Duct tape is the single solution to every broken, torn, or damaged item in your house, right? At least that’s what the solution used to be. That was until Spencer Quinn invented a revolutionary new product – FiberFix. Modeled after the casts used by medical doctors, Quinn invented a home-repair tape that is a hundred times stronger than duct tape. It has been featured on Shark Tank, and he is the winner of the 2013 Global Student Entrepreneur Award. Even more impressive is that Quinn started this company before he even graduated from college, and he’s had this product featured on QVC and in thousands of retail stores.
In 2013, while still enrolled in college, Quinn made the statement that FiberFix was started to “fill a gap in the marketplace with a compelling, unique product that meets a legitimate need.” One could say that he has more than the average amount of content for his resume.
I think that Spencer Quinn is inspiring because his idea was simply the re-purposing of something that had already been invented! Doctors have been using his “ridiculously strong repair wrap” for broken bones for years, but Quinn was smart enough to see the need in another area and has seen the market’s reaction.
To see FiberFix in action, check out the video below:
It’s incredible that he found another use for a product that has already been used for many years in a completely different industry. It seems so obvious that the material used to make casts would also be good at repairing everyday objects, but nobody acted on that but him. The only downsides this has compared to duct tape is that you need to have water on hand, and must let it set for 15-20 minutes.