Candy Japan 2014 Year in Review

In my experience, businesses tend to grow in jumps with a plateau in between and it looks like 2014 was that sort of year (as a deserved reward for the years of platform investment you had made). Best of luck getting over that 1,000 item milestone and then the next big jump beyond!

Re: Candy Japan 2014 Year in Review

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Post by Joona » Wed, Jan 07, 2015, 7:58 AM UTC

I have noticed a similar graph on Twitch viewership - you hover around 1000 viewers for a year or two, and then suddenly start gaining hundreds of viewers, and in just a few months, you may have doubled your numbers.

Congrats on your success!

Re: Candy Japan 2014 Year in Review

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Post by jzwinck » Wed, Jan 07, 2015, 8:20 AM UTC

Free idea (worth as much as it costs!): You could franchise in other countries. Candy Korea, Candy Taiwan, that sort of thing.

Thanks for the good, clear write-up.

Re: Candy Japan 2014 Year in Review

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Post by ekianjo » Wed, Jan 07, 2015, 8:20 AM UTC

Hey Bemmu, great story! Come and talk about it in one of the next HN Kansai :)

Re: Candy Japan 2014 Year in Review

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Post by joonap » Wed, Jan 07, 2015, 8:26 AM UTC

おめでとうベッム！Nice to hear that the business is doing well!　明けましておめでとう！

Re: Candy Japan 2014 Year in Review

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Post by colechristensen » Wed, Jan 07, 2015, 8:32 AM UTC

I enjoy my Candy Japan subscription, including the occasional joy of not enjoying a strange foreign food :D

Re: Candy Japan 2014 Year in Review

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Post by mtgentry » Wed, Jan 07, 2015, 8:43 AM UTC

I still love this idea Bemmu. One suggestion - I think you should invest in design and copywriting for the homepage. What you're selling is an emotional experience but it isn't being presented that way.

To Americans like me, Japan is mysterious and fun. I actually don't WANT to see what the box looks like. If you play up the mystery more, it becomes less of a transaction and more of a emotional experience which will help justify your higher price.

Congrats on the good year!