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The week my first real business fell apart
It was a Tuesday in late October, about five years back, when my main supplier called to say they were shutting down. I was running a small online shop selling custom leather goods, and that one call meant I couldn't fill over 30 orders. I spent the next three days scrambling, trying to find a new source, but the quality and price were never the same. I had to refund everyone and close the site within a month. The big lesson was not putting all my trust in just one partner. Has anyone else had a single point of failure take down a project you worked hard on?
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joseph_hunt5mo ago
Maybe going all-in with one supplier is what let you build a quality brand in the first place. Spreading yourself thin across a dozen sources might have watered down your product before you ever got off the ground.
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