On yesterday’s blog I left off saying that today I was going to talk to you about my first prototype. Lucky for me I have a cousin in Guadalajara, Jalisco that owns BKNG Project Company where he designs and sells high-end furniture. I really love his work, he is not only an incredible designer but a perfectionist and strives on excellent customer service. I contacted him, showed him my sketches and the company I wanted to build and he was very interested in being a part of it. This worked out perfectly sinced he already had contacts with different manufacturers from fabrics to actual shoe developers. Once we had a clear vision of what we wanted to start off with he visited a manufacturer from Guadalajara and asked for our very first prototype.

Within a week he was able to ship to me the prototype that we had talked about. It was very exciting for me to see it right in front of me instead of just in my mind. I arrived home and there was a package from DHL in my front door, I ran to the kitchen and opened it. It was not exactly how I wanted it but the most important thing was that the quality was amazing, very well crafted which is what mattered the most at this stage. The design is very important as well but that can be changed until it is perfect. After a close look my cousin which now really he is more like an associate of mine took notes of all the changes, measurements, and styles that needed to be modified. He presented it to the manufacturer and we should be receiving the new prototype on Tuesday, hopefully. I know that there might be a possibility that I may need a couple of prototypes before I get the perfect one, but I do not mind, like Gary Vaynerchuk says ‘PATIENCE”, we need a lot of patience. I will not introduce the shoe to the market until It is exactly how I want it, and I know that will happen sooner than later because we are very close. I will keep you posted when I receive the new prototype.

Tomorrow I will follow-up with a graphic designer that has done incredible work to see how much he wants to charge me for the company logo, I will let you know tomorrow.

Thanks for reading.