Angelina Ly is a young woman blessed with a raw talent for entrepreneurship. When she was just 14 years old, she recognized that the slime industry was starting to gain traction in America, so she wasted no time in getting her foot in the door. She began to make her own slime and marketing herself on Social Medias like Instagram and TikTok. She quickly began to receive orders and FireflySlime was born. While her business is her official job (developing new slimes, packaging them, and continuing to grow her social medias), Ly is still a full-time college student. I loved Ly’s ability to see the future of her business and take full advantage of it. Today, Ly has nearly 380 thousand followers on Instagram. Her online store is similar to her Instagram page: it is filled with bright colors, fun names, and awesome graphics. Another great feature is that she is constantly refreshing her store’s variety; proving that she is still always creating and providing new products for her customers.
This is a great story that highlights how important it is for entrepreneurs to identify growing industries and wants in order to be successful! I also liked how she knew to use her media resources to spread the word and her continuous innovation to keep her success.
This is a great story. It is crazy that she saw that the slime industry was on the rise when she was only fourteen. It is also amazing that she is still running a successful slime business as a fulltime college student.
This is an awesome story, Dan! I think its wild that such a young girl was able to create such a profitable business. I love how you pointed out at the end that she is still innovating as the times are changing because I think that is so important when you have a product to sell. The environment is always shifting, and trends are changing so the fact that she is aware of that and constantly innovating through college is awesome!