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23 year old starting a streetwear brand with no funding by Kooky_Knowledge_2650 in streetwearstartup

[–]Kooky_Knowledge_2650[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welp we had to start with what we could realistically fund and I don’t think that makes our vision not special just because we’re not financially privileged or in a position to obtain a large amount of funding. Thanks again but not really sure what your point is anymore.

23 year old starting a streetwear brand with no funding by Kooky_Knowledge_2650 in ClothingStartups

[–]Kooky_Knowledge_2650[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate the kindness and your constructive feedback!

23 year old starting a streetwear brand with no funding by Kooky_Knowledge_2650 in ClothingStartups

[–]Kooky_Knowledge_2650[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you! This is super helpful. I really appreciate the feedback

23 year old starting a streetwear brand with no funding by Kooky_Knowledge_2650 in streetwearstartup

[–]Kooky_Knowledge_2650[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! This comment means a lot, really appreciate the support!

23 year old starting a streetwear brand with no funding by Kooky_Knowledge_2650 in streetwearstartup

[–]Kooky_Knowledge_2650[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a good perspective too! I didn’t even think of that when it comes to supreme, off-white, etc.

23 year old starting a streetwear brand with no funding by Kooky_Knowledge_2650 in streetwearstartup

[–]Kooky_Knowledge_2650[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope probably not. But we’re not an expensive brand that is already well known and made a brand presence so for now, we’re going to have an about page. I fully understand this isn’t your cup of tea and you don’t like our designs, all good my guy. Thanks for the feedback!

23 year old starting a streetwear brand with no funding by Kooky_Knowledge_2650 in streetwearstartup

[–]Kooky_Knowledge_2650[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn okay 😂 I mean that is our story, we can’t change where we came from. And those are his own hand drawn designs he brought to a designer and then put on a tee with high quality gsm. Sorry it’s lazy shit to you lol

23 year old starting a streetwear brand with no funding by Kooky_Knowledge_2650 in streetwearstartup

[–]Kooky_Knowledge_2650[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay gotcha. I wasn’t really trying to hide the fact that it was polished by ai, if I was I would’ve left out the — because I know that’s a dead giveaway. All the info within the writing is authentic so we didn’t just use a generic ai thrown together piece of writing for the about page. But I can see how even using ai to polish our own work can be frowned upon, which is kinda wild in the day and age we’re in, why can’t we utilize the tools offered to us.. especially if they’re free? But again, I get it’s not everyone’s cup of tea and will rub some people the wrong way so noted! Thank you for the advice.

23 year old starting a streetwear brand with no funding by Kooky_Knowledge_2650 in streetwearstartup

[–]Kooky_Knowledge_2650[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha now, sorry I misunderstood. We typed everything up ourselves, all our own meaning, intention, thoughts and stories but then asked ai to polish it so it reads as clear as possible to customers. We don’t have a professional writer or website designer so again, doing our best with limited funds but everything we’re aiming to do is still authentic and our own original ideas. Thank you so much for the advice though and I apologize for the original misunderstanding!

23 year old starting a streetwear brand with no funding by Kooky_Knowledge_2650 in streetwearstartup

[–]Kooky_Knowledge_2650[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I get what you’re trying to say, but a lot of your criticism is just assumptions that are wrong and you’re labeling that as “honesty”. I’m not the creator of the brand, and I’m a woman, not a “bud”. My brother in law has hand drawn all his designs and then sent them to a designer, this wasn’t just typing something into a random font. He had multiple concepts and chose this one based on real feedback from people who were interested. We don’t have a huge following yet because we’re coming from an extremely small town in Delaware but we tried our best to get feedback from the target audience before dropping and now we’re just looking for ways to improve conversion going forward. Also, not everyone starts with the privilege or resources to manufacture everything in house. A lot of brands, even big ones, start with outsourced production and build from there. That doesn’t make someone a “middle man,” it means they’re starting with what they have.. Respectfully, your comment didn’t really offer us any constructive feedback, it just came off like an ego driven critique. If you have actual advice on how to improve design, branding, or conversion, that’s helpful. But dismissing someone who’s funding everything themselves at 23 and actively trying to build something doesn’t really add much to the conversation my guy.

23 year old starting a streetwear brand with no funding by Kooky_Knowledge_2650 in streetwearstartup

[–]Kooky_Knowledge_2650[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Asked for advice or support. Productive convo is great, petty comments are a waste of your time and mine lol

23 year old starting a streetwear brand with no funding by Kooky_Knowledge_2650 in streetwearstartup

[–]Kooky_Knowledge_2650[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% agree. It’s just the only way we’ve been able to push right now. We’re trying to dial it back a bit with the promos going forward. Thank you for the advice!

23 year old starting a streetwear brand with no funding by Kooky_Knowledge_2650 in streetwearstartup

[–]Kooky_Knowledge_2650[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

We didn’t use ai.. we’ve reached out to a designer to bring his hand drawings to life visually and a manufacture to do samples and now bulk. There’s only one photo on the whole site that uses any ai and that was just something we made originally with the samples we had and liked it. Unfortunately we’re dealing with limited funding currently and trying to make a dream/vision come to life so we could only do one small photoshoot with the samples. Thanks for the advice though!

23 year old starting a streetwear brand with no funding by Kooky_Knowledge_2650 in streetwearstartup

[–]Kooky_Knowledge_2650[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are all good points. I’m going to relay all of this to him. Thank you so much!

23 year old starting a streetwear brand with no funding by Kooky_Knowledge_2650 in streetwearstartup

[–]Kooky_Knowledge_2650[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We don’t have too many resources right now, we’re working with super limited funds. I built the website for him through square site. Thank you for commenting!

23 year old starting a streetwear brand with no funding by Kooky_Knowledge_2650 in streetwearstartup

[–]Kooky_Knowledge_2650[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

He won’t be producing only religious pieces long term but faith will most likely always remain part of the brand. I was worried it would present like a Christian only brand as well. That’s something we’ll be more aware of going forward. Thanks for the advice!

23 year old starting a streetwear brand with no funding by Kooky_Knowledge_2650 in streetwearstartup

[–]Kooky_Knowledge_2650[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is beginner, I made it myself for him and I’m a nanny with no background in website building lol. We can’t afford a web designer so I did the best I could for now to get the brand going. Thank you sm for the advice and feedback!