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    Should I stop now?

    MINDSET 
    I'd try to identify a problem your SAAS is solving that other solutions do not and create content around it. Post it on Youtube, LinkedIn, anywhere else where your target customer might hang out, reddit maybe. Another thing I would try is to search an appropriate size companies/founders on...
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    What advice can you give me after my failed business?

    EXECUTION 
    Have you tried to sell your solution to those customers you deal with at a GNC? What did they say? Does that solve their problem? If not, what would they ideally like as a solution?
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    From Dummy to Expert in 6 months...

    MINDSET NEWSLETTER 
    I noticed that many people (including myself until recently) think DISCIPLINE is when they FORCE themselves to do the right thing, whatever that might be. That way of looking at it did not work for me at all until I reframed it for myself as a CHOICE. For example, I've recently started...
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    Do any of you use Interactive Brokers?

    INVESTING 
    Send Second that! Any deposits are held for 5 business days, so if margin call knocks on your door during that time, IB algo will not consider money coming in, it will still liquidate. So, plan ahead or leave enough breathing room there.
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    Do any of you use Interactive Brokers?

    INVESTING 
    I do use IB in Canada, which is their Canadian branch. Which country are you in? And pitfalls all depend on what you're going to be using them for. Their commission structure is great - cheap! TWS - their trading client - I personally hate, but have no choice. Their reports are convoluted, but...
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    Been having fun with product creation, but hit a wall.

    Can this machine be rented? Or can you outsource the part of sewing that requires close stitching to someone who has access to such machine? I've seen ads in craigslist asking for a seamstress with experience and access to a specific machine. Don't know how successful they were in finding one...
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    I started my own business!

    EXECUTION 
    Hi Walter, Could you send this link to me too? Thank you!
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    Prototype vs. Validation vs. Patent. What to do first?

    Thank you, Jonathan That's exactly how that feels :) ...back to research mode -Natalia
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    Prototype vs. Validation vs. Patent. What to do first?

    It's time for update. TL.DR. Can't be done, idea is killed. In order to create a crude prototype to prove to myself that it can be done, I had to figure out the limits of laser power I'd have to fit it in, based on safety and regulation. After much digging, relearning all the physics I've...
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    Prototype vs. Validation vs. Patent. What to do first?

    Thank you, @Abood ! Very interesting, added to my reading list.
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    Prototype vs. Validation vs. Patent. What to do first?

    Oh, I can't even say I mind the regulations all that much, from a consumer perspective they they are good. As long as it is stable and well defined, it can be dealt with. It's weird, I went back and checked, that forum does not have any ads whatsoever, nor do they charge anyone for access...
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    Prototype vs. Validation vs. Patent. What to do first?

    Oh, that's a great idea. Will search for something like that tomorrow. Thank you!
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    Prototype vs. Validation vs. Patent. What to do first?

    Agree. Guilty as charged. I thought that asking admins and introducing myself to them was going to help, but it wasn't enough. So, for the attempt to ask if it's ok post a survey or ask a question, I guess, I got what I deserved. One of the forums though got on my nerves. After 4 or 5 posts...
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    Prototype vs. Validation vs. Patent. What to do first?

    Thank you for so much advice and different angles! It helped me look at my question from outside of my head. A provisional application has to include description, diagrams, claims and all that. Which made me realize that I never checked if such product would be regulated. It turned out that in...
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    Prototype vs. Validation vs. Patent. What to do first?

    Please, help me out of this loop :) I've got an idea for a product. It's a physical product that does not exist. Would be useful for a specific profession (around 3M of them in US/Canada). The idea came based on my own experience. Functionally, it exists as a stationary installation, costs many...
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