"He started with a three-person team making t-shirts in the garage of his business partner." Davis Siksnans built Latvia's first unicorn from humble beginnings.

The Startup Vitamins Origin

Before Printful, there was Startup Vitamins - an online store selling motivational posters. "We wanted to put inspirational startup quotes on our office walls but couldn't find quotes on the internet to buy as posters."

"At first, we printed posters in our co-founder's living room, but the more orders we got, the less feasible it became to continue operating out of that tiny space."

The Printful Pivot

They realized the demand wasn't for posters - it was for the printing service itself. In 2013, at age 22, Davis co-founded Printful.

Explosive Growth

In just six years, Printful grew from 5 to 500+ employees across the USA, Mexico, and Europe. The company became a leader in print-on-demand dropshipping.

Latvia's First Unicorn

Printful reached over $300M in revenue and achieved unicorn status ($1B+ valuation), becoming the first Latvian company to do so. Davis received the Order of the Three Stars, the highest civilian honor in Latvia.

Lessons on Failure

"The way I overcome my failures is – I learn from my mistakes and accept that failures are inevitable." Davis later stepped down as CEO, proving founders can know when to hand over leadership.