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Las Vegas Comic Con

Ribbon Cutting

We hadn't slept in days. That's not a cute saying, it was quite literally the fact. We had been waiting on a few of the last pieces to arrive, and without them, we wouldn't be able to sell anything. Our last Frameless component arrived on Thursday, the day we had to set up our booth. We were walking on the edge of a knife, and it was scary, but after all of that work, we were ready to go.

It wasn't just our first convention selling products, it was our ribbon cutting. We had a million things that all had to happen at the same time, and had a single extra thing pop up, I honestly believe that we would have had a collective mental breakdown. You'd ask where the Frameless owners were, and someone would point to the trio in the corner, huddled and sobbing.

But despite the fact that we still had a dozen attendees parking, the Henderson and Metro Chambers of Commerce were getting antsy, neighboring exhibitors were giving us the evil eye, and our phones were ringing off the hook, everything fell into place.

In total, we had 59 people who attended our ribbon cutting. Everyone from friends and family, to coworkers and former business associates. We kept it short and sweet, and for everyone who attended, they had the freedom to wander about the convention and take in the experience. For some, it was their first comic convention. And we were honored to be the reason why they even went at all.

As soon as we cut those ribbons, it was time to start selling. We had planned like you wouldn't believe, set everything up in boxes, had an assembly line ready to go for when someone bought from us. We were so unprepared... There's no substitute for experience, and boy did we get our butt kicked that weekend.

The first challenge we encountered was that nobody really knew what we were, or what we were selling. We had a brand new product, completely unlike anything else they had seen, and it was confusing. Right away, we knew we had to be outgoing. Unlike most of the exhibitors, who could just sit back and let people come to them, we had to be warm and inviting, encouraging everyone to come discover what Frameless was.

Our next challenge was packaging. We thought we had a good system for packaging, but it wasn't streamlined nearly enough. We were spending way too long packing up the Frameless Kits for the customers, and it took at least 2 people to be efficient. So, we took notes as to where the hang ups were, and were already working out in our heads how to make packaging better.

Lastly, and probably most importantly, was that we didn't really even have a chance to visit with the artists until the second half of Saturday and Sunday. The artists we finally did have a chance to visit with were so warm and inviting, excited that finally there was someone there who wanted simply to get their artwork on the wall. Most of them had wished we had come by before the start of the con, so that they could send their customers our way.

Despite all of those challenges, we managed to break even in sales. Our first day we did alright, our second day we did better, and our third and final day at the con, we managed to make more than the first 2 days combined. People from Friday and Saturday, who said they'd be back to buy Frameless, did! They wanted our product, and couldn't wait to get it up on their walls. The artists loved us, and were excited to work with us in the future. But most importantly, we had finally started our business. 3 years of excruciating work, sleepless nights, running as fast as we could had paid off. Frameless was here.

Las Vegas Comic Con

Ribbon Cutting

We hadn't slept in days. That's not a cute saying, it was quite literally the fact. We had been waiting on a few of the last pieces to arrive, and without them, we wouldn't be able to sell anything. Our last Frameless component arrived on Thursday, the day we had to set up our booth. We were walking on the edge of a knife, and it was scary, but after all of that work, we were ready to go.

It wasn't just our first convention selling products, it was our ribbon cutting. We had a million things that all had to happen at the same time, and had a single extra thing pop up, I honestly believe that we would have had a collective mental breakdown. You'd ask where the Frameless owners were, and someone would point to the trio in the corner, huddled and sobbing.

But despite the fact that we still had a dozen attendees parking, the Henderson and Metro Chambers of Commerce were getting antsy, neighboring exhibitors were giving us the evil eye, and our phones were ringing off the hook, everything fell into place.

In total, we had 59 people who attended our ribbon cutting. Everyone from friends and family, to coworkers and former business associates. We kept it short and sweet, and for everyone who attended, they had the freedom to wander about the convention and take in the experience. For some, it was their first comic convention. And we were honored to be the reason why they even went at all.

As soon as we cut those ribbons, it was time to start selling. We had planned like you wouldn't believe, set everything up in boxes, had an assembly line ready to go for when someone bought from us. We were so unprepared... There's no substitute for experience, and boy did we get our butt kicked that weekend.

The first challenge we encountered was that nobody really knew what we were, or what we were selling. We had a brand new product, completely unlike anything else they had seen, and it was confusing. Right away, we knew we had to be outgoing. Unlike most of the exhibitors, who could just sit back and let people come to them, we had to be warm and inviting, encouraging everyone to come discover what Frameless was.

Our next challenge was packaging. We thought we had a good system for packaging, but it wasn't streamlined nearly enough. We were spending way too long packing up the Frameless Kits for the customers, and it took at least 2 people to be efficient. So, we took notes as to where the hang ups were, and were already working out in our heads how to make packaging better.

Lastly, and probably most importantly, was that we didn't really even have a chance to visit with the artists until the second half of Saturday and Sunday. The artists we finally did have a chance to visit with were so warm and inviting, excited that finally there was someone there who wanted simply to get their artwork on the wall. Most of them had wished we had come by before the start of the con, so that they could send their customers our way.

Despite all of those challenges, we managed to break even in sales. Our first day we did alright, our second day we did better, and our third and final day at the con, we managed to make more than the first 2 days combined. People from Friday and Saturday, who said they'd be back to buy Frameless, did! They wanted our product, and couldn't wait to get it up on their walls. The artists loved us, and were excited to work with us in the future. But most importantly, we had finally started our business. 3 years of excruciating work, sleepless nights, running as fast as we could had paid off. Frameless was here.

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