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    Creating a two-sided service based marketplace

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    I'd avoid paying that much for a script until you get a market validation for a minimum viable product. For my two sided market MVP, I used a Wordpress theme with the Private Content plugin, modified for <$200 by an awesome outsourced coder from Bulgaria. My site has generated converted leads...
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    Ever wonder why some people get fat?

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    That's really interesting - I've always wondered what got people into race walking. I've seen it on TV during the Olympics and have thought "their legs look like they're made of rubber or something!" I'll shoot you a PM tomorrow, as I'm heading for bed soon. Thanks for the response!
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    Ever wonder why some people get fat?

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    Wow! I wish I could accomplish half of what you've accomplished with running. I'd feel like an Olympic champion if I ever qualified for Boston. My PR with no speedwork during training is 3:52, and that wasn't easy. I'd have to cut around an hour off my time to make it. That explains the avatar...
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    Ever wonder why some people get fat?

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    I noticed the same thing, and came to the same conclusion, especially those who didn't trade their time for money in their successful businesses (as opposed to law firms with overworked partners, 90+ hr/wk doctors, etc.)
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    Ever wonder why some people get fat?

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    I'm sorry if I missed a thread talking about this, but it sounds like we have some stuff we could learn from you. Would you considering doing a thread on what it was like to own your own facility?
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    Ever wonder why some people get fat?

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    This is exactly what I want to combat. I've done the same thing myself...set goals, was crazy dedicated to accomplishing those goals, then felt lost after. Sometimes bored, sometimes biting off more than I can chew with my next goal. Either way, my fitness and dedication fell by the wayside.
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    Ever wonder why some people get fat?

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    Awesome @InLikeFlint - congrats on the fitness accomplishments! Rep transferred and PM on the way.
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    Ever wonder why some people get fat?

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    Me Too! I want to deliver value to people who want to lose weight and gain fitness through exercise...specifically those who oscillate from motivation and dedication, to slacking off and gaining weight. However, as we've all learned, it's not about me...it's about you. If you've ever...
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    The Ice Cream Chronicles: Marketing Edition

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    @IceCreamKid One of the things you mention on our call was that the best copy comes from the mouths of customers. Assuming that a person has interviewed a handful of people in their target market and identified a common pain point, how would you go about testing your written/online copy for...
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    The Ice Cream Chronicles: Marketing Edition

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    That's the insidious thing about products geared toward marketers. You know you're being marketed too, you can identify the steps, techniques, tactics...but it's still effective.
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    The Ice Cream Chronicles: Marketing Edition

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    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonah-berger/virals-secret-formula_b_3052685.html "If you ask most social media "gurus," they'll tell you it's all about getting lucky. Viral isn't a strategy, it's like buying a lottery ticket. Or they'll talk about cats. Lots of people share videos of funny...
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    The Ice Cream Chronicles: Marketing Edition

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    It's about social currency. If I can gain social currency by sharing, then I win, and I share. My currency is dependent on what I want to sell about myself. Do I want people link me with humor? Then I share humorous things (hoping other people agree with my sense of humor). Do I want to trade in...
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    How do you become an entrepreneur, literally?

    Here is step 1 - go to a locally-owned store and tell them that you are a local college freshmen (e.g. "Hi, I'm Adam - I'm a business student at George Washington University...") and tell them that you have a class project. Ask them if you can interview the owner or manager for 15 minutes, as...
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    The "Astonishing Secrets" Thread

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    Thanks - it was my pleasure. It's the least I could do to compensate someone in a tangible, non-cash way. BTW, I plan on using that principle (do something unique, be remembered) for the concept I discussed. Free beer for runners at the finish line of a race we are setting up a booth at in a...
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    The "Astonishing Secrets" Thread

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    Do you mind explaining exactly what a filter is and how you use it? I don't recall seeing that term previously. Thanks!
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    New Rep System, Some Other Things...

    I love the rep system so much I'm building a business partially based on the concept. Progress thread will go up as soon as we get our first customer.
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    The "Astonishing Secrets" Thread

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    For what it's worth, I've never been more motivated to pursue any of my various business ventures than when I showed my wife my MVP website and she started signing up on her ipad as I was talking to her about the concept. She was disappointed that she didn't get a confirmation email as I was...
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    Is Passive Income Real?

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    I licence one of my dealer agreements I made when I had my ecommerce business to someone who knows what they are doing. I get 20% of what they sell under my agreements. I get a check for between $500-1500/mo without any work whatsoever. In fact I'm buying back the agreement, and will be making a...
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    The "Astonishing Secrets" Thread

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    Could you walk us through this in a little more detail? I think a lot of people get stuck on this very critical step - they either don't ask any questions before making an MVP, or they get a little validation but not really enough and go full bore into an MVP when they shouldn't, or they spend...
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    The "Astonishing Secrets" Thread

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    If I had called any number of different people before I started my first ecommerce business (to include customers), I would have realized the terrible mistakes I had made/were making in terms of market assumptions, product selection, pricing, sourcing, and overall operations. Instead of...

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