Have you ever had one of those moments when you just said, “Why not?” We had that recently when we commissioned Steve Gadlin to draw a cat playing Numbers With Enemies. Not familiar with Steve? Let me fill you in on the details...
According to Mark Cuban in a Venture Beat article, “Steve is smart, creative, technical and weird.” Why did I just quote Cuban - who we’re huge fans of - in reference to this guy?
Cuban plunked a 25 grand investment into Steve’s business, I Want to Draw a Cat for You, during an episode of the TV show, Shark Tank, in early 2012. More on the story from Venture Beat here.
Steve has probably the simplest business model ever. In essence, he runs a website IWantToDrawACatForYou.com and charges $10 per cat drawing. People pay online right through the site. Although after the Cuban investment he has used the seed money to expand into t-shirts & some other complimentary products, his core business is still cat drawings (which he continues to draw by himself).
So, we joined in the party and are now the proud owner of cat drawing #12,589. See for yourself...
According to Mark Cuban in a Venture Beat article, “Steve is smart, creative, technical and weird.” Why did I just quote Cuban - who we’re huge fans of - in reference to this guy?
Cuban plunked a 25 grand investment into Steve’s business, I Want to Draw a Cat for You, during an episode of the TV show, Shark Tank, in early 2012. More on the story from Venture Beat here.
Steve has probably the simplest business model ever. In essence, he runs a website IWantToDrawACatForYou.com and charges $10 per cat drawing. People pay online right through the site. Although after the Cuban investment he has used the seed money to expand into t-shirts & some other complimentary products, his core business is still cat drawings (which he continues to draw by himself).
So, we joined in the party and are now the proud owner of cat drawing #12,589. See for yourself...
The Cat Drawing Guy at work...
It all started on Twitter when Jeff randomly connected with Steve and started some dialogue. As the conversation progressed it led to this…
Thank you Steve - for the cat drawing and your quirky, lean business - for showing aspiring entrepreneurs that it doesn’t have to be complicated to start a company doing something that makes you happy. We appreciate your style!
Keep the mojo running on high fans,
Joseph ‘mojo’ Norman
P.S. Connect with Steve on Twitter here or @catdrawingguy
Keep the mojo running on high fans,
Joseph ‘mojo’ Norman
P.S. Connect with Steve on Twitter here or @catdrawingguy