Dave Rotheroe is the proprietor of Lick My Dip and co-founder of Cheese Posties. Clearly a man who can name a business well! Lick My Dip is a subscription discovery service for hot sauce and chilli lovers – each month customers receive a parcel of surprise spicy goods. The first orders went out in May 2015, and they are already shipping globally. Cheese Posties is almost 2 months old, and has been described by Aol.com as “the uber of grilled cheese sandwiches” – and yes you guessed it you can subscribe to receive a toasted cheese sandwich in the post each week, week one had 600 subscribers and grown from there.
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Started a Kicker Starter campaign to launch the business
Started shipping in May 2015 and now ship globally
Dave runs Lick My Dip on his own remotely
Cheese Posties
Only 2 months’ old
In week 1 had 600 subscribers
Currently only post within the UK
Dave works with his co-founder Danny remotely, and with a data guy that is in charge of creating the algorithms and databases that work alongside the Crate Joy API
Zendesk to manage customer service, with an onsite chat widget from Zopim
Start Up Top Tip
Find a niche
Start to build a community
Build a relationship with suppliers
If your business didn’t exist, which eCommerce Business Would you like to be Running?
Loot Crate another subscription box company based in the US, each month, Loot Crate ships a themed mystery box of the best geek, gaming, and pop culture gear to a subscriber base of over 400,000 Looters.
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