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If You Work Remote at a Job, Listen To This Advice.
HOT! IDEAMan, some of the advice in this thread is absolutely clownish for an entrepreneurs' forum. You have exactly ONE life to live on this earth, and trophies belong to winners. If you want a trophy (whatever that means to you), F*cking go win. If you are working a large corporate remote job, we all...- cmh
- Post #42
- Forum: General Business Discussion
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Joining as a co-founder - can it become Fastlane?
QUESTIONHow well do you know the CEO? That is really important to this question IMO. Basically, what is his motivation for asking you on as a co-founder? It must either be that he knows you and trusts you, you have a stellar reputation in your circle, or he's desperate and drowning, and grasping at...- cmh
- Post #14
- Forum: General Business Discussion
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Figuring Out Flywheels
CHATMy following comment might seem pedantic, but I assure you it is not. A flywheel's momentum is not an exponential equation. Exponential growth is not required or expected when we talk about a flywheel. The point is simply that prior actions add to the flywheel's momentum. They key to a flywheel...- cmh
- Post #20
- Forum: General Business Discussion
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Am I too stupid?
MINDSETGiven your impressive sense of introspection, and your degree and line of work, I doubt you are as dumb as a bag of hair or anything like that. Definitely don't let a bad day sailing define you :rofl: Now, it's possible that you aren't a gifted intellect, but it's really not necessary for...- cmh
- Post #11
- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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I am offered to be a CTO in a startup
HOT! IDEAI live in the US, so I grew up in a first-world country that is also the main province of a global empire. Now, that empire is dying and the country is getting more third-world each year. Not trying to be political at all, just noticing the steady decline in infrastructure and education over my...- cmh
- Post #29
- Forum: Ideas, Concept Feedback
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I am offered to be a CTO in a startup
HOT! IDEAThis gave me a chuckle. I appreciate your honesty. I've become more this way through the general process of getting jaded, so I understand it. For much of my life I've hated the thought of being a 'money-grubber'. What made me way more serious about money was having to work for a bunch of total...- cmh
- Post #27
- Forum: Ideas, Concept Feedback
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First Steps On The Road Less Taken
INTROWelcome. Document organization is key to many organizations like mine. We do engineering and fabrication, mostly in the oil and gas sector. We produce a lot of engineering documents, like drawings, datasheets, and vendor documentation. I can tell you what I want: Each "document" in the system...- cmh
- Post #2
- Forum: Introductions
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Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency Discussion (And Predictions)
HOT! CRYPTO CHATWhen you start seeing total normies talking about how they are Blockchain Experts and making "generational wealth" and so-on, you know the top is near. I ignored those time-honored signs last bull run, figuring that maybe mass-adoption was occurring. Whoops! I've been DCA'ing ever since that...- cmh
- Post #5,747
- Forum: Investing, Crypto, Personal Finance
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Best Platform to Sell a Developed ChatGPT-based Program?
SOURCING SAAS / APPS QUESTIONWhat does it do exactly?- cmh
- Post #5
- Forum: Product Development, Importing, Sourcing
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I am offered to be a CTO in a startup
HOT! IDEAIf you actually want equity, make sure it is an iron clad written contract. I'd absolutely hire a lawyer to get that agreement ironed out. I have seen numerous instances in my industry (also a Mech E) where people were promised equity and it never happened. Now they are 40, 45, 50, and starting...- cmh
- Post #9
- Forum: Ideas, Concept Feedback
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[PROGRESS THREAD] (24 y/o) Sick and cognitively impaired for 2 years... Doing the work anyway
HOT! EXECUTIONVery cool thread, and congrats on your successes and perseverance through setbacks. My family has also taken great pains to get clean and improve our health. None of us were suffering quite to your extent, but we've all seen big improvements! It's kind of shocking once you go down the rabbit...- cmh
- Post #81
- Forum: Process and Execution
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I haven't done anything, but i've got an idea
INTROI like the idea of basically a gated community version of craigslist. I'm at the point of life where I'm happy for the option to pay and keep the riff-raff out. BUT, I'm also not a very typical consumer. MJ is right that 2-way marketplaces are tough to start; you have to get that critical mass...- cmh
- Post #8
- Forum: Introductions
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Figuring Out Flywheels
CHATI read both of Collins' books and thought they were worthwhile. Initially, I was confused by the flywheel concept because I was overthinking it. It's truly just building momentum by small actions. The difficult part here is in first choosing the correct flywheel to push on, and secondly being...- cmh
- Post #7
- Forum: General Business Discussion
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2 failures, 1 success: My Onramp into the Fastlane
NOTABLE! HOT!I've had this itch for about 2 years right now to just start driving my truck with no plan, and follow my nose to some clients. I drive all over Texas and pass facilities that I know I could serve, but never have the time or marketing materials ready to just barge in. I figured by just getting...- cmh
- Post #27
- Forum: Introductions
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2 failures, 1 success: My Onramp into the Fastlane
NOTABLE! HOT!I wish only 3. Big 4: Lock down small job we are bidding. Good filler work, builds trust with a smaller local refinery. (DONE) Lock down big job we are bidding that will keep my company's lights on for 2024 (so close...) Start and finish @Andy Black 's class on AdWords. I don't want to be 'the...- cmh
- Post #25
- Forum: Introductions
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2 failures, 1 success: My Onramp into the Fastlane
NOTABLE! HOT!Dude, you pumped me up. I feel like I'm ready to sprint through a brick wall right now :rofl:- cmh
- Post #23
- Forum: Introductions
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2 failures, 1 success: My Onramp into the Fastlane
NOTABLE! HOT!Doing good here, close to 5. Awful. We are well below this. Some of that is due to partners engaging in "building the business" since we grew quickly, and BD efforts. This is my pain point: we do well on projects, but have too many gaps and slow spots. Solid here. Don't get me started on...- cmh
- Post #20
- Forum: Introductions
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2 failures, 1 success: My Onramp into the Fastlane
NOTABLE! HOT!Thank you for this, it was a relief to read. We are basically doing exactly this except that our social/email presence isn't great. I guess I'm just getting impatient. We are reaching to many nearby O&G and chemical plants, and getting work to quote. We are teaming with some vendors to quote...- cmh
- Post #17
- Forum: Introductions
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2 failures, 1 success: My Onramp into the Fastlane
NOTABLE! HOT!Thank you sir for the kind words. We had a major stroke of luck without a doubt. The principals all brought work to the table. We are very low 8 figs, will prolly be high 7 this year. Downstream oil and gas, energy, and then some general industry. Part of the way we are able to make big revenue...- cmh
- Post #14
- Forum: Introductions
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2 failures, 1 success: My Onramp into the Fastlane
NOTABLE! HOT!I have to think carefully about this... I'd hate to give sorry advice. I might add to this later. In General: Be light on your feet and open to change. Just because you got a certain degree doesn't mean you have to do that work forever. Just because you live in a certain place doesn't mean you...- cmh
- Post #10
- Forum: Introductions
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