Put Ohanian’s thread about the American dream into one post. And yeah, this really does happen. The guys got together, got turned down, but still did it. And yeah, it’s not a unicorn/billion-dollar story, but the very fact—what kinds of stories happen. I’d like to read more of these. There aren’t enough.
How to turn $4,000 into $100,000,000+
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They couldn't get a single investor to take them seriously...
That's when 4 friends decided to each invest $4,000 of their own savings to launch Chubbies.
One day... 4 friends noticed that there was a lot of room for opportunity in men's fashion.
They asked themselves the following question:
What if we reinvented men's shorts... and made them *gasp* VERY SHORT?
They pitched the idea to multiple investors...
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"Picture this - tiny men’s shorts as far as the eye can see…and we’ll call it Chubbies."
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5 minutes into their pitch, they were politely asked to leave.
They couldn't get a single investor to take them seriously...
🙃
But that wasn't going to stop them.
They had a vision of men everywhere breaking free of the shackles of overpocketed, shin-length shorts and they wouldn’t be stopped.
So they put together $4,000 each to bootstrap the business.
🚀
In the early days, they worked full-time jobs while building Chubbies on the side.
Moved the continuation into the comments so it’s not so much text
https://x.com/alexisohanian/status/1724473217770033269?s=46
Original (RU)
Собрал в один пост тред Огоняна про американскую мечту. И ведь правда такое бывает. Ребята собрались, получили отказы, но сделали. И да это не ярдовая история, но сам факт какие истории бывают. Побольше таких бы почитать. Не хватает.
How to turn $4,000 into $100,000,000+
💸
They couldn't get a single investor to take them seriously...
That's when 4 friends decided to each invest $4,000 of their own savings to launch Chubbies.
One day... 4 friends noticed that there was a lot of room for opportunity in men's fashion.
They asked themselves the following question:
What if we reinvented men's shorts... and made them *gasp* VERY SHORT?
They pitched the idea to multiple investors...
👇
"Picture this - tiny men’s shorts as far as the eye can see…and we’ll call it Chubbies."
🩳
5 minutes into their pitch, they were politely asked to leave.
They couldn't get a single investor to take them seriously...
🙃
But that wasn't going to stop them.
They had a vision of men everywhere breaking free of the shackles of overpocketed, shin-length shorts and they wouldn’t be stopped.
So they put together $4,000 each to bootstrap the business.
🚀
In the early days, they worked full-time jobs while building Chubbies on the side.
Убрал в коммент продолжение чтобы не так много текста
https://x.com/alexisohanian/status/1724473217770033269?s=46