One of the things that helps a founder realize how far you’ve come is looking backwards. Reflection makes looking forward that much easier. It is often stressful to think about everything that needs to be done and by when. Raise money, hire new staff, increase traffic, form new partnerships, etc….
At the same time the risk and uncertainty is the fuel of an entrepreneur as a founder. It wouldn’t be any fun if everything was all planned out.
Here is a picture of the first version of Collarfree.com. Some of the elements are the same, but the design today is much better. At least we think so!
Here is one of my favorite quotes and one that seems to simply life when it can seem overwhelming: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” - Confucious.
Collar Free was one of a hundred or so business ideas Pat and thought about as we were researching other companies. In June of 2006 we read about Threadless and thought what if someone applied the same model towards fashionable tees, eventually other clothing, and then also sold the shirts into boutiques instead of just online. It was as simple as that or so we thought, but more on our journey to come!
