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    Hot opportunity right now?

    EXECUTION 
    No, real estate agents, vacation rental companies, farmers, pipeline operators, rescue services, and many other industries/people currently illegally operate commercial drones because demand is so high for the imagery.
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    Dealing with lonliness

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    I don't. My only caution (not to you, but in general) is that no one can know in advance who can or can't make them money.
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    8 Eyewear: From Idea, to Launch, to Growth (And Quitting the Job)

    IDEA 
    This is like the landings at Normandy - what seemed like the impossible has been achieved; you've successfully planned and executed the operation, and have taken the crossroads towns a few miles inland. You've won the hardest battle - creating something from scratch and getting people that...
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    Dealing with lonliness

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    However, the people who can make you money are often those who you'd least expect.
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    8 Eyewear: From Idea, to Launch, to Growth (And Quitting the Job)

    IDEA 
    You can call their small business folks and get cheaper than retail USPS rates too.
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    Workout Accountablity Thread

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    Dennis can you join a sports team of some kind? I get bored by going to the gym, but I really look forward to the days I play team sports (hockey and soccer), plus I feel like a jerk if I skip out on the team, as there is a sense that the team needs me for numbers purposes. Plus I've built an...
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    I don't know what to do any more.

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    I'm sure they are doing this from a position of loving you-they know that starting a business is risky and likely to end in failure and want to protect you from that pain. Their singular goal is to see you succeed and be happy, and they (along with 99.9% of all people) believe that the...
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    Hot opportunity right now?

    EXECUTION 
    Drones - once the regulatory environment improves tons of drone-related businesses will pop up, but most are sitting on the fence because it's illegal to make money off of flying drones right now. Get established now - easier to stand out. Drone training programs, repair shops, photo/video...
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    8 Eyewear: From Idea, to Launch, to Growth (And Quitting the Job)

    IDEA 
    Going to crush it. Time to scale! How many "moves" are you thinking ahead to? What is your strategy for growing beyond the preorders and innovating for the next round of designs?
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    Is it really THAT hard? Can I do it?

    EXECUTION 
    At the end of the day, it's a logic problem. We know that people do start successful businesses. So the question is not if it's possible, because we have a non-zero success rate. The real question is how did they do it, is it a repeatable process, and is that a process I have access to/can...
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    One Doctor's Journey

    EXECUTION 
    How many times in medical school did you think this? You've already proven you can do the hard work, and you also know that the only way to succeed, just like the only way to become an MD, is by one day (class, assignment, exam, rotation, etc) at a time. Keep pushing, and keep venting. The...
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    8 Eyewear: From Idea, to Launch, to Growth (And Quitting the Job)

    IDEA 
    I agree with this. I'm helping a friend launch a luxury hair oil brand. I suggested she put it up on Amazon (FBA) and optimize the page for what people were currently searching for in her niche. She got a sale a few days after posting, after doing no promotion whatsoever. Someone told me once...
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    Don't be me: a tale of giving up too early.

    I came across this image on my Facebook feed today. I had this idea 3 years ago - the company on the Outer Banks featured in the post was the first I pitched to. I was basically told to get the **** out of their flight school. I pitched 2 more companies and quit the idea, thinking that no...
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    The *New* Endangered Species... Your Job.

    HOT! 
    I'd expect a lot more corruption. Economic systems don't function at maximum efficiency due in large part to things that are uniquely human - namely greed, a need for power, etc. The tax code is a good example. What's the most efficient tax code for our economy? Probably a simple one that fits...
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    One Doctor's Journey

    EXECUTION 
    - That's a sound that is never forgotten. I never want to hear it again. - In the words of my ER doc friend, peds codes never come back. But by working it as hard as you, the team and the medics did, perhaps you've brought some semblance of closure to the family. Knowing that everyone did...
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    "Dessert" will never be the same

    EXECUTION 
    I just went to a protein-based restaurant in DC (http://www.theproteinbar.com/), and they have no dessert! :)
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    Should you ever pursue more than one idea?

    IDEA 
    My view (and I'm in the minority) is that it's ok to do some MVP/market validation on multiple projects, see which one starts to get traction, and channel your resources toward that. Doing things this way allows my mind to push through barriers and get more things done, at least in the initial...
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    8 Eyewear: From Idea, to Launch, to Growth (And Quitting the Job)

    IDEA 
    MAP = Minimum Advertised Pricing, or the lowest price you can advertise for/sell for as a retailer. Basically as soon as you allow wholesalers to sell on the internet, you're going to find people willing to sell your glasses at $1 more than they paid at wholesale for them. In order to keep your...
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    8 Eyewear: From Idea, to Launch, to Growth (And Quitting the Job)

    IDEA 
    I'd start wholesale pricing at 50% of retail and go from there. The stuff I sell on Amazon is pretty expensive ($200+) - the manufacturer sells to me at 50% of retail and gives me a volume discount at levels of 5, 10 and pallet, usually 1-2% per level. This sort of structure is what is common...
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    How I made $48,000 a Month by Hiring 4 Sales reps and Smoking Weed All Day

    EXECUTION 
    If you write a book I'd read it - I like your writing style. Congrats on your success! I'm curious about how the energy is tracked - how does electricity "move" from one provider to another over the same wires (which I thought were owned by one utility company)? Also I thought the meter was...

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