Twisted Boards

Creating A Unique Product And Getting Into 150 Retail Stores

June 5th, 2018

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David Cruickshank

Founder, Twisted Boards

$1K

revenue/mo

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Twisted Boards

www.twisted-boards.com

from Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

started February 2013

$1,000

revenue/mo

Founders

Employees

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Hello! Who are you and what are you working on?

My name is Dave Cruickshank and I’m a police officer in Connecticut. I started a business called Twisted Boards out of my basement and have grown to a manufacturing plant and fulfillment center in Michigan.

We manufacture and sell a new type of product; three dimensional dry erase boards. We have a very broad customer base from college kids and office workers to schools and special needs teachers.

The sales market has been quite a roller coaster but we’re currently in about 150 stores across the US and building an intellectual property portfolio that will help the business grow.

What's your backstory and how did you come up with the idea?

As I said, I am a police officer so product manufacturing and design is not my career. The whole thing started with an ex-girlfriend of mine and some creativity. As a police officer, my job is fairly stressful and we...

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