8. DAN
TYRE
Employee #6 at Hubspot
Five Start Ups Since 1983
Mentor, Advisor, Blogger, Speaker
Author, Angel Investor, Sales Coach
TRYING TO DO THE MOST GOOD FOR
THE UNIVERSE
@dantyre
24. M-SPOT
Become the fasted-growing American manufacturer of athletic socks.
MISSION: Build the fastest-growing athletic sock company in North America
STRATEGY: Grow volume of North American athletic sock sales through distributors
PLAYS: TARGETS:
Increase repeat business with current distributors 1M in repeat business
Reduce quantity of returned items 2K returns per quarter
Decrease production costs in current sock plants $1.50 cost per pair
Launch new line of soccer socks into the market $120K in revenue from soccer socks
OMISSIONS:
Expand into the European market Launch business sock line Build new sock plant in N. America