Good for him, but thats a bad move business wise
Man Turns Down A Half Billion Dollar Buyout Of His Company To Stay Black Owned
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thats like saying praying doesn't work because you don't pray hard enough
This is NO BETTER than any other DE razor with a guard on it. Theres tons of them on the market. Stop playing dumb.
This is the product:
PHOTO ESSAY: His First Bevel Shave
PHOTO ESSAY: His First Bevel Shave
JANUARY 22, 2015
Words and photography by Carl McKinney
My friends Marshall and Keith are both new to blade shaving and as a long time user of Bevel I was ecstatic to lend my experience during their first shave attempt – let alone first shave attempt with a safety razor.
We coordinated a meet up and I took the resulting images during the time together. They were shot to provide a point of view that a curious potential patron may not commonly see- another man’s first time shaving with Bevel. My approach was photojournalistic, authentic and focused on the details. Keith’s wife and daughter as well as Marshall’s son all watched at various points throughout the process remarking on experience.
It was truly a special ritual that Marshall can pass down to his son and Keith can celebrate with his wife and child. I’m honored to share this experience with the Bevel family.
SHAVING WITH BEVEL IS TRULY A SPECIAL RITUAL. (
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nikkas can't be serious
Nice
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You posting videos of white dudes with straight hair
Fam, I know my hair better than you. Are you even black?
I've got that straight out of West Africa nap going on. TRUSSSSSSST ME on this.
Razors are the black man's worst enemy. Theres no attack-angle or blade quality or guard or ointment in the world to save you outside of sheer physics of dragging a blade across a man's face.
In-grown hairs are GOING to happen as a result of the mechanics involved when you shave that close to the skin. Shaving is innately unnatural so when you have naturally curly hair there is VERY little you can do, which is why clippers are so important.
Even black men in the military get deferments from super close shaves under Pseudofolliculitis barbae etc.
Grow into what? Even the parent company has one product... Walker & Company Brands, Inc. is only in ONE market...Bevel!
C'mon son.
Ya'll need to catch up.
This isn't hate. But they have a single product thats easily duplicated which is only differentiated because of its marketing directly to black men.
Take the money
This ain't "the one"
So what if it has one product? Really? So what? That's usually how companies start out. And are you telling me that they have sworn to only make one product and one alone? You've got some insider information on their business plans going forward?Grow into what? Even the parent company has one product... Walker & Company Brands, Inc. is only in ONE market...Bevel!
C'mon son.
Ya'll need to catch up.
This isn't hate. But they have a single product thats easily duplicated which is only differentiated because of its marketing directly to black men.
Take the money
This ain't "the one"
This sh*t is getting stupid. You're just bloviating, babbling really.
If I follow your logic correctly, it would follow that Hershey's should've folded because Cadbury was already around? Or perhaps Pepsi had no chance because Coke was first?
You've got no idea what you're talking about. You've already painted a picture in your head and are trying to pretend it's reality.
It's all hate. 100%.
Tristian is a good dude but Bevel's sales haven't been all that great. Gilette clearly seen the potential more than anything. I been keeping up with the company since it's inception.
You really don't know this market, or how businesses work, do you?So what if it has one product? Really? So what? That's usually how companies start out. And are you telling me that they have sworn to only make one product and one alone? You've got some insider information on their business plans going forward?
This sh*t is getting stupid. You're just bloviating, babbling really.
If I follow your logic correctly, it would follow that Hershey's should've folded because Cadbury was already around? Or perhaps Pepsi had no chance because Coke was first?
You've got no idea what you're talking about. You've already painted a picture in your head and are trying to pretend it's reality.
It's all hate. 100%.
Not all business is good business and not all ideas are great ideas.
Tristan is going to face an insurmountable amount of opposition by virtue of the fact that he only has a market, not even sales to back it up
While your right, Silicon is putting their were not racist, look at Tristan chips on his success. He was a superstar at foursquare and he's a heck of a business talent. Betting on him is an easy thing. To think he played Basketball and made it through school like many of us coli folks. A true success story. He busted his ass.Grow into what? Even the parent company has one product... Walker & Company Brands, Inc. is only in ONE market...Bevel!
C'mon son.
Ya'll need to catch up.
This isn't hate. But they have a single product thats easily duplicated which is only differentiated because of its marketing directly to black men.
Take the money
This ain't "the one"
JJ McCorvey did an in-depth interview on Tristan Walker in Fast Company, November 2014. Said he raised $9.3 million through venture capitalists and highlighted the difficulties for blacks to get funding.
Tristan Walker: The Visible Man
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Life is absurd. Lean into it.
THERE IS NO BILLION DOLLAR CAP ON THIS MODEL!
All he is doing is flipping razors and creams. Which he isn't even the best at. Dollar Shave is.
I'm not saying the business is worth a billion, or even a half billion. What I'm saying is we need to maintain control of our businesses, our industries, our ideas...we're so quick to collectively sell out.
P&G or whomever can potentially squash homie like a cockroach...but that's where the onus comes on "us" as black consumers to support black business...Gillette, Bic, and a dozen other companies don't specifically target blacks, but all of a sudden when a seemingly new market opened up with us we should continue to support an organization who neglected us habitually, what part of the game is that?
Every other race supports their own, it's time for us to do the same.