Fun idea, though I am not convinced it will go far as a business/way to make money. I have seen this a couple of times. Sites like http://www.startupschwag.com/ had to eventually give it up despite a good initial publicity buzz and following.
EDIT: Having read your story, Go Penn State! Good luck to you.
- "Launch or STFU"
- "Lean Startup, no Fat Pitches"
- "Keep it lean, Founda"
"I'm cool because I use a relatively obscure software tool to backup my data" - doesn't sound right.
EDIT1: Also I'd rather have startup quotes presented in an artsy way than just logos like this - http://startupquote.com/
EDIT2: Other cool ideas instead: @adrianwaj and @bomatson
My advice is this: your product photography needs to improve by an order of magnitude. I am trying to give good feedback, not make you feel bad... this is key and your current photos will hurt your conversion rate.
Either way, awesome idea. Acting as a distribution/sales channel for startups to spread their merch is a great idea. I can't imagine Dropbox wants to spend a lot of time dealing with selling shirts - outsourcing that to you guys makes a lot of sense.
Good luck!
Appreciate the support :)
(Also I love t-shirts, I have 75 in my cupboard and ~15 currently being shipped to me, if you have good shirts I'll be purchasing lots :D)
(I can't be the only one thinking that!)
It would seem that these guys have had to print up a ton of shirts, deal with inventory, fulfillment, etc. There are companies that will do this for you the same costs.
Organic cotton for bonus points!
I wouldn't mind wearing such an "ad shirt" for a company I also like, if I could get it cheaper than a normal shirt of the same quality.
I think this could cause a lot of legal problems, especially if you're not asking for permission.
Otherwise looks good.
