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- Have any of you gone back to a 9-to-5 after several years away? Can you share experiences/tips?
- I make craft hot sauces, but need help/guidance on legally selling it.
- $18k/month selling an ice cream scooper.
- Spending $100k to discover a viable business through doing $5k-$10k experiments
- Interview about you and your business
- Need help with pricing my products for ecommerce
- Can anyone tell me the name of the machine that is used to manufacture Honeycomb/cellular shade fabric?
- Market Researcher here
- LLC Sole Proprietorship in TN, renew LLC?
- If you want to attract money, and you don’t have money, you have to BE money.
- Market Reasearch
- Problem with FB ads
- College Major Help Needed
- I started ACA Explorers, a nonprofit language and youth development academy in Colombia. I am trying to fundraise to build a Virtual Platform and just released a video. Advice on how to best promote it (free/cheaply)?
- How long have you been working on your projects? Any advice?
- Business idea, feedback needed. (Especially if any expats are here)
- I'm in France for an exchange program but I'd like to make some extra cash.
- Selling books on Craigslist?
- AliExpress Best Selling Missing
- Provisional patent application number: can I publish it?
- (Rant) What's up with 'mentor motivators' bashing college all the time? (Ex. Gary Vee, Grant Cardone, and Tai Lopez, etc.)
- How to choose the right business law firm for my business?
- I created something interesting for startups
- Not a crazy I made 976 million in a day post. Looking for advice / ideas on converting in person customers to online ones.
| Have any of you gone back to a 9-to-5 after several years away? Can you share experiences/tips? Posted: 30 Sep 2018 06:04 AM PDT Despite my best efforts, I've reached a point where I think I need to go back to a 9-to-5 for a couple of years before I try again at entrepreneurship. I'm demoralized from several business failures, broke, & burnt out from 3+ years of grinding for my living every day. Somewhere to park it for a few years, make a steady paycheck, and regroup seems like it'd do me good before I throw my hat back into the ring. However...every time I sit down and start clicking through jobs, I get this feeling of dread in my stomach. I start remembering the bosses, meetings, office politics, etc., and it makes me really depressed. To those who have gone back to a 9-to-5 after several years away: 1) Did any of you find that it was not so bad? 2) How was your experience finding a job after not working for several years? I feel that spending my last 3 years as an "owner" outside of my industry is kind of a negative on a resume. Thanks ahead of time for your responses. [link] [comments]  |
| I make craft hot sauces, but need help/guidance on legally selling it. Posted: 29 Sep 2018 09:02 PM PDT Hi, my name is Jerry, a Los Angeles based designer with a passion for food, cooking, and hot sauce! I have 3 hot sauces that i make and have been iterating and improving them over time. Im finally at a stsge for each recipe where i feel confident in selling the product, however i am at a crossroads. I should also mention I have a brand and marketing strategy for my hot sauce that I can comfortably execute as a means to test and even sell the product, however I'm learning quickly that the barrier to entry for legally selling this condiment is incredibly high. Not sure if it's just Los Angeles, California, but hot sauce does not fall under the cottage food law, so I can't even make it in my home and test it at Farmers Markets or anything. The easy answer is to get it manufaturered and copackaged, but the problem with that is the minimum order amounts are still very high for me at this stage, where I'm still testing the market. Aside from renting a commercial kitchen to make the sauce and bottle it, what other options do I have? I can product my desired test amounts (1 to 2 gallons of each sauce) in my own home as well as bottle it, store it and ship it, but I know this is not legal. Does anyone have experience dealing with this similar problem? I would love your thoughts and experience on this. Thank you! P.s. here is an image of my sauces in 2oz test bottles with my prototype label on it. I will invest in actual X labels for the bottles when I can find a way to sell them legally. [link] [comments]  |
| $18k/month selling an ice cream scooper. Posted: 30 Sep 2018 12:12 PM PDT Hey - Pat from StarterStory.com here with another interview. Today's interview is with Michael Chou of Midnight Scoop, a brand that makes Ergonomic ice cream scooper. Some stats:
Hello! Who are you and what are you working on?My name is Michael Chou, and I am an aerospace engineer by trade. It's always bothered me how difficult it was to scoop hard ice cream. I hated trying to melt the ice cream using heated spoons, or the microwave. I just knew there was a better way. It took me years to develop the most perfect ice cream scoop. There is definitely blood sweat and tears in the product. Heck, we call it the Midnight Scoop because I spent so many nights obsessing about it and losing so much sleep. We started with a bad idea initially, but through a lot of trial and error, we developed the product into something successful. We went from zero sales to $18K in sales per month after the first month upon release. What's your backstory and how did you come up with the idea?Having scooped ice cream for years for my children, I knew there had to be a better way to go about it. I hated struggling scooping hard ice cream. I knew that it was an age-old problem though. Scoops have been invented for decades already and it's always been difficult to scoop hard ice cream. I also knew I wasn't the only one that tried to think of a solution. But with my aerospace engineering background, I knew I could have a good chance of trying to solve it. I knew if I worked hard to try and solve this idea, I could possibly find a solution. Obviously there is no guarantees, but I obsessed over it and finally was able to find a solution. I went through hundreds of different ideas and prototypes. I really thought outside the box. I used my engineering background and used the skills I was good at and developed a new way to scoop ice cream. It's the proper way to scoop ice cream. I discovered that current ice cream scoops uses weak wrists to "pry" at ice cream. And because you're using weak wrists, your brain actually tries and protect wrist. So that struggle is what makes scooping ice cream difficult. So, I invented a way to use your muscles to scoop ice cream. You keep your wrists straight and protected and "push" your way into hard ice cream using your stronger muscles. Now, you're not fighting it anymore. You can push as hard as you want and don't have to worry about straining anything. It's the proper way to scoop ice cream. So that's how the Midnight Scoop was born. Our ice cream scoop has a curved feature where you can hold the scoop in a way to "push" into ice cream. It's how the scoop should have been made the first time. Describe the process of designing, prototyping, and manufacturing the product.I went through hundreds of different prototypes to get the ice cream scoop just right. Designing and prototyping At the beginning, we were so far off. Why not heat a spoon or use one of the ice cream scoops that can heat the ice cream. I realized that most people do not like melted ice cream. What is the point of ice cream when it's all soft and melted anyway? So, I knew had to make a more ergonomic scoop. Once we realized that we needed to test the design with a lot of different hand sizes to make sure that the feel of the scoop is perfect for everyone (young and old). I went to dozens of ice cream parlors and also to all of my friends and family to test the scoop. I wanted everyone to be happy with it. From commercial use to household use. I knew that my friends and family would mostly be supportive. But there is something enlightening about going to strangers and asking them for their opinion. They usually won't sugar coat it. You end up learning a lot from strangers this way. They have no reason to lie to you. So I knew once we got everyone on board, we had something special. What we also learned when we talked with people about our scoop is that the weight of the scoop was very critical. Because you are pushing down on the scoop into the ice cream, we wanted it to be a little heavier to help with the scooping. Let gravity do some of the work. So the material of the scoop is not just for looks and durability, it also serves a function. We really put this product through the paces before we launched it. We thought of everything to make sure we release the product with a bang. Manufacturing Manufacturing this scoop has been difficult. The entire scoop is made of stainless steel. We did not want to introduce other materials if we didn't have to. We knew that stainless steel is a proven safe material. Also, the stainless steel weight helped with the function of the scoop. Not only that, the material is ultra durable and has long-lasting luster. We didn't worry too much on the aesthetics of the scoop. We knew that if we designed it to function perfectly, the look of the scoop will show--and it did. The hard part was finding a manufacturer. Most wanted to find the most efficient way to make the scoop. But we didn't want to sacrifice the quality and function at all on our scoop. We wanted this ice cream scoop to last a lifetime and we wanted it to be manufactured perfectly. The cost was not the main priority. We were making something new and novel. We wanted it to be made right and then worry about the cost later. Our scoop is more of a high-end ice cream scoop. But that is because the entire ice cream scoop is made of stainless steel--a very expensive material. While our manufacture balked the whole time, we fought to keep it like it. I feel that is why we are so successful. We wanted to make something special...even if it costs more. Describe the process of launching the business.We launched our product first on Kickstarter. We did all of the prototyping and testing beforehand and we knew had a great product. Since we did all of the initial legwork, we did great on Kickstarter as we gained a lot of media attention. The Daily Mail were the first to pick up our story. Then Huffington Post picked it up. And the rest was history. After those two huge news outlets wrote about us, we were featured everywhere. Eventually, even Oprah heard about it and loved our ice cream scoop. We raised $168K in a month on kickstarted. Way more than we were expecting. Once the Kickstarter ended, there was a lull. We did not have much of a secondary plan after kickstarter. We didn't know what was going to happen after kickstarter and we weren't really prepared for what happens next. A lot of people forgot about us. We were out of people's minds. We also learned that even with the media attention we had, less than 1% of the population heard about us. So we needed to get a plan going on how we were going to sell this again. We thought kickstarter was going to propel us into stardom but what we learned is that we were quickly back at ground zero again. We needed to create a website. We needed to go out and sell our product to big box stores, boutiques, distributors, retailers etc. We needed to basically start over and start selling again. We probably should have started our website sooner and also tried to get into retail/wholesales side sooner than wait until after kickstarter. Once we got in retail/wholesale, we slowly grew month to month to the success we're at today. It took a lot of hard work and patience. It wasn't an overnight success. The product sold itself. We just needed to get it in front of people. Another lesson we learned is that because the design is very unique, it takes some time to teach someone how to properly use the scoop. So that has been a challenge. We have made videos and instruction booklets to help with that. Since launch, what has worked to attract and retain customers?We tried a lot of different methods in selling/marketing. We tried google adwords, SEO, social media. Email marketing & the holidays What has worked for us is retaining emails from our customers and email blasting a few times a year around the holidays. Our product is very giftable and usually we have huge spikes in our sales during the holidays. We collect emails through our website by enticing visitors with a coupon offer. Our customers usually purchase their first scoop through our website. Once they buy the scoop, I know that they will love it. So once we have their emails, we will email them again in the future once there is a holiday. We remind them of their purchase and we suggest them to purchase more scoops as gifts during the holidays. This helps a lot. The email serves as a reminder for them especially during the busy holiday season where people have difficulty knowing what could be a good gift. Our list now has over 10K subscribers. We get more every day. We do lose a couple everytime we email out. But we try not to email our subscribers too much. We don't want to email every month. We just do a few a year. Next year, we are releasing a new product. So this holiday season, we will send out a teaser photo of our new product. It's going to be great and it will get everyone excited. We will do another email blast once we release this new product so we can start off quickly with the release of the new product. Building this email list is helpful not just for our current product, but for our future products as well. It helps our brand building. Amazon Another area that we have been successful is through Amazon. Everyone who buys our scoop loves it and we get great reviews. Our Amazon sales slightly increase month to month. We are currently working more on SEO to try and get some traction there. It's difficult to break into SEO though. It takes time and patience. How are you doing today and what does the future look like?We are growing at a good steady pace. No huge spikes. Slowly, as people know our product, they are also telling their friends/family about us. So we get a lot of word of mouth sales. That's important. If you offer a service or product that is great and better than the rest, usually your existing customers are your best salespeople. Our sales are at $18K per month and at this time next year we should be around $25K per month for just the ice cream scoop that we make. As we grow our email contact list, we are also trying to grow our social media followers. We have over 12K Instagram followers now. We feel like we don't get as many conversions through Instagram as emails. We will need to grow our followers 4X more than our email list in order to get the same amount of conversions. I think people on Instagram are less likely to get converted. They are on Instagram for other reasons. When they're on email, it's work mode. They are much more likely to purchase things through emails. That has been what we have noticed anyways. We feel we really need to try and push web traffic. We get about 50 to 75 users per day. We should be able to get more. We need to do more website optimization and put more content on our website. This is what we are concentrating now on to drive up more visitors. We have a few new products that will be coming out next year. Of our email list, we will start notifying every one of our new product to drum up excitement for our new launch. We hope that this product will show that we're not just a one trick pony. But in fact a manufacture of perfectly engineered kitchen tools. We will be building our brand now. Retaining lifelong fans of ours. Building our base….our foundation. I think that is important for the longevity of a successful company. We want to make sure not to disappoint them though and potentially lose them. So we are taking our time to make sure that our next products will be just as awesome as our first. Through starting the business, have you learned anything particularly helpful or advantageous?I would say our perseverance is what made our company successful. I did not have a good idea for a product initially. I just knew that there was a problem to be solved. I made hundreds of prototypes and ran through just as many crazy ideas on trying to solve this puzzle. Once I found the solution, it wasn't even that easy to sell. Sometimes a new idea is difficult to explain to the average consumer. So we had a lot of roadblocks. But we never overextended ourselves. We just kept pushing forward. That's our mantra: push forward. Just like how our scoop functions, we do here at the office of the Midnight Scoop Inc…..push forward. What platform/tools do you use for your business?We use Shopify for our website. We like it because it updates itself. They keep a small percentage of sales but we don't have to worry about the site going down or getting hacked really. So it's worth it for us. What have been the most influential books, podcasts, or other resources?I really like Andrew from EcommerceFuel. He has email newsletters and also does a podcast. It's based on e-commerce. He does a good job of sharing information about how small companies can be successful in this digital age. Advice for other entrepreneurs who want to get started or are just starting out?Perseverance. Just putting your head down and doing the work. If you want it bad enough, you will get it. Our work your competitors. Small entrepreneurs have an advantage where they can be nimble and shift directions quickly where big business might not be quick enough to adapt to the current times. If you see an opportunity, go for it. Do it quick. Work hard. Are you looking to hire for certain positions right now?We are always looking for sales people to help us sell our products. If you're a good salesperson, you'll never starve. There just aren't many good ones out there. But most companies are always looking for good ones. Liked this text interview? Check out the full interview with photos. [link] [comments]  |
| Spending $100k to discover a viable business through doing $5k-$10k experiments Posted: 30 Sep 2018 11:15 AM PDT My thinking is this would allow you to run 10-15 experiments to discover a business that would make all your money back and then some. Each experiment would follow the same methodology. - Idea - Research - Landing page to gauge interest (if software) or minimum run of physical MVP products (e.g. nutrition bars) to try to sell. Alternatively , do customer interviewing to really discover whether they care about these problems (using the "Mom Test"). - If there's interest, try to get advanced orders. - If we get this far, ramp up marketing and sales based on what the product category demands Is this hopelessly naive? [link] [comments]  |
| Interview about you and your business Posted: 30 Sep 2018 06:16 AM PDT Hi, I am a business student and have been asked to carry out an interview with an entrepreneur. Here are my questions
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| Need help with pricing my products for ecommerce Posted: 30 Sep 2018 01:33 PM PDT Hi guys, I want to start selling oils online. I'm having a hard time pricing my products and I thought that maybe you guys could help me. I mostly need help to: - Add the shipping cost in my products price - Estimate the labor cost for each bottle My liquids are considered dangerous goods so I can only ship with UPS standard (other shipping methods would cost $100+/package) and I estimated that shipping would cost approximately $30/shipment on average. I also want to offer free shipping for orders over $100.. and I read that I shouldn't charge more than $10-$15 for shipping (if the order is under $100).. so I will have to pay the difference and add that cost in my products price. The method that I wanted to use was the "50% markup".. but the problem is that: If someone buys a 5ml bottle at $30 and pays $10 for shipping.. I will make $40 and it will cost me $33 (without including the labor cost).. So it's not really worth. There aren't a lot of competitors selling these liquids and they all sell it at a very high price (except one), so I don't think that using other business price would be the best idea. I included a pic with the "calculation table" that I'm using. What price would you guys suggest me to use for the "labor" and "shipping" costs? Thanks a lot for your help!! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2018 12:51 PM PDT I am looking as starting up a small shop for producing this fabric for other application but cannot find any information on the name of the machine. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2018 12:44 PM PDT Hello all, Thanks for taking the time to read my post. I've been a lurker here for a while. I've always had an entrepreneurial spirit, the thought of being tied to some large corporation scares the hell out of me. I have a lot of hobbies and consider myself rather adventurous so the idea of being a drone is painful to say the least. I am a market researcher by trade. I've worked with universities, large and small companies and non-profits (all based in the US). For those of you who aren't in the know, being a market researcher means I conduct qualitative and quantitative research and provide clients with packets of research methods, insights and recommendations. There are many different areas of market research from target market segmentation to competitive and situational analysis. I have about 3.5 years of experience and a portfolio to back it up. I've toyed around with starting a business for quite a while now but I stopped because I didn't want to offer a product or service that I didn't enjoy and feel was the best use of my skills. Over the past few days as I've been scrolling this subreddit and /r/startups (where I've cross-posted this!) I've been noticing a lot of people asking questions that pertain to market research and came to the realization there may be a bigger market for my research skills than I thought. So I've decided to strike out on my own: beginning today I will be offering my market research and consumer behavior skills on a freelance basis and one day I hope to open my own Research/Consultancy firm. Anyone who reads this and feels like I could be a help to their marketing efforts or even if you just need some info feel free to pm me for more information as to my skills or to talk about your project. I'm not a dick, I won't be charging for basic consultations or questions if you'd like to do your own research. I'd like to thank everyone who made it this far for reading my post and I hope to collaborate with many of you in the future! [link] [comments]  |
| LLC Sole Proprietorship in TN, renew LLC? Posted: 30 Sep 2018 11:18 AM PDT Good afternoon everyone. I have a sole proprietorship LLC in TN. I Registered it in 2016 accidentally as a partnership with my wife and I. After she got super busy at her day job she didn't really want to be involved so I converted to sole proprietorship in March of 2017. Last year I had to renew the LLC but this year I'm not seeing that as an option in the TN state self service menus. I'm about to give them a call tomorrow but just checking with ya'll first to see if anyone knows. Thank you. [link] [comments]  |
| If you want to attract money, and you don’t have money, you have to BE money. Posted: 30 Sep 2018 11:13 AM PDT 1/I've got something I HAVE to say: If you want to attract money, and you don't have money, you have to BE money. 2/I'm noticing so many aspiring entrepreneurs I'm meeting are asking me for advice or to be their mentor, but when I ask them about certain basic references that in their lane, they're not familiar. You have to be on a RELENTLESS pursuit of data and knowledge. 3/You HAVE to know as much or MORE about the thing you want money for than a potential customer or investor does. What's my secret sauce? I didn't raise or earn a dime until well after I'd studied the chess board for years and could answer many of the questions I was asked. 4/You never know when outside help is going to come along, so you have to stack the deck in your favor constantly and consistently. So before you seek out a mentor or capital, study. DEVOUR information. Books/Youtube: know the archives. Podcasts/Mags: stay up on current events. 5/Know your competition. Respect your competition. Don't ever tell someone (or yourself) "I have no competition". Impossible. If you're not a great reader, get a library membership & audio versions of several books are free. Get an Audible account if you can. GOOGLE SHIT. 6/When I was teaching myself about Venture Capital, I had a white board and a blow up bed. I bought blank index cards and taught myself about people in the field. Marc Andreessen, Brad Feld, Aaron Levie. They were on my flash cards...today they're my investors! 7/I read every day. I listen to as many podcasts and @audible_com books as I can. I study, I envision, I execute, I rinse & repeat. Never stop learning and working on your craft. Never get complacent. Never ask for more from someone else than you're willing to do yourself. EVER. 8/Last thing... When Beyonce says "let's get in formation," she's also saying "let's get information." Ok, I gotta catch this flight 🛫 [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Sep 2018 10:32 PM PDT Hi, I (23m) have what it might be a good idea/opportunity for a business. But I have no idea how to start my market research. Can anyone give any advice on how to start it? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2018 10:07 AM PDT Hi guys, quick question - just started with FB Ads, and they keep blocking my Ad account after my first 3$ ad. It's not ad itself - I tested a few, all super neutral, some kitchen stuff, no text nudity etc. So, what do you guys think the problem is? I shouldn't create conversion ad on new account? Or maybe because it is a new account with no friends? It keeps blocking both on my personal and Ad manager accounts. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2018 10:03 AM PDT Hello all, in 1 year I will be going to college to further my education. I've always been interested in the thought of not having a boss and definitely not being stuck in a cubicle from 9-5. I have been looking for colleges with good Entrepreneurship programs but recently multiple people in the business world have recommended I go into a different business major, and that I can always go start my own business if I wanted. My goal is to retire before 30, and make plenty of money to do whatever I would like to do with family and friends. Obviously this won't be easy, but it is what I am shooting for. A couple questions I have for you all are: Do you recommend going into a Entrepreneurship Major or not? Why? What are some tips to earn passive money? How do I make my money earn me more money? Any answers are appreciated and I wish you all a good year! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2018 09:45 AM PDT American Colombian AcademyDonation fundraising video can also be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zllnmDOkV6Y I used to teach biochemistry, but moved to Colombia 3 years ago and fell in love with the country and the people. I moved to a small town and started teaching English for free, which soon developed into an entire program supported by the town and my cousin came down to help. I believe in the unique ACA Methodology we use for teaching as well as the values-based ACA Explorers program. The idea is to incorporate everything into a Virtual Platform (of which I already have a basic working prototype) and bring it to all the departments of Colombia. To do that, I need more funds. Any ideas on how I can best capture eyeballs for this project on a low to zero budget? [link] [comments]  |
| How long have you been working on your projects? Any advice? Posted: 30 Sep 2018 05:25 AM PDT I'm 4 years of productivity into my various projects and while the change happened slow, I have woken up recently to the benefits. My biggest thing was working more. I do biphasic sleeping, a 20 minute nap after work, and at 5:30pm, I'd work until 8:30. Breaks were okay, but I motivated myself with hype music and diet caffeine free coke. Whatever works. After 8:30, I had until midnight with my SO. It was/Is a pretty realistic lifestyle. tl;dr- Putting in hours and never giving up. After 4 years your progress will be addicting. How long have you been seriously working on your projects, and what advice do you have? [link] [comments]  |
| Business idea, feedback needed. (Especially if any expats are here) Posted: 30 Sep 2018 03:09 AM PDT Problem: There are facebook groups for each nationality in every bigger city. Think of "Brazilians in Sydney", "Chinese in Toronto" ect. Being member one of those, I realised that people keep asking one and the same questions over and over again. For instance: Can you recommend a Brazilian accountant in Sydney? Cheapest way to send money to Brazil? Best way to ship my stuff to Rio? Solution: a platform (web app + mobile apps) where you choose the nationality and the city to join the community. Features: FAQ Service providers (speaking the language of the community - accountants, dentists, etc) Meet the people and more.. What are your thoughts? [link] [comments]  |
| I'm in France for an exchange program but I'd like to make some extra cash. Posted: 30 Sep 2018 08:48 AM PDT So I moved to France last month from Mexico and, as you guys should probably know, the French life (European for that matter) is waaaay more expensive than the Mexican life. Do you guys have any recommendations for things to do as an exchange student to earn some money? I can't legally work in any place in France due to my student visa (or at least that's what I know, please correct me if I'm wrong). Thanks for your time and best regards! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2018 08:46 AM PDT Hello, I recently came into the possession of someone's entire personal library for a grand total of one dollar. I understand it's difficult to sell books, however my expectations are already very low. I was thinking of maybe selling them for a dollar or two each on Craigslist and offering some kind of deal for purchasing in quantities of 5 or more. They are in very good, mostly like new condition and most of them are pretty decent (not a bunch of crap like old SAT books and Atkins diet books) and hard cover. Is there a market like this or should I just toss/donate them? Thanks for the help. [link] [comments]  |
| AliExpress Best Selling Missing Posted: 30 Sep 2018 08:20 AM PDT Is it just me or did AliExpress remove the best selling section of their site? [link] [comments]  |
| Provisional patent application number: can I publish it? Posted: 30 Sep 2018 08:04 AM PDT I have filed a provisional patent application (United States) and I am going to update my website with the 'patent pending' status. Is it alright to also add the application number to that notice, to make it look more legitimate? Is there any reason I shouldn't include the application number? (i.e. privacy) I want to just include this at the bottom of my website near the copyright information. So it would read "Patent Pending, application no. xxxxxxxx" Just curious if anyone who's specifically familiar with provisional application has an opinion on it. Should I keep the application number to myself or can I share it? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2018 07:27 AM PDT I go to the University of Pennsylvania and have a really good shot at being accepted at the best business school in the world (Wharton) for an MBA. I always hear these 'motivational speakers' on social media that make younger kids build resentment for college and it's degenerating. People like Buffett and Mark Cuban (300x more elite these guys) believe school is important and Cuban even called people who are against it 'stupid'. I think college is really useful if you go to a school that isn't a college located at the side of the highway that sends you mail every week. If you go to a top 20 school, you'll gain a ton of knowledge and great networking experience. If you go to a state school or college that's not a top 20 (at least) don't expect to have professors that were actual world class experts in that field or have world class students that you can network with and learn off each other. Tai Lopez, Gary Vee, & Grant Cardone made a significant amount of money and fame from social media mentorship. The businesses they do have are not important for society and anyone could do what they did if they put in the amount of work. I doubt with absolute certainty they can accomplish what Bill Gates, Michael Dell, and Steve Jobs did no matter how hard they tried. This mentality is terrible for young kids that you don't need college. Drop shipping and YouTube ad-revenue is not a life sustaining nor meaningful 'career'. Establishing your own brand/product and your own media platform is. What to know the truth who the people are that shouldn't do to college? The top 3%, the Intellectually Gifted. These are the people you'll find at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Pennsylvania. These people most likely would of been successful without their fancy school anyway. Bill Gates & Mark Zuckerberg didn't drop out of Community College. They dropped out of Harvard. Evan Speigel didn't drop out of State School. He dropped out of Stanford... You see the connection? You see the connection, working hard isn't 100% of success. 50% is your intelligence and decision making. You can work 24/7 and never get anywhere if you can't comprehend or envision the future accurately. [link] [comments]  |
| How to choose the right business law firm for my business? Posted: 30 Sep 2018 07:24 AM PDT How do I know which law firms won't screw me over? [link] [comments]  |
| I created something interesting for startups Posted: 30 Sep 2018 04:10 AM PDT Every year million of dollars are spent on domain name. There are many marketplaces which sells and buys domain. They hand register domain for $ 5 - $ 15 and then sell it for around $ 3000 ( Average ) . This means they are making huge money from startups while i don't think anyone should give this amount of money to startups. So i created a domain name generator which will help and create idea for startups. This domain name generator is called r/https://domainglo.com and works in three parts.
It's all for free and anyone can use it for free. The domain name it suggests are available in market and costs around $ 5 - $ 12 What i need ? I need suggestion to make it popular and startups should use it. It will highly benefit them. Another important suggestion i need is, what should i add in it Regards Team Domainglo Janella barmer Dupelas Irfan Loris [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2018 07:45 AM PDT My wife makes home made coconut was wood wick candles and wax melts. She travels to craft fairs and sells them in person. She also has an Etsy and Facebook. While her in person sales are doing really well ( yesterday she sold over 80% of all of her inventory ) we are looking for ways to convert those customer to online sales. Some of them remembered her from last year! And told us that was why they stopped by. We tell everyone that she has an Etsy and we will deliver, locally, or mail to anywhere in the WORLD but Etsy just isn't doing well. [link] [comments]  |
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