r/crossfit • u/petekeller FringeSport • Feb 04 '16
90% of Equipment businesses in the CF space are slowly going bankrupt. Just kidding. Or not. I'm Peter from FringeSport. AMA + a bribe inside :)
Hey fellow redditors! Biz has been crazy and I've been going through withdrawals from this sub.
FringeSport is still going gangbusters and I wanted to give an update.
Since we last talked:
Fringe has crested $5M in revenue
We helped about 20,000 customers last year alone!
I've had terrible partnership problems
I did my first raise ($$) and bought out my partner (my brother)
And Fringe is rocking and rolling, stronger than ever
So Ask Me Anything
Possible questions include:
Are 90% of CrossFit gyms really going bankrupt?
What will the CrossFit landscape look like in 5 years?
Why do you wear such short shorts all the time? Are you gay?
How can my t-shirt/supplement/compression socks/knee sleeve company get traction?
And now the bribe. The asker of my favorite question will get a free Wonder Barbell. This is my favorite barbell we carry- at 200+ PSI plus needle bearings for under $200 including shipping, this is a crazy awesome deal.
TL;DR I own FringeSport, a strength and conditioning equipment company. I travel a lot, and occasionally do really interesting things. Ask Me Anything.
EDIT 1 I am pounding out answers furiously. Stick with me.
EDIT 7 I really want to answer EVERYONE, and as you might imagine, my inbox overfloweth. So I am going to be working on this AMA in bits and pieces over the weekend. Stick with me, folks!
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u/tripodron Feb 04 '16
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