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1/9 Radical times force us to embrace change when we are naturally not inclined to it. Here is a personal example:
2/9 My parents have been selling Fruits and Vegetables on farmers markets in the mountains of France ( @chamonix) for their entire life. I grew up helping them.
3/9 With COVID, they’ve not been able to sell their products as farmers markets are mostly closed. Which means no revenue whatsoever for an unknown period of time...
4/9 For a small (very) traditional business, this is a dramatic situation!
5/9 So over the weekend, my brother and I helped them pivot to an online delivery business where people can order a weekly box of fresh fruits and vegetables delivered to their door.
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6/9 48 hours after launching, they received 130 orders!! My dad spends hours fixing the screen watching new orders come in https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing" aria-label="Emoji: Rolling on the floor laughing">
7/9 In the matter of 2 days, they went from only ever accepting payment in cash to receiving money through @stripe before even sourcing the products.
8/9 They now have their own Facebook page and use G-sheet to track orders and organise their work...They feel like they’re launching a Start-up at 60yo https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚀" title="Rocket" aria-label="Emoji: Rocket"> Let’s see what the future holds...
9/9 This little example shows that change is within all of us and that creativity and innovation spark in times when all seems doomed. If my parents can do it, we can all do it!
Fun fact: I had been pushing them to setup an online delivery business for years. Their answer was always ‘No - we’re too old for this’...I guess not https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy">
For the nerds:
- Lead gen through local FB groups
- @typeform to collect orders (converting at 8%)
- Stripe for payment (integrates natively with typeform)
- @Sendinblue for Email, SMS & CRM
- G-sheet for orders tracking and work flows
- @CircuitApp for delivery
- @zapierhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Smiling face with heart-shaped eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with heart-shaped eyes">
- Lead gen through local FB groups
- @typeform to collect orders (converting at 8%)
- Stripe for payment (integrates natively with typeform)
- @Sendinblue for Email, SMS & CRM
- G-sheet for orders tracking and work flows
- @CircuitApp for delivery
- @zapier
