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whoa whoa whoa hang on a moment... did you even read the article? this is not someone that reads all your "startup today" websites and goes on how she will disr

whoa whoa whoa hang on a moment... did you even read the article? this is not someone that reads all your "startup today" websites and goes on how she will disrupt the industry and how she woke up one random day and found a niche in selling pencils. This is someone that wants to sell pencils. End of the story. From reading the title I thought something very similar to you, but then I realized, none of us could probably pull anything similar. This is a person that has passion about what she does, and that's all she needs. She's probably not trying to get in the industry so she can then sell out and move to the next thing, this is simply what she wants to do. She had a passion for pencils and she made it into her job and is succeeding, well done! That's something that a lot of people will never manage to do! She likes to share her love for pencils on instagram? well, we all have our passions and want to share them with like minded people! Personally, I do not share her passion, but attacking her like that seems an act of pure jealousy. Maybe you should just learn from it and think how you can transform your passion in something more?

BryanKepler 11y ago
Pencils are not a passion--pencils are a way of life. My grandfather made pencils in the war, and afterwards, he and my grandmother moved to Ames, Iowa, where they opened up a local mom and pop pencil shop. That was where my father learned to read and write. It was a wholesome family business. These were handcrafted, locally grown, American pencils made by artisans of the trade. My father took over the business until 1997 when rising Ames rents and increasing mass-produced competition drove us out. We had to move to San Francisco where my father, who was not college educated mind you, got a job at Staples in the pencil department. He hated every minute of it. This woman is not a pencil artisan like my father and his father. She is simply selling mass-produced products without getting in touch with their rich history. Don't lecture me about passion.
- vsviridov 11y ago
  So, you're saying that she's unworthy of selling pencils to people? That sort of implies that there's only 1 pencil salesperson in the world. All others are beneath her level and must never attempt selling pencils. Going further it means that there's only one person per any kind of job. The One. Most knowledgeable, with undeniable passion... High horse called, you've been on it for way too long.
  - BryanKepler 11y ago
    Don't tell me about high horses. My grandfather rode a high horse in the war.
- ChrisDutrow 11y ago
  Not sure if this obvious, but this person is a "troll." They have no posting history other than this article. And the story he is weaving about his family's history with pencils is pretty outlandish. They're just doing some creative writing and having fun riling people up. > pencils are not a passion, they are a way of life. That's funny, not serious.
reddytowns 11y ago
Uh huh, passion, and $80,000 of "personal" funds which she had laying around after she finished art college in London and then travelled the world.

BryanKepler 11y ago

Pencils are not a passion--pencils are a way of life. My grandfather made pencils in the war, and afterwards, he and my grandmother moved to Ames, Iowa, where they opened up a local mom and pop pencil shop. That was where my father learned to read and write. It was a wholesome family business. These were handcrafted, locally grown, American pencils made by artisans of the trade. My father took over the business until 1997 when rising Ames rents and increasing mass-produced competition drove us out. We had to move to San Francisco where my father, who was not college educated mind you, got a job at Staples in the pencil department. He hated every minute of it. This woman is not a pencil artisan like my father and his father. She is simply selling mass-produced products without getting in touch with their rich history. Don't lecture me about passion.

vsviridov 11y ago
So, you're saying that she's unworthy of selling pencils to people? That sort of implies that there's only 1 pencil salesperson in the world. All others are beneath her level and must never attempt selling pencils. Going further it means that there's only one person per any kind of job. The One. Most knowledgeable, with undeniable passion... High horse called, you've been on it for way too long.
- BryanKepler 11y ago
  Don't tell me about high horses. My grandfather rode a high horse in the war.
ChrisDutrow 11y ago
Not sure if this obvious, but this person is a "troll." They have no posting history other than this article. And the story he is weaving about his family's history with pencils is pretty outlandish. They're just doing some creative writing and having fun riling people up. > pencils are not a passion, they are a way of life. That's funny, not serious.

reddytowns 11y ago

Uh huh, passion, and $80,000 of "personal" funds which she had laying around after she finished art college in London and then travelled the world.