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  1. Young-Gun

    Teacher, Real Estate, Or Youtuber?

    HOT! 
    Go dude, do it. Rootin for you! And me too... I remember coming across this stuff on the internet when I was younger... stuff about approaching women, being a man etc. Was really influential for me at the time, although it took me quite a while to sort out the good advice from the bad. There's...
  2. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Hehe, lest anyone think "Process" can be cheated... I woke up this morning quite early, hoping there would be more responses! But alas, not yet, haha :) Luckily, the 2 respondents have double-confirmed the interview time, so those folks seem enthusiastic! I will definitely need to follow the...
  3. Young-Gun

    Startup Progress Launched May 1 2016

    EXECUTION 
    This is AMAZING dude. You're saying the site is now doing $300k in revenue a month? WTF? What percent is profit? Is that life-changing income for you? There must have been a HUGE spike in your growth rate. Can you tell us where it came from so we can learn from it? I feel a little confused at...
  4. Young-Gun

    Teacher, Real Estate, Or Youtuber?

    HOT! 
    @JohnBuffet The dating website concept could work. Although it's a little "Me-Too" and the barrier of Entry is low, there is still a HUGE and timeless audience for dating advice. This model could probably work *IF YOUR DATING ADVICE IS GOOD* and you have a DISTINCT audience / personality /...
  5. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    HOLY***** It's only been about 45 minutes since I sent the Cold Emails and I already have 2 responses out of 28!!!!! With strong interest in talking about their business problems at the times I suggested on Monday!!!! Wow, I'm actually a bit overcome by emotion right now This is really...
  6. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Excellent analysis, and spoken like a true boss. Rep transferred ;) Website Design is a business model I'd rather avoid, since I'm going for "ultimate" scalability with every fiber of my brain. I've learned the lessons from my 1st business, and want to avoid that trap of trading human hours for...
  7. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Tonight's Progress: Stayed up a bit late working on my Customer Database (compiling more emails and phone numbers of local small-business Decision Makers). Then I sent 28 semi-customized Cold Emails to get the ball rolling before I fall asleep tonight. I hope for a 10% email response rate in...
  8. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    SIDE NOTE: Business Idea... Holy crap, going through all these websites as I look for "Decision-Maker" names, emails and phone numbers ... they are so many BAD small-business websites. Wow. Of the last 40 small businesses I've searched on Google: 12 don't have their own websites at all. 21...
  9. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Heck yeah, I'm sure I'm not the only one who would be interested. As long as it doesn't take you away from ACTION on your business, I'd definitely say please write about it on the forum! In my case, I feel the time it's taken to write my posts has been MORE than repaid already by the ideas and...
  10. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    BTW @Locomote do you have a progress thread? I'd love to learn more about what you're doing!
  11. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Heck yea I love it. I will definitely have a boat race with you :D Thanks for the words of encouragement. I've got a good feeling that I'm on the right path. More updates soon!
  12. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    This Alex Berman guy is *GOLD* for me right now. I'm shifting tactics back to email. I'm GOOD with email. I kinda suck with Cold Calls. I'm decent with "warm" Phone Calls. So - playing to my strengths. I'm going to use my Email and Research skills to set up some "warm" Phone Calls with my...
  13. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Oh and I did *not* leave my tutoring business! It still pays my bills :)
  14. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Thanks for the kind words sir~! I think there's a time to share ideas and time to keep them to yourself! For example, it can be good to keep your idea a secret until it's ready to share! Sometimes other people can bring you down with negativity and bad ideas, so it can be good to keep to...
  15. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    These are great ideas, by the way. I will watch those videos on Cold Emailing. I feel *much* better about emailing than phone calling, but the flip side (obviously) is it's much easier to ignore emails, and this can be used as an excuse or "fake" for action. Idea #2 is fantastic - I'm sure it...
  16. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Just wanted to take a second to thank *everyone* who's contributed to (or lurked!) on this thread already. Love your suggestions and energy - everyone who participates helps me move this project forward. Even if you're just passively reading, or (hopefully) reading this thread 20 years from now...
  17. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Apparently there are around 27 MILLION small businesses in the US alone. (SBA data from 2010) To put in perspective, my total global market in my tutoring niche is about 5.5 Million students a year, max. Furthermore, a lot of people don't like spending money on education... they don't...
  18. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Thanks so much for the feedback and encouragement, especially from someone doing a similar thing! I'm glad it sounds at least mildly like I know what I'm talking about ;) So, I appreciate your concerns, and I guess here's how I'd respond: I agree that I should build a SaaS based around *what I...
  19. Young-Gun

    SaaS Startup Thread, 2nd Time Entrepeneur

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Progress made: - Selected some likely industries to interview and work with. - Built a spreadsheet of 50 local businesses, decision-makers, names, and phone numbers to start my Customer Development calls. - Created a short interview checklist designed to draw out the pains and needs of the...
  20. Young-Gun

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

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    This question is great, even if it's over a year old. I felt compelled to respond for anyone who might see it in the future. I'd say to start your business immediately... like TODAY. Age doesn't matter. Use that enterprise as a core to form additional discipline and healthy habits. When...

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