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  1. Young-Gun

    What would you tell your 18 or 25 year old self?

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    I'm still reading (on page 5) but I wanted to do mine :) - Treasure every dollar. Skip every frivolous purchase. Put that money into entrepreneurship, savings, or travel. Buy the "stuff" later. - Treat the people in your life better, especially the ones who love you. Love them back, with no...
  2. Young-Gun

    Set up to Fail, Driven to Succeed - Journey from 0 to Serial Entrepreneur

    EXECUTION 
    Great story about the SoBe Guerrilla Marketing approach. I sometimes think about Marketing like a "tentacle monster" attacking a city. If there are tentacles bursting through the windows of your home and attacking you, then you can't ignore it. If there are SoBes in everyone's hand that you...
  3. Young-Gun

    Bought a huge house with a 3 car garage and a pool!

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Hey @LeftBench , I just wanted to say, I read every word of this whole thread, and I learned a TON from your attitude and spirit. Dude, your level of self-confidence and personal respect to open yourself up like this, allow people to judge you and give you (sometimes) harsh feedback... I was so...
  4. Young-Gun

    How many action fakes can the fastlane come up with??

    GOLD! HOT! CHAT 
    "People don't like being cold-called at the end of the week on Thursdays or Fridays. I'll wait to start until Monday, when people will be more receptive to my calls."
  5. Young-Gun

    How many action fakes can the fastlane come up with??

    GOLD! HOT! CHAT 
    "It's almost sunset and the day is coming to a close. Doesn't make sense to start anything new at this point. The finished product will be better if I get a fresh start tomorrow."
  6. Young-Gun

    How many action fakes can the fastlane come up with??

    GOLD! HOT! CHAT 
    "I need to make sure my pitch is exactly right the first time. Otherwise I'll call all my leads, get rejected immediately, and they'll never take another one of my calls again. Better go back to revising my pitch... it should only take a few more days of refining, then I'll feel confident...
  7. Young-Gun

    The Holy Trinity of Paid Search

    MARKETING 
    Gotcha. Ty for the clarification, makes sense.
  8. Young-Gun

    The Holy Trinity of Paid Search

    MARKETING 
    Thanks for putting so much effort into a clear write-up + pictures and PROOF with that *insane* 31.5% CTR. Holy cow. Based on what you're saying, I'm trying to improve how I think about "SEARCH TERMS" vs "KEYWORDS" in my Adwords account. If I expand this thought, it seems Google's "Search...
  9. Young-Gun

    It's too hard! I quit! I'm done!

    Had to say thanks for this incredible post. Sometimes we are motivated by desire, other times by fear. When desire weakens, fear can take up the slack. I don't think it's healthy to work entirely out of fear... but a big dose of respect for the ticking of time... that's important. Making time...
  10. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Good ideas! The difficulty with explaining to Businesses *exactly* what I want my SaaS to do for them is... I want *them* to tell me exactly what they NEED. Then I'll focus on solving that Need with my SaaS. (Of course they won't literally tell me what they NEED most, but by listening to their...
  11. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Ok I listened closely to both. A lot of encouraging thoughts. I really liked the "Location Independent" podcast. An interesting thing - they mentioned "the sliding progression" of Entrepreneurs throughout our career. If I recall, he said: - Intern, to - Employee, to - Freelancer, to -...
  12. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Thought I'd share the draft of my Customer Development email (below). The ONLY goal of this email is to get Decision-Makers on the calendar for a 15-minute phone call with me. I'd be thrilled with a 5% response rate. More realistically, I might get a 1-2% response rate. But, if I contact 500...
  13. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    It's a great idea :) The main reason I don't want to do this is... I'm just not that interested, personally! At this point in my life, I'm much more gung-ho about entrepreneurship and helping other businesses, than I am about tutoring and education. I fear that I'd find an Educational Software...
  14. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Not sure how to reply to two people at once, but great minds think alike :) The exact same thought has crossed my mind. On my "short list" of good ideas, niched Lead Gen with a SaaS approach is high on my list. I have a couple other simple subscription software ideas as well - all based...
  15. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    One more thought - I'm not planning to get OUT of tutoring... this would be a gradual transition. I'd probably even keep the local tutoring company running indefinitely - it's a nice fallback, and I know it still has plenty of potential. I'm lucky to have the business I have :) but, my...
  16. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    I love this question. Thanks for asking it :) It's tough to know, isn't it? But if you look at the existing markets: I see a LOT more fast-growing SaaS companies (even with mediocre products) than fast-growing Specialty Tutoring companies (even with great products). Much more than that, my...
  17. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    @Andy Black You're totally right, at least as I'm interpreting you: the NAME you give it doesn't matter that much. What matters most is that it produces results. That said, for my second business, I want to take everything I've learned and optimize / validate the business concept BEFORE I...
  18. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    I would love some feedback, guys! I keep thinking: SaaS vs Lead Gen. What's the right Business Model for me? Most important question - I need feedback!! - Which better fulfills the CENTS commandments of Millionaire Fastlane? And... why? Less important questions: - Which business would I enjoy...
  19. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    There's one more business model (other than SaaS) that keeps going through my head: Lead Generation for Local Services. @Andy Black is an examplar of this business model (from what I can tell, reading his posts). Lead Gen is something I've thought about many times before, but reading Andy's...
  20. Young-Gun

    Launch & Learn

    MINDSET 
    Loving this series of posts, Andy. Amazing how much value they still provide almost 3 years after being written :) To echo some other guys, I'm an AdWords "Intermediate-level" through my small business experience and experimentation. It's clear you know what you're talking about. Learning new...

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