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My Failed Business made my current Business Successful
You do not need to fail to learn but it can help
I established a Beard Care Grooming Company sometime in 2017. I struggle to remember when exactly but I tested some products, made a few sales and decided to go bigger.
I was inspired by brands such as Beardbrand in the US and Mariner Jack/Brighton Beard Co in the UK. I thought I could do what they were doing.
In February 2018 I launched a new range of products and by late September I tapped out. I had had enough of it all.
I failed. I sucked. I had messed it up and it killed my interest.
I’m being melodramatic in some ways but to this day, that’s how it feels.
It doesn’t feel good even now.
But…
What it taught me was invaluable and every lesson learned, both good and bad from that time has been put to use in my current Business.
I want to talk to you.
I want you to know that you can really mess things up and still do alright.
I want you to know that this is sometimes a part of life. You do not win at everything.
