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Actually, tea can be a profitable business with the right niche. I know several people that spend serious money on that (over here, Argentinean Ines Berton ble
by GFischer 14y ago
Actually, tea can be a profitable business with the right niche.
I know several people that spend serious money on that (over here, Argentinean Ines Berton blends are the most sought after - http://www.tealosophy.com/eng/eng.html http://www.tealosophy.com/eng/eng.html ).
Edit: It won't be Facebook-sized, but if the customer validation works (and they really know their stuff - much like with wine, premium tea drinkers can be picky), they might be on to something.
Personally, I worry about them losing the "experience" factor that one gets from going tea shopping.
- knes 14y agoI'm not saying it is a bad business. Actually I just launched a subscription based business on my own around fine food for the Belgium market ( http://foodsterbox.com http://foodsterbox.com ). It is just that I though 500 Startups were looking for more innovative startups.
- bitsweet 14y agoIt won't be Facebook-sized - if I recall correctly, thefacebook page with my profile and relationship status didn't look "Facebook-sized" when they first released either.