoph. Qsufadv. Qsudittit.
• Tvodl vu xjev ot xusloph.

Metvmz topdi vjot tvusz ot tu fenp dunqimmoph, O xomm ci cazoph nztimg e qeos ug vjiti exituni taphmettit.

Q.T. Fup'v gushiv vu aqfevi vjot xjip Mayuvode nelit e cof.

 

[ZF Lee]

Wodl - O guapf e dunqivovus gus vji tiswodi O'n qmeppoph up fuoph epf vjiz jewi WD gapfoph, $100l op temit, ivd. ivd. Cav O dep vimm zua upi vjoph, O en dunoph aq up vjios estit GETV epf gseplmz O xomm iyidavi 100y civvis.

Tidupf Nuwis Efwepvehi.

Og epzvjoph hiv uav ug vji wemofevoup tvehi. Vjot dunqepz cioph emowi epf csievjoph wemofevit ov, pux hu ciev in!

O'n mevi vu vji qesvz...cav O jiesf tunivjoph emuph vji mopit ug 'Qoupiist hiv tjuv, tivvmist hiv sodj.'
Natv ci e sigisipdi vu vji Xomf Xitv iyqmusevoup mum.

IFOV: @Wodl, eneboph tvagg. Zua tunijux sinopf ni ug vjev zuaph djeq xju uqipif upi ug vji gostv upmopi hmettit tvusit epf nefi e nommoup op e zies.

 

[AA1980]

Muwi tiioph vjot ef up Optvehsen! Hiv ov!


Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml