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  1. jpn

    Would you hire me?

    I'm afraid I cannot make it more general. A warm introduction from someone whose opinion I value would get you a conversation. Then you'd have to demonstrate that you have the right stuff by coming into the conversation prepared and ready to add value. You can be wrong, but as long as its...
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    Should I be paying this much in taxes?!?

    RANT TAXES | REGS 
    Interesting, I just ran your income through an income tax calculator for my country. Of the 5108 you get every 2 weeks you'd take home 2835. Also sales tax in this country is 21%. Only 2 things are certain in life, death and taxes. And it could be a lot worse.
  3. jpn

    Entrepreneurship as a Timeline

    I'm saying that an idea (or more accurately, the discovery of an under served need) is a spark that sets off a journey. This journey will lead you to make plans, meet people, and adjust plans and the original idea as much as is needed in order to get to a revenue generating business. I second...
  4. jpn

    Would you hire me?

    I voted no. For menial jobs like flipping burgers or working in retail, I’d consider you, depending on you personality. For any non-menial job, no. I usually don’t hire people without any experience. There are always some exceptions, but your profile does not communicate any exceptions to...
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    Entrepreneurship as a Timeline

    The diagram is not a reflection of the reality of starting a business. It shows a linear progression of steps. This is false. The process is infinitely iterative. Every step is a loop. And every loop connects to all the other loops. Your idea will evolve. And so will the plan. And the...
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    Inventing for the first time, after years of experience with importing

    FTE SOURCING 
    Hi @MitchA I've had one of these for years, the most annoying thing (besides not holding enough cards) is that the ones from Secrid hold 6 cards, but I have several credit cards that have embossed number (which means the cards are thicker), so even less cards fit in. The main reason I used...
  7. jpn

    How to Get Rich, by Felix Dennis

    BOOKS 
    My Rating: 5 stars out of 5 stars :star::star::star::star::star: Format: ebook My thoughts/review: In my life I've read this book about 3 times. Firstly, because its filled with golden nuggets that provide a different view on entrepreneurship than common in the media (non-US based, non-tech)...
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    New Intro And Thoughts About Business Ideas

    IDEA 
    Quick thoughts: 1) I would never use it for job applications. Main reason is that in my country adding a photo to a CV is uncommon. Dating app I can’t comment on. 2)I hate grocery shopping. But I’d prefer to order from the grocery store for delivery because then I know who I can complain to...
  9. jpn

    £150,000/week to £700,000/week

    EXECUTION 
    Very nicely done! Increasing both revenue and margins! Congrats on the event and the hard work paying off. Do you focus on a particular industry? If so, how’d you pick that one?
  10. jpn

    £150,000/week to £700,000/week

    EXECUTION 
    It appears you missed the point of my reply. I want to politely determine how successful the business of OP really is. Revenue is a nice number and 7,8 million or 36 million is nothing to sneeze at. But if only 1% of that is profit and it has to pay 10 salaries the picture suddenly looks very...
  11. jpn

    £150,000/week to £700,000/week

    EXECUTION 
    Congrats. 7.8 million pounds a year In revenue sounds great! How much of that is profit? What are the margins you’re working with? How did you get started, what was the path like? And are you the solo owner or did you partner? Being in the UK, does your business have any Brexit exposure...
  12. jpn

    Moved From WP To Hardcore Coding

    MINDSET 
    @Amro why did you choose Wordpress? There are quite a few specialized platforms out there that allow you to build market places and I would expect that with a few plugins or a custom plugin you could get all the features you want. Maybe look at magenta with a multi-vendor plugin or Mirakl. This...
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    What are people NOT talking about anymore?

    HOT! 
    I agree with you (from a Western perspective). Having said that, Chinese companies that want to interact with Chinese consumers often don't need a website. They need a WeChat company account, a lot of people don't visit websites. And if they do need websites, they need to make them attractive...
  14. jpn

    What are best fastlane businesses according to you?

    IDEA 
    You're missing the point. What I think @ZF Lee is saying is that you should focus on provding value. Once you're sure that you can provide value, you can think about scaling. You could start as a baker that makes the best "XYZ" its the only thing you do and people come from far to buy it. Then...
  15. jpn

    Depressed by wasted time with 0 accomplishment

    INTRO 
    Since 3 out of the 4 languages are also major European languages (French, German, Italian) wouldn't you be able to sell to those markets too? Depending on which of those 3 you're a native in? Those markets are massive (compared to Switzerland). Also, cart before the horse? Why worry about...
  16. jpn

    Is it okay to get government funding for start-ups?

    EXECUTION 
    I have experience receiving money from the EU as a start-up. My advice would be to read the fine print. Especially on reporting requirements and spending rules. Generally speaking, best money ever. But it’s not “free” depending on the specific rules that apply. You may have to finance part...
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    Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

    MEETUPS 
    I’d be open to meet up. Quit my job last year. Been freelancing in the tech and finance space and trying various businesses without success. Launching a new business next year.
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    How does drop-shipping work ? Tips?

    If you copy paste the thread title into Google you’ll get answers. Here’s an instruction in case you’ve never used Google: link Asking people for answers without doing the minimum of research yourself is disrespectful.
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    Is this too ambitious of an idea?

    HOT! IDEA 
    I think you’re asking the wrong question. Building a Uber-like app and back-end isn’t that hard for any reasonably competent developer. Scaling it massively is harder, but a luxury problem. The thing is uber is a marketplace. There are service providers and users. The issue with these...
  20. jpn

    I don't care about money

    HOT! MINDSET 
    @LittleWolfie Don’t jump to conclusions and don’t talk about things you don’t know anything about. I live in NL too, and most of those rules only apply to Amsterdam. Only Amsterdam has 60 days. And I think the 60 days only applies if you rent out your whole apartment. Not a room in your...

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