Niche e-commerce still produces compelling success stories. Here is how CEO Brian Lim built iHeartRaves from our conversation in 2018. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Brian Lim: I was raised in LA County. My
If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. Niche e-commerce still produces compelling success stories. Here is how CEO Brian Lim built iHeartRaves from our conversation in 2018. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. Niche e-commerce still produces compelling success stories. Read on to see how CEO Brian Lim built iHeartRaves. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Brian Lim: I
Sramana Mitra: What about team size? What kind of team size are you doing all this with and how did that grow over time? Brian Lim: We’re at about 60 full-time folks. Sramana Mitra: You’re in Los Angeles right? Brian Lim: Yes, at Anaheim. Sramana Mitra: All of these people are in Anaheim or are
Sramana Mitra: Are there any strategic nuances that you could share of how you were able to do that? Brian Lim: Social media was big here. We were able to broadcast our message to the right folks. We had a good ground game where we were meeting fellow glovers and ravers at these music events.
Sramana Mitra: Is it a glove that you’re selling? I’m trying to understand the form factor of the product that you’re selling here. Brian Lim: They’re white stretch gloves with LED lights at their fingertips. The technology is much more advanced than what we had before. Today you can program these lights using a Bluetooth
If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page. Niche e-commerce still produces compelling success stories. Read on to see how Brian built iHeartRaves. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of background? Brian Lim: I was born