Hi everyone! I'm happy to be here. Like most of you I've read both of MJ's books and found them to be the best books on business and self-actualization I've ever read. As an added benefit, I recently moved to Chandler, Arizona from Mississippi and so the books being written against the backdrop of Phoenix made them feel especially immediate and familiar.
I'm 37 and my background is in software development, engineering, and robotics. I've been interested in entrepreneurship for years but haven't been committed to participating in the process - at least not for myself. In retrospect I've worked very, very hard for both startups and established companies and I have contributed greatly to their success. Part of me is proud of that but now I fully realize the folly of pouring so much time and energy into something that was not and could never have been mine.
The theme in MJ's work that resonated the most with me was the elimination of gatekeepers in the entrepreneurial process. Imagining that a VC firm has to invest capitol for an idea to become a real product or that it needs the backing and distribution system of a large company is a great excuse for inaction. For me it was worse - I actually believed it. It seems silly now but I didn't realize it was possible to develop and launch a physical product without getting the approval of a gatekeeper first. MJ's books and the many posts on this forum (I've been lurking for a while) have convinced me otherwise and what I imagine to be possible has been completely transformed.
My focus is on developing physical products that incorporate robotics technology to solve real problems. There have been a proliferation of software applications that help all of us with informational tasks. There will be a similar proliferation of robotics applications that help us with physical tasks. I have deep expertise in software development and electronics and am happy to help other forum members however I can.
On the other hand, I'm a complete and total novice with respect to advertising and selling on the Internet. I'm consuming every book I can find on the nuts and bolts of setting up stores and ad campaigns. Again, many of your posts have been invaluable and have pointed me in the right direction - thank you. I'd love any suggestions you have for good books and articles on advertising and selling on the Internet.
I'm developing my first product now (a robotics product aimed at the education & STEM market) and will have an MVP ready in January. I'm very fortunate in that I possess all the skills needed to build the MVP so I can move quickly. I'm planning on giving away several of the MVPs to kids who would be part of the target market and then getting feedback from them and their parents. I'll make changes and then put up a product landing page and start marketing campaigns. I'm working out the details of manufacturing and packaging but it's looking very likely that I'll be able to fund an initial product run of 500 units myself.
It's great to be here and I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you and to share in this experience together.
I'm 37 and my background is in software development, engineering, and robotics. I've been interested in entrepreneurship for years but haven't been committed to participating in the process - at least not for myself. In retrospect I've worked very, very hard for both startups and established companies and I have contributed greatly to their success. Part of me is proud of that but now I fully realize the folly of pouring so much time and energy into something that was not and could never have been mine.
The theme in MJ's work that resonated the most with me was the elimination of gatekeepers in the entrepreneurial process. Imagining that a VC firm has to invest capitol for an idea to become a real product or that it needs the backing and distribution system of a large company is a great excuse for inaction. For me it was worse - I actually believed it. It seems silly now but I didn't realize it was possible to develop and launch a physical product without getting the approval of a gatekeeper first. MJ's books and the many posts on this forum (I've been lurking for a while) have convinced me otherwise and what I imagine to be possible has been completely transformed.
My focus is on developing physical products that incorporate robotics technology to solve real problems. There have been a proliferation of software applications that help all of us with informational tasks. There will be a similar proliferation of robotics applications that help us with physical tasks. I have deep expertise in software development and electronics and am happy to help other forum members however I can.
On the other hand, I'm a complete and total novice with respect to advertising and selling on the Internet. I'm consuming every book I can find on the nuts and bolts of setting up stores and ad campaigns. Again, many of your posts have been invaluable and have pointed me in the right direction - thank you. I'd love any suggestions you have for good books and articles on advertising and selling on the Internet.
I'm developing my first product now (a robotics product aimed at the education & STEM market) and will have an MVP ready in January. I'm very fortunate in that I possess all the skills needed to build the MVP so I can move quickly. I'm planning on giving away several of the MVPs to kids who would be part of the target market and then getting feedback from them and their parents. I'll make changes and then put up a product landing page and start marketing campaigns. I'm working out the details of manufacturing and packaging but it's looking very likely that I'll be able to fund an initial product run of 500 units myself.
It's great to be here and I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you and to share in this experience together.
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