402: Earning $30M per Year from Temporary Tattoos with Tyler Handley of Inkbox

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tyler Handley and his brother started Inkbox to discover if they could make temporary tattoos better. After a research trip to Panama, a successful Kickstarter campaign, lots of chemistry, and 7 years of brand-building, Inkbox has become standard for semi-permanent tattoos generating $30M in revenue per year. Recently, Bic acquired the brand for $65M, which will help bring Inkbox to an international market and beyond. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to Tyler and Nathan discuss: </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Inkbox started from $10K that a friend inherited</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Visiting Panamanian tribes who use fruit die in ceremonial body art</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why they hired a chemist to extract a molecule</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The dynamic of working with his brother Braden</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How they raised $1.2M through a Kickstarter campaign</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Adding the tattoo customization and working with 650 different artists to create designs </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Collaborations with BTS, Post Malone, and poet Rupi Kaur</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">And much more direct-to-consumer startup advice…</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Who do you want to see next on the podcast?</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Comment and let us know! And don't forget to leave us a 5-star review if you loved this episode.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 40