Who says Austin can’t do consumer? Sign up for SupplyDrop to prove them wrong (and never run out of toilet paper).
If you live in Austin, you can be one of the first to sign up for a new consumer service right out of Austin started by Andrew Busey and April Downing. Save time, save money, and never run out of essential household supplies like paper towels, garbage bags, detergent, and yes, of course — toilet paper. Use this link for 20% off.
Andrew Busey is one of the most prolific serial entrepreneurs in Austin, having been a co-founder of iChat, Living.com, Pluck, Challenge Games, Chaotic Moon and Hypergiant to name a few. He was the first investor in startups like Aceable, Cratejoy and TabbedOut. April Downing helped scale Dachis Group, WP Engine and Civitas Learning before joining Andrew at SupplyDrop. This is one of the strongest founding teams I’ve seen in a long time.
Why are some of Austin’s top tech entrepreneurs selling toilet paper online? It turns out “durable goods” like toilet paper and cleaning supplies is big business. It’s something everyone needs in good times and bad. There are a lot of different brands but they aren’t well differentiated. And it’s a perfect fit for a subscription business that leverages artificial intelligence.
This was a good idea before COVID-19 when Andrew came up with it. It’s an even better idea now.
Upon signing up, you’re asked a few quick questions about the size of your household and which brands you prefer. SupplyDrop sends you one box a month with everything you need. If for some reason you are running low, you can just text their chatbot to order more. It learns how much you use and gets smarter over time.
I’m a big user of Amazon Subscribe and Save so this idea immediately resonated with me. I like this better because I have more control over the orders and because it automatically learns how much I need. I love Amazon but I know they don’t always show me the lowest prices first and I like how SupplyDrop’s focus, subscription model and unique logistics lets them be super efficient.
Sign up today. Save time. Save money.
Don’t run out of toilet paper.
