Thank you Thursday! - (August 27, 2020) Entrepreneur |
- Thank you Thursday! - (August 27, 2020)
- A couple of insights I want to share with you based on my own entrepreneurial journey
- How did you build a successful side business when your day job left you drained??
- Been bootstrapping for 3 years.. where should I look to find an investor to find Marketing in exchange for Equity?
- Multiple pick up options on woocommerce?
- Measuring consumer changes during COVID-19
- How to grow your business through Instagram: From 0 to 1K+ Followers ASAP
- From social media to laser focus
- Buying Pizza franchises to be financially successful?
- Maybe someone has a lead on where to find packaging manufacturer like this?
- Question about resale certificate?
- Where Do You Go For Product Packaging?
- How to go from Wantrapreneur to Entrpreneur
- What % of sales should be for accounting fees?
- Anyone know a good tool for researching multiple hashtags in bulk?
- From a Whatsapp group prototype to a $1.3 million investment.
- Anyone try an uber/lyft clone template/script? Been researching and having a hard time deciding.
- Setting up a business in the UK and living in EU
- Burned out, thinking about easier ways to make money.
- Building with no coding/engineering experience
- Question about finding a manufacturer
- Can't decide a name for my business - $10 for anyone who help me
- Industrial Weatherproof Stickers
- How important is a trademark?
- Question about how much to sell something.
| Thank you Thursday! - (August 27, 2020) Posted: 27 Aug 2020 06:08 AM PDT Your opportunity to thank the /r/Entrepreneur community by offering free stuff, contests, discounts, electronic courses, ebooks and the best deals you know of. Please consolidate such offers here! Since this thread can fill up quickly, consider sorting the comments by "new" (instead of "best" or "top") to see the newest posts. [link] [comments]  |
| A couple of insights I want to share with you based on my own entrepreneurial journey Posted: 27 Aug 2020 04:02 AM PDT Long story short I turned 30 recently. I am starting over from scratch: emotionally, financially, and yes even spiritually. In the last two years, I have lost pretty much everything that mattered to me. Me and my girlfriend broke up. I lost friends. I lost my house. I lost my savings. I lost my confidence. You name it and I probably lost it. Perhaps the worst is that I have lost my peace of mind. Despite being talented, high IQ, conscientious, with good skills in relevant areas I, unfortunately, have come at a crossroads where I might need to get a 'real' job for the first time in many years for quite a while to build myself back up. I have truly hit rock bottom and hope that I can find the inner strength to still believe my entrepreneurial goals are a real possibility for me - even though it will likely be way later in life than I had hoped. I wanted to share 10 insights with you guys, especially for those of you < 25 years based on my experience. Trust me you really do not want to be me right now. I am optimistic by nature but I have seem to have lost even that side of me. I'm now in a mental prison I have trouble escaping and wonder if I ever will again because I wasted so many years & drag the failures with me. About me: during my 20s I started about 6 businesses. Out of those 3 flopped. One was sold within a year for a low six figure sum. The second did $3 million ARR with $600K profits. The third we raised some VC but had to fold the venture within a year. I am trying to recoup ever since but it's been extremely tough. Focus Being a very curious person by nature I have a wide range of interests. I am also good at learning new things and as a result, spread myself too thin during my 20s often stressed out of my mind. Don't be like me and take the time before you start anything to consider it's implications. Then apply yourself and take relentless action. Insight #1: focus on 1 or 2 things for 5-10 years and then go to the next thing. Courage The one thing nobody can teach you yet is extremely important in my experience is courage. I use to have it but I misdirected it and seem to have lost it. But I have some friends who started very successful companies all because they had the courage to actually pursue it. I would advice anyone < 25yrs to take massive risks. Often they are not as big as you think they are and you only need to be right once. Not to mention people will give you bonus points for trying and help you out. But once you hit 30+ (let alone 40/50) nobody gives a fuck anymore generally speaking. So you go from a courageous young entrepreneurial spirit to just another 30-year-old loser like me right now who 'doesn't have his shit together'. Take swings and go for that homerun with everything you got while you can. Insight #2: courage matters twice, take risks while you can, swing for the fence. Iterate The best way to discover if something works is to try it. Test. Iterate. Test. Iterate. You really don't want to be a perfectionist. I speak from experience - though I have managed to let go of this nasty habit all together. Look at the world as a place that is your laboratory and experiment all the time. Insight #3: the world is your laboratory so play around, test, iterate, and test some more. Anti-fragile Learn how to become anti-fragile (read the book). In retrospect I was too fragile during my teens and too robust during my 20s. Meaning that I was too rigid in my thinking, eating up the whole hustle hard culture and working myself to the bone 'because that is what men do'. It took me years to find out that actually, you want to become anti-fragile meaning: you are highly adaptable, dynamic, thrive in chaos and most importantly; are high in terms of cognitive flexibility. In other words: live your life dynamic instead of superimposing your beliefs onto the world and your routines and becoming rigid. Insight #4: cultivate an anti-fragile attitude towards life Contracts Our business was doing $3 million ARR and we were making good money. I traveled the world and lived in a cool loft. I had been working 18/7 for close to three years. One day I got a phone call. It was my business partner. Long story short I got basically fired from my own company and was out on the street within 4 weeks all because our initial contracts gave him way too much leverage that I did not see coming at the time. I was too naive and paid dearly for it. Insight #5: get business agreements on paper and do it properly or you will regret it Founders The main reason our VC backed company didn't work out was it turned out our founding team just did not vibe well. We could not align ourselves and in retrospect one of us was just too irrelevant for the position in the company. When looking for cofounder(s) look for this: 1) good chemistry 2) proper communication 3) similar life phases 4) mutual trust 5) applicable skills 6) similar vision Insight #6: finding cofounders is not a matter to take lightly Alignment If you are like me you want to make an impact above anything else. I believe wealth and impact go hand on hand but I have noticed over the years some people just want to make money end of story. Both are fine, but if you are like me, make sure that whatever you do it somehow resonates with your core being. Otherwise, you will feel empty inside and you will give up I will guarantee it. Insight #7: if you want to make an impact on the world make sure your project aligns deeply Luck I hate to say it but luck matters a lot more than most will admit. I have seen it many times in my life as well. Most notable is a guy I once met who became the cofounder of a company worth $300 million (I won't mention the company so don't ask). His cofounder was brilliant, and he was his roommate who was lazy as hell and worked in the kitchen of a chinese restaurant. But they enjoyed working together and next thing you know this guy is crushing life. It happens all the time. That being said you can also create your own luck by working smart, becoming a man of value and building your reputation. Insight #8: don't underestimate serendipitous luck, it happens but focus on creating your own luck Skills The 18-year-old me could get drunk, play soccer, crush people in super smash brothers and ejaculate prematurely. The 30 year old me can code (somewhat), build websites, trade options, speak in public, raise investment, negotiate contracts, build financial models, run advanced analytics, build teams and much much more. Make sure you stack up your skills as you go and always keep learning. I really wish someone told me early on in life how important it is to acquire useful skills in your life. Insight #9: acquire relevant skills and always keep learning new things and improving The right IT The reason you want to run a lot of experiments is because you need to find the right IT. Meaning the right fit between what the market wants, what you can build, and what they want to pay you for. Great ideas (very rare) take off like nothing you have ever seen before. Even though it's not likely you'll solve a problem with such demand the thing takes of to the stratosphere, you can at least try! I've also seen and experienced the opposite countless times where founders work years on something that should have been folded after 3 months because it was just not something people wanted. Be aware of this. Insight #10: test to find the right IT, if something doesn't grow or take off quickly, re-evaluate Faith This one to be honest gets me a bit teared up as I am writing this. But here we go: have faith in your adventure, pursue it with faith and plan for even greater journeys. A big reason my 20s have mostly been a shit show filled with failures is because deep down I lacked faith things would turn out well, probably because I come from a very poor and rough background. I am working on it but it seems impossible to change this belief. I often wish I could go back in time, give that young man a hug, tell him I love him, that he is enough, and encourage him to share his gifts with the world instead of doubting himself. That being said, try somehow to find faith in yourself and what you are working on and life will open itself up to you I promise. I have seen it many times. Insight #11: develop faith in yourself and make peace with life, trust things will be fine There were originally about 25 insights but I trimmed it down to these. Please don't underestimate it, they are not set in stone but based on 10+ years of failure (and some successes). Trust me, hitting rock bottom sounds a lot more romantic in a book or a movie. When it happens to your own life, and I have experienced it three times so far, you will go through the heart of darkness. TLDR; I built some companies during my 20s and mostly failed. I am now at rock bottom and these are the insights I derived based on my entrepreneurial thus far. I wish you all the best, hopefully, you will find something useful here you can apply to your own journey. EDIT: thank you for all the rewards and comments it means a lot to me right now [link] [comments]  |
| How did you build a successful side business when your day job left you drained?? Posted: 27 Aug 2020 10:43 AM PDT I used to have time and energy for side business but no longer feel like I do after switching jobs a year ago. I previously built a small e-commerce business working evenings and weekends. (It failed after 2 yrs and never was a viable day job alternative) Fortunately, the experience from the side business lead to a new job and good salary increase with a new company. However, the new job is mentally much more taxing. Constant problem solving, juggling 45 different needs across multiple teams, constant learning. After an 8~5:30pm work day I go to the gym most days. Gym, shower, eat, adds 2~2.5hrs. Now it's 730~8 and I'm mentally and physically worn out. I enjoy what I do for my day job, but I have literally no more energy after I do it... How did you start a business facing something similar? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2020 11:48 AM PDT I've grown my business from 0-37k a year profit solely using Social Media and search traffic (and I'm not great at SEO) Now that I've proven to myself that the product is good and the idea is sound, I want to invest in a real marketing campaign. I figure a minimum of 30k is needed to find the first 90 days, and to see a real return. Since I've bootstrapped this venture from the beginning using the only extra money I have, I need an investor to help, and I'm not sure where to search for one. [link] [comments]  |
| Multiple pick up options on woocommerce? Posted: 27 Aug 2020 02:16 PM PDT Hi everyone, a quick question, is multiple pick up option available in woocommerce and if so what plug ins? I'm currently working in clothing industry and partnering up with manufacturers. So I'd like to know if multiple pickup option is available [link] [comments]  |
| Measuring consumer changes during COVID-19 Posted: 27 Aug 2020 01:48 PM PDT Hey There 👋 Trying to find out what is changing and how rapidly during this pandemic? Ever tried to find whats popping to reach new potential customers? What niche markets are growing? I've had this problem and I think others have too. Made this early MVP (I think) to try to measure if people would find this useful. Hoping to help VC's, founders research markets, and product development find niches. I was even hoping to help dropshippers know what to sell. I really need feedback and to figure out where the biggest use case is. Thank you for any feedback! [link] [comments]  |
| How to grow your business through Instagram: From 0 to 1K+ Followers ASAP Posted: 27 Aug 2020 07:46 AM PDT Hey guys! I'd like to share with you what I've learned about growing my own Instagram account to over 100K followers in less than a year. Instagram has taken my consulting business to a level where I can easily make a solid living doing what I love. The strategies I'm about to reveal to you work for pretty much any niche or business, however. If you apply these methods you have the a realistic change of greatly increasing your traffic and sales through Instagram! Plus, as a nice bonus you acquire a following that you "own" and can leverage for your entrepreneurial endeavors at any time! Before I begin: This post is particularly for people who are still in the low follower numbers on Instagram (<5K followers), as growing an account with few followers takes very different strategies from growing an account with large amounts of followers. Let's just start at the beginning and proceed step-by-step. How to grow your business with Instagram: 1) Niche Research The most important thing you want to do to start growing your account on Instagram is Niche Research. Niche Research means going on Instagram and finding out what other successful accounts in your niche do, so you can copy the best elements and emulate their success. The biggest reason people don't find success on Instagram is because they have no clue what they're doing, and simply do what they think will work without ever really informing or educating themselves. This is a recipe for disaster and lots of wasted time. Niche Research is done by looking up your primary #niche hashtag. If you sell tennis gear, that would be #tennis. By looking at the Top posts of that hashtag you can quickly find successful accounts within your niche. Study these accounts, see what kind of content they post, what hashtags they use, what their profile looks like and take note of all of that. I define successful accounts to be accounts with 10K+ followers that have an average or above average engagement rate. The first step is to simply dive in and discover this new world of successful accounts within your niche, so you see what is possible. If you discover any accounts that particularly resonate with you, follow them, write them down, or remember them otherwise - you're going to need these accounts later on! 2) Hashtags Research The second step is Hashtag Research. You want to find atleast 80 hashtags that are relevant in your niche, so you can construct a hashtag strategy. Put them in a sheet, also record the number of posts in each hashtag (= hashtag size ), and then as a beginner follow this hashtag strategy: · Select 15 hashtags from the 15k-100k hashtag size range · Select 10 hashtags from 100k-250k hashtag size range · Select 5 hashtags with 250k+ hashtag size Use this set of 30 hashtags in the post caption of your future Instagram posts to get more followers. 3) Profile Optimization Now it's time for Profile Optimization. In order to convert a higher percentage of people who stumble upon your account into followers, you need a fully optimized Instagram profile. That includes:
To know what to put into these different areas is the precise reason we've started with Niche Research. Consult your list of successful accounts in your niche and emulate what seems to work for them and what resonates with you. Here are a few pointers: · Make sure you really stand out with your profile pic and bio! Be memorable. · Use emojis in your bio and break up the text for more readability. · Use SEO keywords in your bio to increase your account reach through search queries. (Example for meditation keyword) · Have at least 9 posts on your profile and make them look interesting and fitting for your niche! (very important) · Make your Instagram story highlight reel interesting and attention grabbing. (refer to the successful accounts in your niche for ideas) Example Once you've done all that, you've prepared your Instagram account so it can grow more rapdily. The next step is to apply the actual growth methods. As a small account you have to use what I call "linear growth methods" to grow most quickly. Here are 3 examples: 1) Growth method #1: Post more often in a day The most important aspect of growing an Instagram account is posting content. Preferably good content. (Example of virally potent posts) Check the successful accounts in your 'niche research' as well as their Best Performing Posts to get an idea of what that might look like. Unlike YouTube that has an algorithm and search function, which regularly makes even older videos receive lots of views and go viral, Instagram needs a constant stream of new content to grow your account. Your Instagram posts receive about 98% of their total engagement within the first 48 hours of uploading. After that the post is basically dead as far as new engagement and increasing your followers goes. Still, posting is the #1 method for getting new followers, so an easy way of increasing your followers is simply by posting more! And it's easy to see why: If one post brings you x amount of followers, then 2 posts will bring you 2x the amount of followers. Simple math! How often should you post on your account? If you are serious about growing your account, at least once a day is a MUST for you - perhaps even twice a day or three times a day. More often than that is likely to start annoying your followers a little, but it all depends on the niche you're in - check how often other successful accounts in your niche post. That said, I understand some individuals or businesses might not be able to or even want to post that many times a day - and that's fine. You can certainly go by with posting less than once a day - just don't expect to get the fastest Instagram growth possible if you do so. In the end, it's about the growth YOU want, and there are many more methods besides posting to increase your followers. 2) Growth method #2: Leave polarizing comments on big accounts' posts (in your niche) With this growth strategy the goal is to occupy all the limelight within the comment section of a popular post inside your niche. You want to get as many likes on your comment as possible, which will rank your comment to the top of the comment section - giving it a lot of exposure. Regardless of how many followers you have, everybody has the same shot at getting many likes on comments! The only thing this comment example above is lacking is a clear incentive to check out the account: Because the personal story is missing, I can't relate and connect on a deeper level. So when you drop these sorts of comments I recommend you make it personal, relatable and memorable! The likes will have people intrigued and they'll check out your profile to see what you're all about. The result: Many more followers. Don't be afraid to be polarizing with your comments, but don't be condescending, negative or disrespectful. 3) Growth method #3: Liking people's comments & pictures within your niche A great way for being noticed by people in your niche is to like their comments and pictures. Most people haven't turned off their Instagram notifications and will be notified when you like their comments or pictures - often resulting in them checking out your account. Recommendation: When liking people's pictures, always like 2 or 3 at once - 1 or 2 of their most recent pictures and also an older one to really give the impression you have been checking out what they're doing. (You want to be doing this on smaller accounts than my own, though! Big accounts get so many likes everyday I can't possibly keep track of who is liking my posts.) Thanks for reading! For more detailed guidance on how to do all of this I've written a comprehensive guide that's absolutely free and comes with all the necessary "research sheet templates", step-by-step instructions and insights you need to set up your account, optimize your profile and grow your Instagram to 1K+ followers as quickly as possible! You can read the full guide for free here: From 0 To 1K+ Followers ASAP guide The guide gives you an array of 15 powerful growth methods you can use to crack the 1,000+ followers milestone in the shortest amount of time possible as well as 5 common pitfalls to avoid, when growing your account in the initial stages of your Instagram growth. Hope you find that helpful in making a living from your passion! Cheers! [link] [comments]  |
| From social media to laser focus Posted: 27 Aug 2020 09:49 AM PDT Social media apps can put us into a mental state from which it's hard to do anything productive. I created this protocol/checklist to help myself get into a productive frame of mind. I found it really useful and I want to share it with you. Ready? 1. Close all social media apps on your phone or computer 2. Take a 5-10 minute break Why? You can do some of the following things during the "cooldown":
Start with something mildly productive, not wildly productive. If you don't feel like continuing after 10 minutes, take another break. After your break, you should be in a state of mind that is better for work (less reactive and impulsive), but sometimes you still don't want to work. That's okay.
Good luck! I hope this helps you. [link] [comments]  |
| Buying Pizza franchises to be financially successful? Posted: 26 Aug 2020 08:30 PM PDT I met a guy today that builds and sells homes on the side. He is 30 years old and owns 3 Pizza Hut franchise in 2 different cities. He has a degree in Finance. Just wondering if people actually make good money by just owning franchises. I am very interested in doing something similar after I finish with my Accounting degree. I see a lot of people with Business degree that use them to buy Franchises. They just buy a franchise and grow it. [link] [comments]  |
| Maybe someone has a lead on where to find packaging manufacturer like this? Posted: 27 Aug 2020 01:21 PM PDT Looking for a manufacturer to produce "higher end" poly sleeve style packaging for my product. I have found lots that offer the rolls where you can seal it or it has a Ziploc style closure. Im looking for something nicer where there is a grommet on the top to hang the product in the store. The bottom would have a button to reseal it instead of the adhesive. Thanks for any leads you may have. [link] [comments]  |
| Question about resale certificate? Posted: 27 Aug 2020 01:19 PM PDT I'm kind of confused about when this is needed? For example, if company Z is looking for product A and they are located in California. Do I need a resale certificate if I purchase product A myself after locating it and then have my supplier (aka the company that has product A) send it to company Z directly (after adding some profit myself to the initial cost)?? Company Z is technically buying it from me correct? Even though it is another company that is basically supplying the product. [link] [comments]  |
| Where Do You Go For Product Packaging? Posted: 27 Aug 2020 12:42 PM PDT So, once you have a physical product, where do you go to get a nice packaging designed or set up, or options? I know how import that actual product itself is. However, I also know that the packaging that the product is packed into is also special as well. At least most of the time. If your product as low end or high end, the packaging it comes in is also plays an important role in customer experience. Who do you go to for packaging design or options. [link] [comments]  |
| How to go from Wantrapreneur to Entrpreneur Posted: 27 Aug 2020 12:42 PM PDT Hey I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how to make working for urself as streamlined and regemented as working for an employer would be. I have found that I really really struggle to get going on my own ideas in my room at home (still live with parents).I have worked many many jobs since I was 11. I am a great employee because being in the work environment makes me extremely productive. Just wondering if anyone went through something similar and could give suggestions on how to break through that mental barrier at home. [link] [comments]  |
| What % of sales should be for accounting fees? Posted: 27 Aug 2020 12:41 PM PDT |
| Anyone know a good tool for researching multiple hashtags in bulk? Posted: 27 Aug 2020 12:37 PM PDT Does anyone know if there a tool that allows you to research how many posts there are on multiple Instagram hashtags all at once? [link] [comments]  |
| From a Whatsapp group prototype to a $1.3 million investment. Posted: 27 Aug 2020 12:10 PM PDT Hey everyone - I've recently been researching interesting and alternative ways to validate your startup idea during the early discovery phase of product development and stumbled across Amie (i have no affiliation with them whatsoever for the record) - after doing some digging I reached out to their founder on twitter and asked a few questions about his process. I thought it was a fascinating approach so I decided to document it. Let me know what you think. From a Whatsapp group prototype to $1.3 million pre-seed round - this is how a founder validated his concept with off the shelf tools and ultimately lead to him creating Amie - A unique habit-forming productivity platform. In 2019 Dennis Müller, a Product Manager at N26, a FinTech startup based in Germany had been personally experimenting with various behavioural change techniques. This fascination later lead him to research more about the various methods and frameworks that can help you achieve your goals.
Through his learning he came up with an idea to develop a platform to help people change their habits. After discussing his idea with a colleague he decided he needed to find a quick and easy way to test this new idea before considering investing any considerable amount of time and money into the concept. Dennis decided the best approach would be to create a Whatsapp group and add friends and colleagues that were interested in forming new positive habits. Dennis managed to get 30 people into his Whatsapp group and began trying and testing various techniques in order to help his new group of testers form positive habits. This initially started with Dennis becoming somewhat of an accountability coach for each of his testers. For example, one of his testers wanted to start waking up before 6.30 am each morning. The tester then sent an image of his toothbrush each morning within the Whatsapp group - each image was timestamped which ensured he actually took the image each day and posted it to the group. Dennis later operationalised James Clear's Atomic Habits frameworks. Consisting of:
To further improve this early test and begin productising this framework Dennis believed that a calendar was the best interface to work on goals. "Because you have to put in daily action (habits)." The calendar prototype consisted of a spreadsheet. "It's quite easy to pull in calendar events via App Script. I wanted to get a quick feel of what the product could be like." "Simply putting habits into your calendar already made me much more likely to do them. (I haven't missed a single Sunday of calling my mom because of that!)" After testing the early calendar/ todo spreadsheet prototype Dennis continued to shape and add additional functionality through the testing phase with his alpha users. "This then became a combination of todos, habits, goals and the calendar. Over more time and speaking to users, it was becoming apparent that the app is too complex." Falling into the classic trap of over complicating things, as what tends to happen in the product development process, Dennis decided he needed to pair down the user experience. "I started to get rid of all the extras and ended up at the calendar+todo aspect." This super scrappy experimental approach Dennis took to test his initial assumptions guided him to the product he has now refined and started development on - called Amie. The experiment took no time at all to create and has helped shape and refine the product he intends to launch later next year. This approach is yet another fantastic example of a super light-weight concierge minimal viable product (MVP) - which allowed him to quickly test and validate his concept with a group of testers before considering investing further time and money into the concept. Dennis and his team have recently closed a pre-seed round of $1.3 million to "kickstart" development and hiring. They plan to officially launch in early 2021. P.S check out Amie's neat marketing strategies below. To build hype over the beta launch and to get access to the TestFlight build they have a super impressive referral programme in place and access to a variety of free promotional assets across multiple mediums to encourage spreading brand awareness.
If your interested in the full post let me know and i can share separately. [link] [comments]  |
| Anyone try an uber/lyft clone template/script? Been researching and having a hard time deciding. Posted: 27 Aug 2020 12:05 PM PDT I got a client that wants an uber like app. I've researched themes on Envato and browsed dozens of sites, but still cannot make a decision. Surely there are just a couple different scripts and then dozens of people reselling it? I'd like to find the source. I tried searching through forums, but it seems like everything is flooded with shills selling the same shit. Would be greatly appreciative if anyone here shared their experience with buying an uber like app package, or really any sort of "clone" of a mainstream app. Any other tips/insights would also be invaluable to me. [link] [comments]  |
| Setting up a business in the UK and living in EU Posted: 27 Aug 2020 12:04 PM PDT Hey guys, So I'm thinking about opening a UK business and charging my client from that business. I'm self-employed and work in online publishing. It's just me. I'm thinking about living in the EU and charging my UK client from the UK business and then paying myself where I'll be living. For reference, I have one client and that is enough. How difficult would it be to set up a simple business to this end? Like I said it'd just be me. And if I'm looking to save tax it's better to go with a limited company, right? Thanks all :) [link] [comments]  |
| Burned out, thinking about easier ways to make money. Posted: 27 Aug 2020 11:48 AM PDT I buy/sell stuff for a living. Been at it around a decade. In december, I bought the contents of a video/game/record store. I'm still working on that pile o stuff. It's been the best purchase of my flipping "career". However... I've just lost motivation. I get annoyed at customer service/returns/ebay BS. I have a hard time motivating myself to list more inventory. Most of this week, I've just done the bare minimum, shipping what sells and that's about it. I have about $20k to play with. I've been exploring lower effort (per item/dollar) income opportunities. Thought about flipping land. Doesn't seem like a quick turnaround type investment. Looked at cars, I flipped them in the past and hated it, but I thought maybe it could be different now that I have more money to play with and more experience. Nah. Also, to do it legally, you need an actual commercial location. I briefly looked at stocks and precious metals, but I don't think either of those really fits me either. Maybe I just need to shut the store down and take a few days off. Anyway, I figured maybe some outside input would be helpful. [link] [comments]  |
| Building with no coding/engineering experience Posted: 27 Aug 2020 11:27 AM PDT I have an idea that would require coding/software engineering/web development. I think this could be a really good idea and want to get started, but have no clue where to begin as I have no experience with the skills needed to create it. Is it practical to think I can learn these things or is it best to look at hiring it out? If I hire it out what are some good resources to find the right developer/engineer? [link] [comments]  |
| Question about finding a manufacturer Posted: 27 Aug 2020 11:10 AM PDT So, I have some ideas that I've been searching to have manufactured into a prototype of a product that can be stress tested and assessed in real world conditions, and then I can adjust and augment the design for improvements to be made. My issue I'm having is that in my search for a manufacturer, I'm not really finding much else than companies that manufacture and sell direct, or at the very least *seem* to, and conversely, I'm having trouble finding companies that solely manufacture - let alone getting them to respond. So, I have the unexplored option of contacting the manufacturer/selling companies to ask if they would be able to produce a prototype. Now, I don't hesitate to discuss the product in question with friends and acquaintances, because I know there would be a gap from the product as it exists in my mind and what someone could actually do to try and steal it, but when it comes to a company already producing product in the same industry, I am very wary of giving them a design to produce (assuming any would even be willing to work with me), as I'm not excited about the idea being of interest to them, and being stolen. Anyone have any experience in this arena, from which they'd be willing to share advice? I'm feeling a little defeated not being able to a find a manufacturer and I would really appreciate any insight from anyone. I mentally went down the road of considering an NDA before actually following through with sharing a design, and then felt like that might be overkill and that's when I decided to post here for some help. Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Can't decide a name for my business - $10 for anyone who help me Posted: 27 Aug 2020 11:01 AM PDT I am starting a new business and I want some help with the name. It will be a financial services (virtual-only) business that will offer financial planning services. Comment below any good name that comes in your mind and the best one will get $10 through paypal. [link] [comments]  |
| Industrial Weatherproof Stickers Posted: 27 Aug 2020 10:57 AM PDT Hi, I've searched around with no luck. Anyone know of a company that can print me a roll of industrial stickers? The stickers will have a company logo, 5 lines of text (3 addresses, 1 phone number, and the last line that I want to be able to use change/print on my own). So the logo and 4 lines will always stay consistent, but the last line I want to be able to customize all the time by running it thru a printer. Is this feasible? Thanks in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2020 10:50 AM PDT I'm part of a growing online real estate platform in Canada and we are currently deciding whether or not we should pursue a trademark. We are also planning to expand to the US, so there's also the question of when we should apply for a similar trademark in the US. Could you guys share your own experiences and whether or not it's worth the hassle to go through a trademark application? For context:
I would appreciate any advice. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Question about how much to sell something. Posted: 27 Aug 2020 10:01 AM PDT I want to create a small business were I print constellations and stuff about space and more on wood. I found a video and i want to do it. Though idk how much i would sell it. Does anybody have any ideas? [link] [comments]  |
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