$3.6M vape juice business, $4M baby business + starters making big exits!

Hey,

Happy July, starters!

We have some super exciting case studies and updates for you this week:

#1: David went from ex-con to $3.4M/year

We just published our interview with the wildly successful online vaping store Vape & Juice.

As an ex-con, David couldn't get a job. Starting his own business was the only solution.

7 years later, he's making $300k per month. 

#2: Husband/wife duo built a $4M baby brand with $1,500

Late last week we spoke with Kirsten and Sam with Parker Baby Co - products designed to simplify parenthood.

Their business is now doing $325k/month with zero employees.

Their secret? Amazon - they were able to scale from $0/month in revenue to more than $200k/month in less than two years.

#3: STARTER EXIT!: KC's $100M silicone ring brand

Remember our feature of the $24M/year silicone ring business? KC then eclipsed over $100M in recent years.

KC just exited - he sold the business for millions.

Give KC's story a read - we promise this is one you don't want to miss.

#4: 145 Million dollar e-commerce products

We put together a list of 145 hottest e-commerce products in 2020 - generating millions of dollars per year.

#5: COVID-19 trend: Meal prep delivery is taking off

Fresh meal delivery kits are gaining a lot of momentum in 2020. 

The industry is valued at $5B+ with a 300% growth over the previous year. By 2022, the market is expected to more than double.

Why such a massive spike?

This is primarily due to the corona virus delivery surge. The service offers flexibility + a safety net to those that are social distancing and trying to limit their grocery store runs.

Read the full guide on how to start a meal prep delivery service here.

(this report is apart of our 1,000+ business ideas)

Are you ready to boost your revenue?

I want to give a shoutout to our long-time sponsor Klaviyo.

Using Klaviyo will open up a massive, untapped sales channel and bring you closer to your customers!

I'm a huge fan of the product (I use it for Starter Story and love the segmentation/drip features). I've also been able to collect so many emails using their website form integration - my list growing over 1k/month now 😲

Here are just some of the impressive businesses we've interviewed that use Klaviyo for email marketing and are raving about the product - all great interviews you should check out as well!

• Brumate ($1.1M/mo at 23 years old)
• Sheets & Giggles ($76k/mo in just 6 months)
• Beardbrand ($100k+/mo - 1.5M YouTube subscribers)
• Abs Protein Pancakes ($25k/mo passive income business)
• Xero Shoes ($460k/mo - featured on Shark Tank)
• The Longhairs ($30k/mo)
• Framed Tweets ($25k/mo)

Level up your email marketing with 👉 Klaviyo!

(And thank you for your support 🙏)

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Thanks for reading! See you next week.

- Pat Walls, Founder @ Starter Story

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