🚪How Bryan leveled up his ecom biz with automations and sold it
The No-Code Exit Story of Bryn and Slide Tribe
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Welcome new 132 subscribers 👯♀️. How is your week going? Some updates from my projects.
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The interview this week is with Bryn. An inspiring story about an ecommerce business which he was able to build, scale (and successfully sell) thanks to No-Code. Enjoy the interview👇
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🔥 No-Code Maker Interview
Hello Bryn, tell us a little bit about yourself.
I’m 24 years and live in London. I got started with No-Code through necessity. I needed to automate my business to implement new processes and save time.
Which product did you build?
We build an ecommerce business. We sold custom sliders and socks to teams and businesses. Our customers included Red Bull, Google and Harlequins.
The idea was my brothers, Tom, who I ran the business with. Sports clubs all have matching kit but random messy footwear. We set out to change that. And did so successfully!
Which No-Code tools did you use?
Squarespace for the website.
Typeform to design and place your order.
Zapier to link everything up.
Our business model was very complex, not the standard Ecommerce store. Every order was personalized, and our minimum order was 10 units. This added a lot of complexity, so Zapier was a savior to link everything up.
How did you launch and grow your product?
We started almost exactly 4 years ago. At the start we knew nothing (still don’t!), we started with friends who we knew at sports clubs and expanded through the universities, as I was still at uni. We discovered Facebook ads and never looked back. Because of the complexity, we couldn’t scale aggressively, which is where Zapier came in.
Can you share some stats from the time you listed it for sale?
We sold over 30,000 pairs of sliders over 4 years with revenue of nearly half a million. I can’t go into numbers in that much detail.
Why and how did you sell it?
We sold it for mainly personal reasons. The business was still profitable despite the current market conditions. We both needed change and to work on new projects. It felt like the time to move away and take a break.
It was a 5 figure exit. It was in a matter of months from first listing on Microacquire but eventually sold it through a cold email I received. How random and lucky.
Why did the buyer want to acquire your project?
The buyer wanted to acquire the brand and scale it more. I believe their plans are to sell in other geographies before trying to sell the business again.
What kind of advice would you like to share with someone who wants to get started with No-Code?
Just get started. You’ll be amazed about what you can do with No-Code. You don’t know what you don’t know, so dive in head first and find out!
What kind of advice would you like to share with someone who wants to sell their No-Code project?
MicroAquire was the best platform from my experience. There are a lot of serious buyers and the platform itself is very easy to use with great support.
Where can we go to learn more about you and your projects?
You can follow me on Twitter @brynhassan
And check out my personal website
Thank you so much and good luck with your marathons, Bryn! 🙏
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