Hart Main is a young entrepreneur that started his own candle business call ManCans. This idea first started out as a joke. His sister was selling candles to her school and he jokingly said that there should be candles for men. His mom over heard this and realized that her son found a problem that he could fix. So, she pushed him to do something with this idea. Hart, even though it was an accident, found a problem that he could solve. What make this idea great is that his mother showed him the way to his great idea and now we have ManCans. Hart also took the time to see what all men like smelling. He made these smells like, bacon, fresh cut grass, a new glove, and coffee, his base scents. Hart also says that he was going to put out some more scents in the beginning but realized that he should stick to fewer ones and be patient. What I can take away from this is that sometimes even a joke can lead into an amazing idea, and that great ideas can arise from something like a joke. New ideas can also be something so simple that nobody ever really thought about as well.
Works Cited
Chun, Janean. “13-Year-Old Entrepreneur Invents Candles for Men.” HuffPost, HuffPost, 28 July 2011, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hart-main-mancans-13-year-old-entrepreneur_n_909300.
wow! This is such a creative idea! thanks for sharing
It just goes to show that a joke can turn into a business. Hart demonstrated his maturity in patience when he wanted to create more scents but knew that he should start out slowly. Patience is an attribute that can be difficult when you’re excited about your business and can make quick decisions without thinking.
So interesting! He really showed and proved that a business can come about from really any idea.
This is a very interesting topic that I also wrote about. The fact that Main was able to turn a joke made by his sister into a successful business is truly an inspiring story!