#introduce-yourself

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Canaan Kimball January 15, 2026 at 08:41 PM

Hey everyone!

I’m Canaan, the founder of Deal & Dink, a social pickleball brand focused on making the game more fun and interactive on the court.

I’m 21 years old, from Jacksonville, Florida, and currently a senior student-athlete at Lehigh University. I launched Deal & Dink in May 2025 and have fully bootstrapped the brand to $200k+ in total revenue so far.

I run this brand solely on my own and I still have less than a year of hands-on DTC experience, so I’m always looking to learn, share, and connect with others building in this space.

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/canaankimball/

Excited to be here and learn from everyone!

Shin Takeda January 16, 2026 at 03:24 PM

Welcome <@U0A8KG904UF>! You should meet @anneliese Niebauer who runs a pickleball dating app. Feels like there could be some fun overlap there. I’ll let you two connect

Rajesh Kumar January 16, 2026 at 04:09 PM

I like your product my man <@U0A8KG904UF>

Michael Esposito January 16, 2026 at 06:05 PM

Welcome Canaan! One of my old colleagues is a talented marketer who moonlights as a Pickleball coach. He's pretty well connected in the brand space. Might make sense to connect you two. Let me know if you're interested.

Canaan Kimball January 16, 2026 at 10:26 PM

Thank you <@U09F4EGL0JU>, would love to get connected with him! I’ll shoot you a DM

Jordan Kilgour January 27, 2026 at 10:25 PM

<@U0A8KG904UF> welcome brother that's awesome! My Father-In-Law is well into the Pickleball sport haha it's fun!