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Recent content by smtlaissezfaire

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    Amazon FBA OA (Online Arbitrage) Business Models

    SIDE HUSTLE SCALING EXECUTION 
    Don't think so...why/how? But dropshipping, yes.
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    Amazon FBA OA (Online Arbitrage) Business Models

    SIDE HUSTLE SCALING EXECUTION 
    BTW, ran into this - some interesting datapoints (linked to by Ryan Grant in his newsletter, another person I like in the amazon space): View: https://www.reddit.com/r/FulfillmentByAmazon/comments/16ekzx2/what_is_your_average_gross_profit_margin
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    Amazon FBA OA (Online Arbitrage) Business Models

    SIDE HUSTLE SCALING EXECUTION 
    Correct, purchased PAC and also bought their coaching program (~ $5k I believe). No, replens hasn't worked out great for me so far, although I was trying it. I think I have some structural advantages (I'm a software developer so was able to integrate with SP-API - Amazon's API) to get near...
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    Package Design - Advice

    MARKETING QUESTION 
    Nice, that's a great story. So impression I'm getting is try to get as far as you can on your own, then hire it out later on, because at that point you have some knowledge about the process so know what you are looking for. Also the "pros" can do it a lot better than you can, so you'll end up...
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    Package Design - Advice

    MARKETING QUESTION 
    Yeah I've started taking some package design courses and bought a specialty printer. I actually think it makes more sense to do it myself at least temporarily as it will require custom packaging which will at minimum cost several hundred dollars. And with this I can at least wow my first...
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    Package Design - Advice

    MARKETING QUESTION 
    Looking at their website, the packaging does look pretty nice though...
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    Package Design - Advice

    MARKETING QUESTION 
    I'm not aware of the product, but check out what it says on the home page: "at prices you can afford." aka, cost conscious.
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    Package Design - Advice

    MARKETING QUESTION 
    My product: I'm starting with a subscription product that I will mail to a customer, and that customer will mail back to me when done. I'm just starting out so have nothing - besides some leads and some early customers. Can you give any advice on package design? I'd like to keep costs minimal...
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    Weekly Meetup Accountability Call Megathread

    MEETUPS 
    BTW, Can we record next time? @Subsonic? I think we can also be more explicit about timezones and notifying people ahead of time. Also, @new dawn mentioned (from NOTABLE! - MEETUPS - [TFLF Call Replay] - For those getting started): "That was a very good call. Are you going to upload a...
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    Weekly Meetup Accountability Call Megathread

    MEETUPS 
    Hadn't we discussed two weeks from now?
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    Any coaches worth it?

    GURUS 
    Another thought: a coach is not a mentor. A mentor has "been there and done that". Often, you speak very little to a mentor. Often mentorship is not formal. Sometimes a checkin with a mentor is just a short conversation every few years. I think clarity.fm would be good for that - pay a few...
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    Thoughts on starting a marketplace?

    QUESTION 
    Yeah, it's hard because it's like starting two businesses instead of one. The benefits are huge network effects (once people are on, they are on, and it's hard to switch off). It's a huge moat. The big problem is the chicken + egg / cold start problem. For instance, why would I want to buy...
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    Where can I meet NT types: NTJs/NTPs, with fastlane mindset? (Also, say hello if you're one!)

    QUESTION MEETUPS 
    Would love to connect. I'm an INTP (although I've typed myself as INTJ or even ENTP before). Would anyone want to do a zoom?
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    Fastlane meetup in the Bay Area/ Silicon Valley (San Jose, San Francisco, CA and all around)?

    MEETUPS 
    Let's do it. I'm on the Peninsula (closer to SF). Also happy to meet anyone virtually over zoom but of course in person would be great. Cheers!
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    Market Validation for Subscription Products?

    IDEA 
    Happy to go into it, but don't think it's relevant. Basically it's a DVD by subscription service, a la netflix dvd, but a little different, as I plan to bundle DVDs together based on themes and provide interesting metadata on top of these bundles. One of the goals here is differentiate /...
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