Enterprenuer
Red Orka is a company that makes circular baby clothes. Erik founded it. Its mission is to conserve energy and resources.
What is the story of Red Orka?
In 1957, my grandfather began making baby clothes to create high-quality, durable garments.
The company is still in existence, and I was curious if we could offer the same high-quality products to more people with fast fashion.
A subscription model allows me to offer one garment per customer and impacts the environment.
Red Orka derives its name from the Dutch redden, which means “save” in Englisch.
Orka is Icelandic and refers to the energy that saves us.
How do you stay productive?
There is no typical day for me. Every day is exciting and different.
Startups have the advantage of being flexible and being flexible.
It’s the best thing about starting a business. It is never dull.
How do you bring ideas to life?
Could you do it?
What’s your favorite trend?
I am very interested in subscription-based businesses.
It is fascinating to see the gradual but steady shift towards a subscription-based economy.
What habits make you productive?
Between meetings and my work, I meditate for five minutes every day.
What’s your advice for the Noob?
It’s possible to dream it if you believe it! Don’t be afraid to share your insecurity with others.
What is one thing we can all agree on?
The corona measurements include QR codes that allow you to enter any public space, restaurant, or sports venue.
They are an indirect tool used by the government to make you vaccinated.
I’m vaccinated, and I understand the point. Others don’t see it, and that should be respected.
What do you recommend as an entrepreneur?
I take a lot of time for myself, go to nature for a weekend alone, reflect on my experiences, and develop new strategies.
What’s your rich strategy?
There are many options, but I believe that combining online and retail is an approach that stands out.
Romper for Subscription allows us to offer a new way to consume baby romper.
Being in shops also allowed us direct contact with our customers.
How do you overcome Failure?
I tried to participate in many events for impact entrepreneurs, but I failed every time.
I am also disappointed that experts have deemed my business not good enough.
I realized my ego was hurting and had nothing to do with my business.
This is how I overcame any other failure. Even if the product was rejected, it was still a step closer to success.
Can you share a business idea?
Subscriptions are something that interests me.
A subscription box for vitamins or medicine would be a good idea.
I also think the subscription model could help the erotics industry.
What’s your recent best buy?
I fell in love with the shoes I purchased
What are your favorite Softwares or Apps?
Scrum is our method. Trello is a tool I share with my coworkers. We all know what we need and can see how it progresses.
We meet every Monday to discuss what we want and achieve it.
On Friday, we reflect and come together. We check Trello every day to see the progress of our projects.
Which book would you recommend?
Robbie Kellman Baxter’s Forever transaction. It’s a great read. It is about subscription-based businesses and why they have more benefits for customers and companies.
What’s your favorite quote?
Please do it!
TL;DR by Erik Ammann
- Don’t let your ego get in the way of business success.
- It is easy to just do it. People often overthink situations and think of all possible outcomes. Instead of doing the right thing and learning from mistakes, they do it.
- The future is subscription-based business.
