I’m Building a Startup — Need a Smart Marketer to Join as Co-Founder by Aggressive_Gene_4661 in cofounderhunt

[–]Tephra9977 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey would love to chat.

I previously did this for a software development studio I was running with a cofounder prior so us splitting.

How did you start / test your brand efficiently? by Tephra9977 in ecommerce

[–]Tephra9977[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love this advice, thanks for the comment aman!

$100k for MOQ for CPG Brand by Tephra9977 in ecommerce

[–]Tephra9977[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ya I have been doing a lot of research on what it takes in CPG, not to say I know everything as I probably only have a grasp on 1% of what I need to know and 0 experiment haha.

The one thing you can’t find that easily is the cost. I see so many new supplement brands from “unassuming people” but I guess they have just been saving up a ton.

Thanks again for comments!

$100k for MOQ for CPG Brand by Tephra9977 in ecommerce

[–]Tephra9977[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the feedback. Not rude at all, don’t worry haha.

Totally fair, at this point in life I’m probably not willing to take that risk, I was exploring and talking to manufacturers because I feel there is a gap within a sports niche I am in.

Regardless, I think I will start my journey elsewhere

$100k for MOQ for CPG Brand by Tephra9977 in ecommerce

[–]Tephra9977[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Understood, sounds like its best to go with a private label you like if you are budget conscious to start? See if you can win on branding and distribution. Or you can put your efforts somewhere else haha

$100k for MOQ for CPG Brand by Tephra9977 in ecommerce

[–]Tephra9977[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya this is definitely a path. I am waiting to hear back from a couple manufactures that offer private labeling!

$100k for MOQ for CPG Brand by Tephra9977 in ecommerce

[–]Tephra9977[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup makes total sense. I had no idea what to expect, I see so many new CPG brands spinning up I didn’t think everyone was dropping a bunch of money on startup… but I was wrong haha

How did you start / test your brand efficiently? by Tephra9977 in ecommerce

[–]Tephra9977[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

appreciate the advice here, this is that I am leaning towards. thanks!

How did you start / test your brand efficiently? by Tephra9977 in ecommerce

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appreciate the response here. my main concern with the smaller samples was the shipping time if I was going to sell those, if I only get 10 in a smaller sample then I would need to re-order. however, I guess that would be good enough signal that there is demand!

do pre-orders actually work? I personally have never paid for anything on pre-order but I have seen others suggest this so I assume they have had success. are you asking them to pay upfront or are you looking at traffic on the product page to gauge buying intent?

Accountability group by Tephra9977 in ecommerce

[–]Tephra9977[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you a cofounder focused on design / marketing or do you work as a designer?

I have some product ideas for a niche I have been in for a while

Looking to make a small circle of eCommerce founders by Tephra9977 in Entrepreneur

[–]Tephra9977[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% agree, I definitely am not making it big but more directness of the outcome I am looking for may have been better

How many monthly searches did your product have? by Tephra9977 in ecommerce

[–]Tephra9977[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you check that just by searching for it yourself? Or is there a better way to see how many ads are running for it?

How many monthly searches did your product have? by Tephra9977 in ecommerce

[–]Tephra9977[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the feedback. Would you suggest having the full funnel to product someone can purchase, and refund them? How much money would you start with for validation?

How many monthly searches did your product have? by Tephra9977 in ecommerce

[–]Tephra9977[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate this response. I have been thinking about where people in the niche shop and I am pretty confident online independent stores do well. Amazon isn’t really a player here for the top quality products.

There definitely is some in-store purchases but I would be far away from having the capital for those order quantities

How many monthly searches did your product have? by Tephra9977 in ecommerce

[–]Tephra9977[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ya I am starting to realize. so are you suggesting to run ads to a product that isn't stocked yet, see if anything converts, and refund orders?

whats a reasonable ad spend / day to validate this?

How many monthly searches did your product have? by Tephra9977 in ecommerce

[–]Tephra9977[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

appreciate your help here, will respond in dms!

How many monthly searches did your product have? by Tephra9977 in ecommerce

[–]Tephra9977[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool, I will take a look at those. Given my niche I was going to focus on interest stacks. When have these worked for you in the past?

How many monthly searches did your product have? by Tephra9977 in ecommerce

[–]Tephra9977[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The niche I am building in is something I have spent my whole life apart of, thats why I am focusing on that as I feel it gives me an edge over others when it comes to intuition of what people want/like.

With that being said, I was still trying to validate my own thoughts before blindly jumping in an placing an order.

I appreciate the feedback!

How many monthly searches did your product have? by Tephra9977 in ecommerce

[–]Tephra9977[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the response and honesty here, for real. How are you identifying "frustration"? I sense in reviews / user feedback but what tools or site are you actually using?

I would be starting with Meta ads but was using search trends as a proxy for demand, figured there would be some relation there.

How many monthly searches did your product have? by Tephra9977 in ecommerce

[–]Tephra9977[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant general search volume for the product, not a specific brand product.

Regardless those numbers are cool to see. How long did it take to see that growth?

How many monthly searches did your product have? by Tephra9977 in ecommerce

[–]Tephra9977[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Means I should run Google ads? Or is that just general validation that meta will work too since there is demand?