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Recent content by jesseissorude

  1. jesseissorude

    I lack in knowledge. So plz suggest me more books.

    INTRO 
    You mention that you've read The Millionaire Fastlane and Unscripted already, so you're off to a great start. But be sure you aren't just reading as procrastination (I have been very guilty of this in the past). To combat this, I signed up for goodreads.com, then made an additional 3 shelves...
  2. jesseissorude

    Should my Parents Invest in my Cousin's Business Idea?

    IDEA INVESTING 
    100%, that's what I plan to go in and tell them when I see them later. Love it, thank you! That's what I figured. Get a bank to vet it for us... after all, the best way to raise money is to not need it in the first place. If I was asking my parents for an investment in my current company...
  3. jesseissorude

    Should my Parents Invest in my Cousin's Business Idea?

    IDEA INVESTING 
    Putting this in "Investing" even though I think it could also fit in "People & Relationships." My cousin is a pharmacist of 20 years and has invented a doodad that makes dispensing prescriptions easier. She's asking my parents to invest in her idea. My parents are wealthy (they've just...
  4. jesseissorude

    Business is easy and it affects forum participation from heavy hitters.

    NOTABLE! HOT! MINDSET 
    Sometimes there's a question I have that is answered in a long thread from years ago, and I stumble across it because of the search function (and by digesting a huge thread that spans years of discussion... the options trading thread was a great example) But those answers are out there already...
  5. jesseissorude

    Where to Start with Instagram 2019

    SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING 
    Hey all! I won't be updating this thread anymore but I wanted to tag on a final post. I've used these tactics through the end of 2019 and ALL of 2020. Here's what I found in order of importance: Post frequently. 3x/wk to the news feed, and 7x/wk (or more!) to stories seems to be my sweet...
  6. jesseissorude

    Where to Start with Instagram 2019

    SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING 
    That's gonna be a hard PASS from me. Paying for vanity metrics like likes/follows is a waste. Why not run targeted ads to your desired audience and redirect them to your IG profile? Likes don't pay the bills. Actual fans do.
  7. jesseissorude

    What is the BEST "value" you ever paid for?

    NOTABLE! HOT! EXECUTION CHAT 
    Getting protein was the easiest part about it. 30g at every meal (palm-sized amount of chicken/fish, or 3-4 eggs) and you're already at 90g. 0.75 g/lb of current lean bodyweight is all that's recommended. If gaining muscle is your goal, don't look for problems why it'll be hard. Eating...
  8. jesseissorude

    Wealth inequality and poverty

    RANT 
    I think it's very reductionist to blame poor people for being poor. Are there lazy poor people? Sure. There are lazy pot-smoking rich people too. My sister had a child out of wedlock, and she is very wealthy now because our family had the resources so she didn't have to make the choice...
  9. jesseissorude

    1-yr Self-Employed; Am I a Failure-in-Progress?

    EXECUTION RANT 
    Dang, thank you all for the discussion. I meant for this to be just an "old man yells at cloud" type of rant, but I now have at least 6 new ideas I can test in the short term. I read ECommerce Evolved and the book recommends having a 3-4x markup on your product (more if possible). My costs...
  10. jesseissorude

    1-yr Self-Employed; Am I a Failure-in-Progress?

    EXECUTION RANT 
    That is literally my adspend, you nailed it. I haven't changed spend because I keep changing my audiences (and just switched to a Lookalike Audience) so I was afraid it wouldn't work. ROAS on my recent ads was 1.98. It was 4 in the past :(. I've never had ROAS < 1 though. They are always...
  11. jesseissorude

    1-yr Self-Employed; Am I a Failure-in-Progress?

    EXECUTION RANT 
    Dang, you might be right. Although as I understand it, Desert of Desertion happens before you get the product to market and start making sales. But you could think of it as my product being a vision of what my brand will look like, and I'm still in the process of bringing that to reality... so...
  12. jesseissorude

    1-yr Self-Employed; Am I a Failure-in-Progress?

    EXECUTION RANT 
    I actually think it's (2). Marketing is new to me. However, I can't prove that it's not (1) and you do have a rep for knowing what you are talking about . I get rave reviews on my product from past customers (they even share and re-share my sales announcements and promotional materials when...
  13. jesseissorude

    How to deal with the frustration of not moving forward?

    MINDSET RANT 
    My experience as someone who designs products: Sounds like either 1) an excuse or 2) an assumption. If (1), then you are focusing on a "someday" goal so that you feel that you are making progress on your business. (I realize you said you are starting with trademarks and branding and so on...
  14. jesseissorude

    1-yr Self-Employed; Am I a Failure-in-Progress?

    EXECUTION RANT 
    I've run my side-hustle for years, but went full-force into it this past year after a layoff. (I have a progress thread in my sig, but I stopped updating it when I realized I was posting and lurking as a way to feel productive.) My goal has been a $5k month. With my scaled-back expenses and...
  15. jesseissorude

    Dude, very rad! The forum talks a lot about how a degree is a ripoff and you shouldn't go to...

    Dude, very rad! The forum talks a lot about how a degree is a ripoff and you shouldn't go to college, which always makes my eyes roll. Getting my BSEE was the best decision I ever made. Actually second best. First best was changing to EE from CS in freshman year :rofl:
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