{"id":48,"date":"2012-07-06T12:21:45","date_gmt":"2012-07-06T11:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startups.co.uk\/?p=48"},"modified":"2021-05-18T10:36:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T09:36:21","slug":"71-my1styears-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-100\/2012\/71-my1styears-com\/","title":{"rendered":"71. My1stYears.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Founders:<\/strong>&nbsp;Daniel Price and Jonny Sitton<br><strong>Founded:<\/strong>&nbsp;January 2010<br><strong>Website:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.my1styears.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.my1styears.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Combining products with the &lsquo;aww&rsquo; factor and hard-headed business acumen are 24-year-olds Daniel Price and Jonny Sitton. Displaying a knowledge of the babywear sector you may not expect from a couple of grads in their early twenties, the duo&rsquo;s personalised baby gifts have become huge hits with customers, including <a href=\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/how-to-get-a-celebrity-to-endorse-your-product\/\"> Elton John and Danni Minogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2010, the business&rsquo; turnover is already predicted to reach &pound;1m this year, predominately through online sales: their website is now taking orders from around 2,000 customers per month, a number which continues to rise. However, a&nbsp;breakthrough came recently when 10 John Lewis stores started stocking their products, making the customer base look set to rocket. 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