3 Business Lessons Learned from My Near-Failure Startup Experienceby@rihards

3 Business Lessons Learned from My Near-Failure Startup Experience

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In 2020, amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, my startup had a successful exit. Grafomap, an online store that sold personalized map posters, was bought by a buyer from the printing industry whose name I cannot disclose. After a few years in business, we had experienced a hell of a rollercoaster ride – from Black Friday to Valentine’s Day when sales were spiking, to off-season when a mild depression took us over. At one point, Martins and I had to take out personal loans to save the business.

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by Rihards Piks @rihards.Serial entrepreneur & digital marketer. Currently co-founder of Supliful, an on-demand supplement fulfillment startup.
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