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HEXLOX founder Marcus Tonndorf spent years studying design in London and earning an MBA in Berlin, working at Pentagram on brands like Citibank, launching a failed publishing house in Japan, and even getting his illustrations into millions of Kinder Eggs.
By 2015, he'd figured out what he didn't want to do—now he just needed the right product. So he walked into Eurobike with no company and no prototype, just a hypothesis that the cycling industry needed his skills. Within a year, he launched a Kickstarter together with a partner that funded in 24 hours and hit 800% of its goal—after camping outside press booths in Taiwan and pitching a Kickstarter account manager at a New York Starbucks.
Today, HEXLOX tiny magnetic security devices protect bicycles, motorcycles, and museum exhibits worldwide, proving that sometimes the scenic route is the smartest one.
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