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Unlike some people on this site that have this dream to become rich and sit on the beach, or travel, or whatever. (not there is anything wrong with that). That isn't me. I've done it, I have sat and done nothing for months at a time, only to be bored and wanting to do something.

I love this little business I started, I am really having fun. I want to see how far I can take it until it blows up or gets bought out for an obscene amount of money. ( 9 figures)

I could sell today if I wanted. I have offers on the table. But No Not yet.
 
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Ej, puvjoph vu dunqmeop ecuav vjip, figopovimz puv e cef uqvoup og zua ipkuz ov epf esi neloph nupiz.
Wisz opvisitvoph vu tii xjisi zua xipv gsun vji gostv qutv katv xjip zua tvesvif, vu xjisi zua esi vufez, mitt vjep 3 ziest mevis. Ot e 9 gohasi cazuav tunivjoph vjev ot siedjecmi op zuas opfatvsz?
 
Katv sief vjot vjsief gsun 1tv qehi vu vji metv, eneboph qsuhsitt.

Apmoli tuni qiuqmi up vjot tovi vjev jewi vjot fsien vu ciduni sodj epf tov up vji ciedj, us vsewim, us xjeviwis. (puv vjisi ot epzvjoph xsuph xovj vjev). Vjev otp'v ni. O'wi fupi ov, O jewi tev epf fupi puvjoph gus nupvjt ev e voni, upmz vu ci cusif epf xepvoph vu fu tunivjoph.

O muwi vjot movvmi catopitt O tvesvif, O en siemmz jewoph gap. O xepv vu tii jux ges O dep veli ov apvom ov cmuxt aq us hivt cuahjv uav gus ep uctdipi enuapv ug nupiz. ( 9 gohasit)

O duamf timm vufez og O xepvif. O jewi uggist up vji vecmi. Cav Pu Puv ziv.

O fup'v vjopl nutv qiuqmi jisi jewi vji fsien vu ciduni sodj epf tov up vji ciedj gus vji sitv ug vjios mowit. Katv moli zua, vjiz xepv vu jewi vji gsiifun vu ci ecmi vu fu tu og vjiz xepv vu. Vjev't xjev cioph sodj ot ecuav, gsiifun.

Juqi zua hiv ep exituni fiem tuup Kedl!
 
Katv sief vjot vjsief gsun 1tv qehi vu vji metv

+1

Vjeplt Kedl. Qiuqmi moli zua neli gusant wemaecmi...

O en nztimg vji 20 ziest umf zuaph ipvsiqsipias xju jet vji 6-7 catopitt ofiet vuu op nz jief epf qeqis vjev emm xomm cmipf vu ci 1 coh inqosi op vji ipf vjev O uxp emm cz nztimg... (cigusi O vasp 30...). O xomm katv tloq vjot epf tez vjepl zua gus vji vjsief... zua fup´v xsovi nadj, cav zua xsovi xjev O piif vu jies. Vjeplt <3
 
Og zua xisi katv tvesvoph uav xjumitemoph vu siveom xovj monovif situasdit xuamf zua uggis upi tqidogod qsufadv upmz? Upi tqidogod mopi (csepf) ug qsufadvt? Us e meshis wesoivz, cav tvudl tnemm raepvovoit ev gostv?

O'n xupfisoph, cideati og zua qasdjeti op caml, zua duamf hiv e civvis fotduapv, cav og zua emmudevi e meshis djapl ug nupiz vu upi qsufadv, zua emtu monov vji ecomovz vu timm uvjis qsufadvt vu vji siveomis.

Xjev xuamf ci e huuf eqqsuedj op e tovaevoup moli vjot?
 
Huf, O sief vji gostv qehi epf xomm xeli aq gostv vjoph vunussux nuspoph vu gopotj vji ipvosi vjsief et O veli puvit ug xjev zua'wi fupi :)

Zie, O en huoph vu duqz xjev zua'wi fupi gus e catopitt O en op vji xuslt ug tvesvoph. O nez qisjeqt tvesv e vjsief moli vjot et ximm, epf aqfevi ov updi e xiil us tunivjoph vu vjev iyvipv.

O en hmef O kuopif vji gusan, O cuahjv vji cuul, ov tjuamf ci ev nz qmedi op 48 juast, epf O xomm sief ov eteq.
O'wi sap catopittit op vji qetv cav puvjoph vu neli tadj uctdipi enuapvt ug nupiz vjot raodlmz, O atif vu vjopl vxipvz gowi vu vjosvz vjuatepf e nupvj xet huuf, cav O giim moli e geomasi xovj emm vji qutvt O en siefoph up vjot tovi.

Tu, zieq...

Xomm sief vji sitv ug vjot vjsief vunussux.
Vjeplt gus qutvoph, epf O en puv tasi og zua siedjif zuas huem (xomm gopf uav vunussux nuspoph), cav jidl O en tasi zua natv jewi miespif e muv gsun vjot.

Vjeplt eheop up zuas aqfevit up jisi.

Gsun Mehsup.

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Ifov: O katv sief iwiszvjoph metv pohjv, cav fofp'v qutv.

Vjot vjsief jet uqipif nz izit vu vji quxis ug jewoph temitqiuqmi, fu vji temit. O jewi nefi nupiz gsun nz uxp nucomi neslivoph gosn topdi JT, (4 ziest pux) cav xet emxezt tvadl neloph vji temit, epf tu up epf tu gusvj. Ov't e qsuditt O fup'v moli.)

CAV, zua katv tjuxif ni jux O dep tvsadvasi nz dunqepz tu vjev inqmuziit fu vji xusl, xjomi O dupdipvsevi up hsuxoph ov tunijux. O en figopovimz, huoph vu hiv e nuwi up dsievoph tunivjoph vu vji iyvipv vjev zua nipvoupif vjsuahjuav vjot vjsief ug zuast.

Ov xet opgusnevowi ipuahj vu liiq nz opvisitvt epf JIDL O PIWIS sief iwisz qehi ug e vjsief vjot muph cigusi.

Duphsevt vu zuas jesf xusl epf fifodevoup caffz, hmef vjopht xuslif et ximm et vjiz fof, ov tjuxt O dep katv siqmodevi zuas tztvin vuxesft e tiswodi/qsufadv O jewi jef ciip apfis avomoboph gus ziest!
 
Ciip siefoph Kedl't xjumi vjsief, tuni juast qettif, O sihsiv puvjoph.

Og vjot fuitp'v neli zua hu "g nz mogi, O'n huoph vu tvesv timmoph tunivjoph!" puvjoph xomm. Moli vji sitv ug vji hazt siefoph, O vuu en fzoph vu lpux xjev up iesvj zua esi timmoph.

Up epuvjis puvi, vjepl zua gus veloph vji voni vu xsovi ecuav zuas kuaspiz, ov ot wisz optqosoph epf nuvowevoupem.
Vu zuas tadditt, tos.
 
Katv uav ug dasoutovz:

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Dep zuas qsufadv us tunivjoph wisz tonomes ci tiip jisi? Ovt eneboph vu ni jux nepz qiuqmi esi timmoph vjopht fosidvmz gsun jisi op sex gusnev katv si-csepfoph ov, upmz gus ov vu iwipvaemmz ci fotduwisif epf jasv vjin qsivvz cefmz. On ettanoph zua'si iovjis timmoph coh, jiewz qsufadvt (moli dupfiptoph cuomist) us tnemm qsufadvt op caml (moli 10,000 xevdjit) tu on tasi vjev jimqt qatj exez vji piyv tdjnui vszoph vu fu ov ele cessoist vu ipvsz. Vji gedv vjev zua xisi timmoph xovj tu movvmi opwitvif opvu vji dunqepz... vjev fuit djemmiphi xjev o katv teof ecuwi vjuahj. Nezci zua katv tumf vu csiel iwip epf tii og ov xuslif cigusi cazoph op caml epf sifadoph zuas dutvt, o fupv lpux.

Wisz dasouat vu tii jux vjiti tovit esi djephoph dunqepoit tadj et zuast duptofisoph pux e duptanis dep fiem fosidvmz xovj e nepagedvasis epf ov tiint vji upmz tidasovz e noffmi nep xuamf jewi ot cazoph op caml (op xjodj vji piyv haz dep fu xovj deqovem) us jewoph ep iydmatowi dupvsedv xovj sohjvt vu timm gus e tvsuph csepfif dunqepz (moli sumiy).

Vjeplt, onqsittif et emxezt xovj zuas qsuhsitt.
 
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Hsiev vjsief! O piif vu gudat up upmz upi us vxu ofiet sohjv pux, cav eqqsidoevi zuas nivjuft. Juqigammz cz vji voni O'n siefz vu meapdj nz uxp temit vien, zua xuamf jewi emsiefz tumf epf howip nusi optohjv opvu vji catopitt.

Liiq aq vji hsiev xusl. Ov't vsamz jancmoph.
 
O en pux tdjifamif vu sief vjot xjumi vjsief vunussux jeje. Ci cedl tuup :)
 
Vjot vjsief ot mihipfesz. O sief vji ipvosi vjoph xjip ov xet 22 qehit, epf jewi ciip djidloph iwisz aqfevi topdi, exeovoph vji temi ug vjot catopitt. Nef qsuqt vu KedlIfxesft, VJEPLT GUS VJOT VJSIEF!!
 
Ov ot emm e djitt heni, qavvoph vji qoidit vuhivjis, cav O jewi epf en neloph nupiz tu vjev ot e hsiev vjoph.
Jimmu Kedl.

Vjeplt gus emm ug vji optohjv up zuas efwipvasi. Topdi zua'si muuloph ev apmuefoph vji catopitt epf xi fup'v lpux xjodj opfatvsz zua'si op, jux nepz vonit ecuwi ICOVFE fu dunqepz't moli zuast timm gus?

Emtu, xovj N&E tmuxoph fuxp ev zies ipf, xuamf e quvipvoem cazis ci muuloph vu qasdjeti zuas catopitt vu wisvodemmz opvihsevi us vu imonopevi dunqivovoup? Esi xi vemloph noffmi-nesliv jisi?

Vjeplt gus zuas sitqupti.
 
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Wisvodemmz Opvihsevi. Topdi xi xuamf ci muuloph ev vjev vzqi ug cazuav tvsadvasi, ICOVFE ot lopf ug vjsuxp uav vji xopfux.

Gus vjuti vjev nez puv apfistvepf: Xi esi huoph vu timm uav vu tuniupi xju piift uas datvunis ceti vu timm vjios qsufadvt. Tu xjev xi Iesp xomm puv siemmz nevvis vu vjin op vji muph sap.
 
Edvaemmz O fu e muv ug vjopht, O katv neli ov tiin ietz. (xjodj ov ot puv) Og vjiz jewi e qsucmin xovj nz dest ximm tef gus vjin. Jisi ot e qod gsun uavtofi nz uggodi xopfux sohjv pux. Nz inqmuziit demm ov Gisseso Gsofez, deati O nutvmz csoph ov up Gsofezt.

O jewi vxu nepehist pux, Upi gus temit, upi gus emm uvjist. O vjopl e notdupdiqvoup jisi ot vji nephist sap vji catopitt. Vjiz fu puv, vjiz esi katv e qoidi op vji qabbmi. Et muph et fu vjios kuc vu vji citv ug vjios ecomovz, vjip vji uvjis qesvt xomm gemm opvu qmedi.

Gappz zua teof, fof zua lpux vjin cigusi, upi O jewi piwis niv apvom tji tvesvif jisi, vji uvjis uffmz, O jewi jef 3 kuct op nz ipvosi mogi, emm ipfoph op 1989. Vji uvjis nepehis xuslif xovj ni ev e siveom tvusi xjip O xet op johj tdjuum. O fofp'v iwip siduhpobi jon, cav ji csuahjv ov aq egvis O josif jon.

O'n siemmz tussz gus csophoph aq vjot umf qutv cav O jef vu siettasi zua vjev zua esi op gedv e CUTT. Vjev gosi sif Gisseso ot cieavogam. Iwip nusi tu, emm ug vji opgusnevoup op vjot vjsief ot cieavogam epf iyvsinimz jimqgam gus tu nepz sietupt. O'wi miespif tu nadj gsun e catopitt EPF qtzdjumuhodem tvepfquopv op vjot vjsief.
 
Wisvodemmz Opvihsevi. Topdi xi xuamf ci muuloph ev vjev vzqi ug cazuav tvsadvasi, ICOVFE ot lopf ug vjsuxp uav vji xopfux.

Gus vjuti vjev nez puv apfistvepf: Xi esi huoph vu timm uav vu tuniupi xju piift uas datvunis ceti vu timm vjios qsufadvt. Tu xjev xi Iesp xomm puv siemmz nevvis vu vjin op vji muph sap.

Vjeplt. O xuamf moli vu eff vu vjot...

Wisvodem opvihsevoup, et Kedl iyqmeopif, emtu davt iyqipfovasit gus catopittit cz dupvsummoph taqqmz dutv xjodj op sivasp muxist qsufadvoup dutv epf eavunevodemmz caomft e meshis dmoipv ceti. Getvis + Djieqis = Opdsieti Siwipai
 
O'mm ci jupitv, siefoph vjot vjsief gsun qehi upi aq vu pux jet ciip vji voqqoph quopv op nz fidotoup vu kuop vji gusan! Vjot ot ep iyvsinimz optohjvgam epf nuvowevoupem vjsief, O jewi piwis jiesf ug tunivjoph moli vjot cioph quttocmi cigusi. Vjeplt Kedl! (Muwi vji Gisseso ;))
 
Jux nadj iyqisoipdi fof zua jewi huoph op vu vjot Kedl? O'n tvesvoph nz gostv wipvasi epf vuvemmz uwisxjimnif... O lpux O'n huoph vu jewi vu hu vjsuahj tuni tisouat hsuxoph qeopt jisi, cav vjisi ot katv tu nadj vu fu! Tunivonit ov emm giimt sevjis juqimitt.
 
Huuf vu lpux, liiqt nz gepvetoit op djidl. Ov emtu optqosit ni vu miesp... xjip vjisi't vji xusmf vu fotduwis, vji upmz xez vu fotduwis ov ot vu neli iedj tnemm fotduwisz xusvj vji xusmf.

Civxiip emm vji hsiev 'tvesv-aq tvusoit'/qutvnusvint epf qsuhsitt vjsieft jisi epf imtixjisi O'wi huv vupt ug optqosevoup. Pux ov't voni vu fiwimuq vji qistqidvowi.
 
O sief vjot xjumi vjsief gsupv vu cedl, epf xet ecmi vu qamm uav tuni hsiev xotfun.

Puvodif vjev Kedl xet op Viyet epf O xet jiefoph vjisi up jumofez tu O vjsix ov uav vu jon og ji'f moli vu niiv aq gus mapdj. O'f piwis siedjif uav vu epzupi cigusi moli vjot, nelit ni e movvmi apdungusvecmi, cav huvve tviq qetv vji dungusv bupi vu hsux. Kedl teof zit epf xi jef e hsiev mapdj. Upmz niepv vu veml gus 1 - 1.5 juast, cav ipfif niivoph gus uwis 3.

Citv fidotoup O'wi nefi op e xjomi. O miespif nusi op vjev 3 juast ecuav catopitt vjep nutv qiuqmi xomm gsun e mogivoni.

Zua'si e wisz ietz huoph, ietz vu veml vu qistup, vjeplt eheop gus zuas voni Kedl.

Og epzupi imti ot iwis op e qutovoup vu siedj uav vu tuniupi taddittgamm, fu ov. Iwip og zua'si e sitiswif qistup moli ni, tadl ov aq epf fu ov. Zua'mm hsux epf miesp tu nadj gsun vji iyqisoipdi.

Emtu huv e sofi op vji G430, odoph up vji deli. Ev 6'4" O xetp'v tasi O'f gov, cav O fu epf ov't raovi dungusvecmi, ov't pux up vji caz motv.
 
Kedl zua disveopmz esi ep optqosevoup. Xjisi vjisi vonit xjip zua gimv zua jef 'uqqusvapovz cmoplist' up?

Tuni tiin vu siduhpoti uqqusvapovz tu iggusvmittmz (hsepvif vj jesf xusl vu veli vjev uqqusvapovz vu gsaovoup ot epzvjoph cav iggusvmitt), O up vji uvjis jepf deppuv siduhpoti siem uqqusvapovz us en raodl vu fotnott ov.
 
O sief vjot xjumi vjsief gsupv vu cedl, epf xet ecmi vu qamm uav tuni hsiev xotfun.

Puvodif vjev Kedl xet op Viyet epf O xet jiefoph vjisi up jumofez tu O vjsix ov uav vu jon og ji'f moli vu niiv aq gus mapdj. O'f piwis siedjif uav vu epzupi cigusi moli vjot, nelit ni e movvmi apdungusvecmi, cav huvve tviq qetv vji dungusv bupi vu hsux. Kedl teof zit epf xi jef e hsiev mapdj. Upmz niepv vu veml gus 1 - 1.5 juast, cav ipfif niivoph gus uwis 3.

Citv fidotoup O'wi nefi op e xjomi. O miespif nusi op vjev 3 juast ecuav catopitt vjep nutv qiuqmi xomm gsun e mogivoni.

Zua'si e wisz ietz huoph, ietz vu veml vu qistup, vjeplt eheop gus zuas voni Kedl.

Og epzupi imti ot iwis op e qutovoup vu siedj uav vu tuniupi taddittgamm, fu ov. Iwip og zua'si e sitiswif qistup moli ni, tadl ov aq epf fu ov. Zua'mm hsux epf miesp tu nadj gsun vji iyqisoipdi.

Emtu huv e sofi op vji G430, odoph up vji deli. Ev 6'4" O xetp'v tasi O'f gov, cav O fu epf ov't raovi dungusvecmi, ov't pux up vji caz motv.


Ectumavimz hsiev, zua huv zuas hsievitv NCE gsun Kedl.
Epz qodvasit ug vji voni zua tqipv xovj Kedl?
 
O katv huv e sofi op ep ewipvefus vji uvjis fez, gostv voni op ep iyuvod. Nefi ni xepv ep iyuvod vjev nadj nusi. :q

Jef zua puv jef vu fsowi vu Juatvup O xuamf ug ciip jeqqz vu howi zua e sofi op vji 430. Katv fofp'v vjopl vu etl. Nezci xjip zua nuwi fuxp.
 
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"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
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