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PK 037: Thinking of starting a creative business? Comic artist Derek Rodenbeck walks us through the mental game of starting a t-shirt company.

Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today's Best Artists

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How to Start a Lifestyle Brand

The company started as a quote unquote lifestyle brand like all you know it's about active people and I was just making art to accompany that. It took up until probably three weeks ago where I was just like you know what I'm doing this all wrong. "I have to read and submerge myself into not just the business but this industry," he says.

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