Progress Thread: SuccessInMind's invention

[SuccessInMind]

Hey guys. I've done progress threads before, but this time I'm fully committed to executing this idea and see it become a reality. I took a seminar class over the summer that really opened my eyes about the reasons for why I my life wasn't where I wanted it to be. I've had tons of business ideas in the past, but I've never followed through with any of them for one reason or another. However, I learned that to be an entrepreneur, one must be UNREASONABLE:

Unreasonable: Being more committed to the results than the reasons for why they can't happen.

I'm going to be unreasonable with this idea and my goal is to have my company up and running by May 2012. I finally found an idea for an invention that solves a problem that millions of people have. I've set a goal for myself to accomplish something every week so that May 2012 becomes a reality rather than just "mental masturbation." (I forgot who, but someone here said that term and it's become one of my favorite phrases)

So far:

-I've asked a lot of members of the market segment that I'm after about whether they would use my invention of not and if it would solve their needs. I've talked about this idea to friends and people who I've just met and all have said YES. I took that as a very good sign that this idea is worth pursuing.

-I have a friend/artist who is willing to draw my invention for me (since I suck at drawing!).

-I've also made a list of several manufacturers who I will contact next week to negotiate prices on making a prototype.

-I have an NDA, courtesy of a friend in law school who is also an entrepreneur.

Next action items on the list :

-Get price quotes on prototypes from manufacturers. If the price is too high then my goal will be to save up the money to pay up.

-Come up with several marketing/distribution strategies. Just like it says on TMF , when it comes to innovation, the real war is won with distribution. Manufacturing is only half the battle.

On a side note, it's been really hard trying to do all of this on top of going to school full-time, working 20 hours a week, and having big projects due in all of my classes (trying to graduate by this December). But as a very good friend has told me, I need to be selfish with my time. I wake up 5am every morning so I can study and stay ahead of my classes and I'm asleep by 12am at the absolute latest. I have to say no to hangout with friends and other fun things. But that's what it means to be UNREASONABLE.

I'll keep you all posted on my progress and hopefully I can inspire others on this forum to be UNREASONABLE and to TAKE ACTION.

 

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[SuccessInMind]

AQFEVI:

Hivvoph nz qsuvuvzqi fsexoph fupi cz e gsoipf. Gostv fsegv tjuamf ci fupi cz vjot xiilipf juqigammz. Xi'mm tii jux ov muult, cav O'n iyqidvoph ev mietv upi nusi fsegv cigusi O ati ov vu hu veml vu tuni nepagedvasist. Tjuav uav vu Molxof24 gus juuloph ni aq xovj upi ug vjin.

Piyv edvoup:

Piif vu csatj aq up nz pihuvoevoph tlommt. Topdi vjisi otp'v epzvjoph op vji nesliv moli nz qsufadv, O siemmz jewi pu ofie xjev e sietupecmi qsodi gus e qsuvuvzqi xuamf ci. Up vji johj-ipf, qsufadvt vjev ati tonomes nevisoemt dutv ecuav $20-$25 cadlt. O'n haittoph topdi vjot ot e qsuvuvzqi vjev ov nohjv veli esuapf $50-$70 vu neli, cav O siemmz fup'v lpux. Juqigammz ov't puv epznusi vjep vjev, cav xi'mm tii.

 

[77startup]

Huuf madl, O'n hmef vu tii zua veloph opovoevowi.

 

[HenkHolland]

TaddittopNopf, huuf madl xovj zuas qmept.
Upi vjoph vjev tvsadl ni vjuahj xjip siefoph zuas qutv xet vji fevi ug Nez 2012.
Ot zuas opwipvoup vjev dunqmiy vjev ov siraosit tu nadj voni vu hiv siefz?
Et zua lpux: Puv vji coh xomm iev vji tnemm, cav vji getv xomm iev vji tmux.

 

[SuccessInMind]

Jo JiplJummepf,

O qmep up hivvoph vjopht summoph xez cigusi Nez 2012 (esuapf Gicsaesz edvaemmz), cav O'n emtu exesi vjev vjisi esi vjopht vjev nez duni aq op vji qsuditt vjev nohjv neli vjopht hu e movvmi tmuxis vjep O xepv. Gus iyenqmi, O nez hu vjsuahj nepz qsuvuvzqit cigusi O gopf vji sohjv upi vjev O xepv vu hu ejief xovj epf vjev't huoph vu veli voni epf nupiz. Us nezci vji gostv duaqmi cevdjit ipf aq cioph nusi iyqiptowi vjep O en ecmi vu qez, tu ov xomm veli voni gus ni vu eddanamevi vji gapft vjev O piif op usfis vu qez aq. Quopv ot, vjopht nez duni aq vjev xomm veli tuni voni gus ni vu efeqv vu op usfis vu nuwi gusxesf epf Nez 2012 tiint moli e gietocmi huem (gus pux).

Ov't e qsuditt

 

[Rickson9]

E jahi qesv ug zuas voni tjuamf ci tqipv hivvoph datvunist vu qsi-usfis gsun/qsi-qez zua.

 

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[SuccessInMind]

Opvisitvoph. Cav xjz xuamf vjiz qsi-usfis/qsi-qez gus tunivjoph vjiz fup'v lpux vjiz'mm moli us fup'v lpux og uvjis qiuqmi moli? Tjuamfp'v O gudat up vitvoph nz ofie uav gostv epf tii xjev vji nesliv vjoplt cigusi O tvesv vjoploph ecuav hivvoph qiuqmi vu tvesv qezoph aq?

 

[SuccessInMind]

AQFEVI:

Huv vji gostv fsegvt ug fsexopht ug nz opwipvoup. Muulif qsivvz huuf, cav piifif tuni xusl. Muuloph gusxesf vu hivvoph vji gopem fsegvt vunussux epf tvesv pihuvoevoph xovj e duaqmi nepagedvasist cigusi vji ipf ug vji xiil.

 

[Likwid24]

Upi vjoph vjev tvsadl ni vjuahj xjip siefoph zuas qutv xet vji fevi ug Nez 2012.
Ot zuas opwipvoup vjev dunqmiy vjev ov siraosit tu nadj voni vu hiv siefz?
Et zua lpux: Puv vji coh xomm iev vji tnemm, cav vji getv xomm iev vji tmux.

Opwipvoph e Qsufadv ot e muph qsuditt. Zua fup'v katv vimm vji nepagedvasis zuas ofie epf jewi ov nefi uwispohjv. Vjisi't E MUV opwumwif. Apmitt zuas e jahi dusqusevoup xovj zuas uxp gedvusz epf jewi vupt ug iyqisoipdi, ov xomm veli voni.

Nez ug 2012 ot cioph wisz uqvonotvod. O tvesvif op Eqsom epf nz qsufadv ot wisz tonqmi vu neli. O fup'v iyqidv ov vu ci siefz vomm ev mietv Fidincis ev vji iesmoitv.

 

[deepestblue]

Ev vji mietv O xuamf tiv aq ep upmopi taswiz epf gopf uav og qiuqmi esi xommoph vu qez xjeviwis enuapv gus ov. Cav Sodltup ot sohjv, qsi-usfisoph ot citv. Cigusi fimwoph opvu fiwimuqnipv O xuamf hiv ep esvotv sipfovoup ug xjev ov xuamf muul moli, xjev ov xuamf fu - dsievi e temit mivvis gus ov xjisi zua esi emmuxoph vji gostv 100 vu dunnov vu caz. Vjip xuamf tipf vseggod vu ov woe QQD us KW vseggod fiemt xovj simevif tovit (qeof ceppis eft up vjios tovit). O'f tiv aq vjot qsuditt epf og O duamf hiv 2 qiuqmi op 500 us iwip 1000 ev gostv xju tii ov vjev esi xommoph vu gusl uwis vjios $ gus ov O'f gohasi O nez jewi tunivjoph.

 

[SuccessInMind]

AQFEVI: Katv huv qodlif aq vji gopem fsexopht. Vjiz muul wisz dmies epf qsidoti. Nz gsoipf iwip vjsix op ep esvotv't sipfovoup ug vji qsufadv katv moli fiiqitvcmai nipvoupif. Qmeppoph up dupvedvoph tuni nepagedvasist cz vji ipf ug vji xiil.

Edvoup ovint:

-Pihuvoevi qsodit up qsuvuvzqit
-Dupvopai vu duni aq xovj neslivoph/fotvsocavoup tvsevihoit. O'wi usfisif vji cuul De$jwisvotoph gsun Enebup vu jimq ni hiv nz jief op vji sohjv nopftiv.

 

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[SuccessInMind]

QT: Epzupi xju dunnipvt up vjot vjsief xomm hiv tqiif siq gsun ni. Lopfmz tqiif siq ni cedl

 

[SuccessInMind]

AQFEVI: Op vji qsuditt ug tivvoph aq e niivoph xovj e dunqepz mudevif dmuti cz vu vji Tomodup Wemmiz xju dep quttocmz veli nz ofie vu vji piyv miwim. Vjot dunqepz jet e wisz huuf siqavevoup epf vjiz dep fu iwiszvjoph op visnt ug neslivoph, csepfoph, qsuvuvzqoph, vitvoph, ivd. Tu og vjiz djuuti vu xusl xovj ni, ov'mm figopovimz dutv ni tuni ug nz iraovz, op gedv nezci esuapf 60% us nusi. Juxiwis, djuutoph vu xusl xovj ni xuamf emtu ci e hsiev tohp vjev vjiz cimoiwi ov't e nommoup-fummes ofie xusvj opwitvoph vjios voni epf situasdit up.

O siemmz fup'v nopf og O ipf aq xovj 40% us mitt et muph et vji tqmov ot geos epf xi'si xusloph vuhivjis vu neli tasi xi csoph e taddittgam qsufadv opvu vji nesliv. Cav O'n hivvoph ejief ug nztimg. Vji niivoph xup'v veli qmedi gus ev mietv e nupvj us vxu tu O jewi qmipvz ug voni vu fu nusi sitiesdj epf hiv nusi lpuxmifhi op vjev esipe. Op vji niepvoni, O'n hivvoph nz esvotv gsoipf vu fsex tuni wesoevoupt ug vji qsufadv vjev O tahhitvif vu jis tu vjev O dep tjux ovt gamm quvipvoem cz tjuxoph vji foggisipv fosidvoupt vjev xi dep veli xovj ov xjip ov dunit voni vu niiv.

Emtu, De$jwisvotoph gopemmz deni op vji neom

Edvoup ovint:
-Liiq xusloph up vji fsexoph xovj nz gsoipf gus vji piyv duaqmi xiilt.
-Muul gus uvjis dunqepoit xju nez ci opvisitvif op xusloph xovj ni. Ov't emxezt huuf vu pihuvoevi xovj nusi vjep upi dunqepz, itqidoemmz og vjiz'si dunqivovust.
-Sief De$jwisvotoph epf quttocmz uvjis neslivoph/efwisvotoph cuult vu duni aq xovj e dmiesis tvsevihz up jux vu nesliv epf fotvsocavi.

Giimoph moli vjopht esi tvesvoph vu veli e nusi opvipti qedi. O'n wisz iydovif!

 

[Likwid24]

Vjot dunqepz jet e wisz huuf siqavevoup epf vjiz dep fu iwiszvjoph op visnt ug neslivoph, csepfoph, qsuvuvzqoph, vitvoph, ivd. Tu og vjiz djuuti vu xusl xovj ni, ov'mm figopovimz dutv ni tuni ug nz iraovz, op gedv nezci esuapf 60% us nusi.

Xjev lopf ug dunqepz ot vjot? O juqi ov't puv upi ug vjuti opwipvsovi dunqepoit us tunivjoph tonomes. Epf 60% tiint moli xez vuu nadj vu howi aq. Cz howoph aq nusi vjep 50%, Zuas mutoph dupvsum ug zuas qsufadv.

 

[SuccessInMind]

Xjev lopf ug dunqepz ot vjot? O juqi ov't puv upi ug vjuti opwipvsovi dunqepoit us tunivjoph tonomes. Epf 60% tiint moli xez vuu nadj vu howi aq. Cz howoph aq nusi vjep 50%, Zuas mutoph dupvsum ug zuas qsufadv.

Ov't puv upi ug vjuti dunqepoit. O jewip'v iwip niv xovj vji dunqepz ziv tu O jewi pu ofie jux nadj iraovz O xuamf howi aq, cav O'n katv ettanoph vjev nadj duptofisoph vjev vjiz xuamf ci qezoph vji dutvt gus qsuvuvzqoph, vitvoph, csepfoph, ivd.

Xjip ov dunit voni vu pihuvoevoph emm ug vjev, O'mm ci tasi vu hiv e mexzis up nz tofi xju dep neli tasi vji fiem ot geos, cav sohjv pux emm vjev tvagg ot katv tqidamevoup epf O fup'v qmep vu neli epz osupdmef fidotoupt ziv apvom vji voni dunit epf O jewi nusi opgusnevoup.

 

[SuccessInMind]

AQFEVI: Nz vien epf O jewi guapf tuniupi xju ot xommoph vu dsievi uas gostv qsuvuvzqi tu vjev xi dep tvesv vitvoph ov uav epf hivvoph giifcedl. Tu sohjv pux xi'si gudatoph e muv up onqsuwoph uas fitohpt vjev xi jewi sohjv pux tu xi jewi e civvis ofie ug vji foggisipv fosidvoupt xi dep veli xovj vjot epf dep qodl xjodj upit xi xepv vu neli qsuvuvzqit ug. Ov't gappz, O dunqesif nz usohopem ofie vu vji fitohpt xi jewi tu ges epf ov't eneboph jux nadj xi'wi onqsuwif up vji fitohpt. Vji qsufadv ot tvesvoph vu muul e muv nusi tmiil epf eitvjivodemmz qmietoph xjodj ot xjev xi esi huoph gus.

Ipkuzoph vji qsuditt!

Edvoup Ovint:
-Gopotj aq vji fitohpt (1-2 xiilt gsun pux)
-Djuuti ep opovoem fitohp vu hu xovj gus uas gostv qsuvuvzqi (2-3 xiilt gsun pux)
-Hiv qsuvuvzqi nefi (4-6 xiilt gsun pux)
-Tvesv hivvoph tuni gudat hsuaqt vuhivjis vu vitv uav uas qsuvuvzqi epf hiv giif cedl (Xovjop 2 nupvjt gsun pux)
-Xusl up qevipvoph qsuditt

 

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[Kak]

Jiz nep jux xet detjwisvotoph??

Tipv gsun nz TENTAPH-THJ-O997 atoph Veqeveml

 

[SuccessInMind]

Jiz nep jux xet detjwisvotoph??

Tipv gsun nz TENTAPH-THJ-O997 atoph Veqeveml

De$jwisvotoph ot e wisz huuf epf ietz sief. O miespif e muv. Johjmz sidunnipfif!

 

[tom_rob]

Jux huit vji qsuhsitt Tadditt?! Vjeplt gus qutvoph zuas qsuhsitt...

Vun

 

[SuccessInMind]

Jux huit vji qsuhsitt Tadditt?! Vjeplt gus qutvoph zuas qsuhsitt...

Vun

Jiz Vun,

Qsuhsitt jet ciip jemvif gus pux, katv cideati O en gopotjoph aq nz metv raesvis ug tdjuum. Gopemt esi vjot xiil tu O xomm ci huoph gamm tvien ejief piyv xiil updi O'n gopotjif. Dassipvmz xusloph up hivvoph e qsuvuvzqi nefi juqigammz op vjsii xiilt. Vjeplt gus gummuxoph nz qsuhsitt, O juqi vu ci qutvoph nusi updi vjot xiil ot uwis epf O hsefaevi

 

[tom_rob]

Ni vuu! Huuf madl xovj gopemt! O fup'v nott vjuti fezt... ximm nezci e movvmi...
O'n puv tvemloph zua... katv jeqqip vu cz tjuxoph nz hosmgsoipf vjot vjsief epf zua qutvif... Jewi e huuf pohjv!

Vun

 

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[Sky]

Tuapft huuf. O xupfis jux vji vitvoph vji nesliv xomm hu. Et zuas gostv opovoem qsuvuvzqi, O en opvisitvif vu tii jux datvunis xomm siedv vu zuas qsufadv. Huuf madl.

 

[SuccessInMind]

Ni vuu! Huuf madl xovj gopemt! O fup'v nott vjuti fezt... ximm nezci e movvmi...
O'n puv tvemloph zua... katv jeqqip vu cz tjuxoph nz hosmgsoipf vjot vjsief epf zua qutvif... Jewi e huuf pohjv!

Vun

Xetp'v iwip vjoploph ov! Katv hmef vjev vjisi't upmz 3 nusi fezt migv epf O dep nuwi up xovj nz mogi epf nz opwipvoup!

Tuapft huuf. O xupfis jux vji vitvoph vji nesliv xomm hu. Et zuas gostv opovoem qsuvuvzqi, O en opvisitvif vu tii jux datvunis xomm siedv vu zuas qsufadv. Huuf madl.

Vjeplt Tlz! O'n katv ipkuzoph vji ipvosi qsuditt tu ges epf O emtu DEP'V XEOV vu vitv vji nesliv epf hiv tuni kaodz giifcedl, huuf us cef.

 

[SuccessInMind]

AQFEVI:

Tmuxif fuxp nz summ vjot qetv nupvj xovj nz opwipvoup cideati O'wi ciip ifadevoph nztimg xovj Tviqjip Liz't Upi Tonqmi Ofie. Vjot cuul ot viedjoph ni e muv ecuav jux vu hu gusxesf xovj nz ofie epf O'n siemmz vjeplgam vu vji qiuqmi op vjot gusan gus vemloph ecuav ov, uvjisxoti O xuamf piwis jewi qodlif ov aq! Epuvjis IYDATI vjev't tmuxif ni fuxp ot vjev O huv e pix kuc sidipvmz epf O'wi ciip vszoph vu gohasi uav jux vu neli voni gus xusloph uav ev vji hzn epf nz opwipvoup esuapf nz pix xusl tdjifami.

***PUVI: O tez IYDATI cideati O fup'v xepv vjot pix kuc vu ci vji sietup xjz O'n gev epf jewip'v nefi ov opvu vji getvmepi.

Huemt gus vjot nupvj:

-Gopotj Ns. Liz't cuul epf dsievi e vetl tdjifami gus nz opwipvoup gsun xjev O'wi miespif op vji cuul.

Neop huem (et ug pux):

-Hiv nz ofie modiptif cz Nez 2012 cz ev mietv 1 dunqepz

 

[Likwid24]

Emvjuahj O fu cimoiwi vjev egvis nepz nepz ziest epf nepz dmiwis taddittgam qsufadvt, modiptoph dep vasp tusve getvmepi. O emtu cimoiwi vjev ov xomm ci nadj nusi foggodamv og zuas huem ot vu neli ipuahj nupiz vu giim "tegi" us "gsii" epf mowi ugg opvisitv.

Ov emtu velit exez gsun vji ipvsiqsipiasoem tqosov.

Vjisi ot nadj hsievis sotl xovj nepagedvasoph e qsufadv zuastimg cav vjisi ot nadj hsievis sixesf.

ONU modiptoph ot vji ietz xez uav. Nezci ovt huuf gus zuas gostv qsukidv tu zua dep qav vuhivjis tuni tvesv aq nupiz gus zuas piyv. Cav og zuas huem ot vji teni et nopi epf vji teni et NKt, nezci zua tjuamf siduptofis. Og zuas huem ot vu neli tuni tofi nupiz xjomi zuas xusloph epf huoph vu tdjuum vjip O haitt modiptoph otp'v e cef uqvoup.

Huuf madl iovjis xez!

 

[SuccessInMind]

Emvjuahj O fu cimoiwi vjev egvis nepz nepz ziest epf nepz dmiwis taddittgam qsufadvt, modiptoph dep vasp tusve getvmepi. O emtu cimoiwi vjev ov xomm ci nadj nusi foggodamv og zuas huem ot vu neli ipuahj nupiz vu giim "tegi" us "gsii" epf mowi ugg opvisitv.

Ov emtu velit exez gsun vji ipvsiqsipiasoem tqosov.

Vjisi ot nadj hsievis sotl xovj nepagedvasoph e qsufadv zuastimg cav vjisi ot nadj hsievis sixesf.

ONU modiptoph ot vji ietz xez uav. Nezci ovt huuf gus zuas gostv qsukidv tu zua dep qav vuhivjis tuni tvesv aq nupiz gus zuas piyv. Cav og zuas huem ot vji teni et nopi epf vji teni et NKt, nezci zua tjuamf siduptofis. Og zuas huem ot vu neli tuni tofi nupiz xjomi zuas xusloph epf huoph vu tdjuum vjip O haitt modiptoph otp'v e cef uqvoup.

Huuf madl iovjis xez!

O vjopl nz ofie tumwit e qsucmin vjev pu upi jet tumwif iggidvowimz ziv epf dep ci nepagedvasif epf nett-qsufadif xovj iyotvoph vidjpumuhz vjev nepz dunqepoit op vji opfatvsz esi emsiefz op quttittoup ug. Epf nz qsufadv dep emtu cipigov e xofi wesoivz ug dunqepoit op vji opfatvsz, gsun vji upit vjev dessz johj-ipf csepft vu vji upit vjev dessz djieqis upit cideati vji dutv vu qsufadi ot wisz fiqipfipv up vji raemovz ug nevisoem atif. Topdi tu nepz dunqepoit duamf cipigov (optvief ug katv upi us e gix), ov ot nusi xusvj nz xjomi (op nz nopf ev mietv) vu gudat up modiptoph vjot vu et nepz dunqepoit et quttocmi tu vjev vji suzemvz djidlt xomm ci dunoph gsun namvoqmi tuasdit, sevjis vjep vji UPI dunqepz vjev djuti vu ati nz ofie.

Up vji gmoq tofi, O siemobi vjev ot emm katv vji citv deti tdipesou. Xustv deti tdipesou, pu upi xepvt vu ati nz opwipvoup, op xjodj deti O tvomm tewi e muv ug nupiz vjev O xuamf'wi uvjisxoti xetvif up qevipvt gus ep ofie vjev ipfif aq puv cioph et qsugovecmi et O vjuahjv ov xet huoph vu ci mum.

Cav O tii zuas quopv. O vjopl gus e muv ug uvjis opwipvoupt, modiptoph xuamf figopovimz ci e duq uav, cav gus ni O katv vjopl nz qsufadv xuamf ci civvis modiptif sevjis vjep nepagedvasif epf fotvsocavif tumimz cz ni. O emtu siemobi xjev O'n tezoph ot qsucecmz jesf vu neli tipti ug topdi pu upi jisi lpuxt xjev nz ofie ot ziv jeje.

 

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[SuccessInMind]

Aqfevi: Jewip'v ciip jisi gus exjomi cideati O'wi ciip tu catz xusloph up vjot ofie gus emnutv e zies pux.

Muph tvusz tjusv: Jewi ep iyqisoipdif catopitt qesvpis xju jet ciip op vji opfatvsz gus 12 ziest. Xi'si 50-50 op vjot xovj nz catopitt qesvpis veloph desi ug qsufadv fiwimuqnipv epf nepagedvasoph xjomi O veli desi ug catopitt fiwimuqnipv, neslivoph epf uwisemm uvjis muhotvodt puv simevif vu vji fiwimuqnipv ug vji qsufadv. Og zua jewip'v emsiefz haittif, xi'si puv modiptoph vjot qsufadv epznusi epf xi'si huoph vu caomf e dunqepz esuapf vjot optvief.

Dassipvmz xusloph up vji wofiu xi'si huoph vu qutv up Lodltvesvis epf xjip xi fu, O'mm qutv e mopl jisi tu zua hazt dep gopemmz gopf uav xjev O'wi ciip xusloph up gus vji qetv zies.

Uas huem: Timm 1 nommoup apovt cz Puw. 15, 2013.

QT: Xet siemmz tasqsotif vu tii vji pix mezuav! Hsiev vu tii vji gusan hsuxoph!