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  1. OldFaithful

    Progress Thread - Spot On

    Great progress. I hope you're successful with this project! My 1st thought as I read the thread was a cautionary warning...a little red flag in the back of my mind. Just be careful about using your employer's time/software/equipment to build your prototypes, and about involving your co-workers...
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    LANDFILL 
    Are you sure you're on the right forum?
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    Is it dumb for me to do a startup right now?

    I'll be the contrarian here today and tell you what you really want to hear: Go for it man! You got this! Juggling a new brick & mortar business, a business partner, a young family, barely 3/4 million in debt, studying at dental school & then starting a dental practice...will be a piece of cake...
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    30 day log of finding my destiny

    INTRO 
    Notable! - What would you tell your 25 year old self? Letters to Your Younger Self; What Would You Say? Fastlane - What would you tell your 16 year old self?
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    Hello world

    INTRO 
    Welcome to the forum, it's a great place to be. Gold threads, Notable threads, Featured posts...there's real value in there. I understand what you mean about kids/family changing one's perspective, it's a factor for me too. We can all understand the desire to escape the matrix or the "bozo...
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    Custom Labels - Help

    Your primary problem is your time-frame. Getting a "special" label in a week is either expensive or darn near impossible. Getting "any old label" in a week is possible, but it might not last under your test conditions. I've specified inks & labels before in my 9-5 job, and it's always taken...
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    Back on track after first failure / How do you guys deal with failure

    HOT! FTE 
    This, exactly, would be my take-away!
  8. OldFaithful

    Introvert VS Extrovert

    MINDSET 
    Same for me. INTJ and I consider it valuable to train myself to "extrovert" when necessary. Not easy, exhausting actually, but worth the effort.
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    Introvert VS Extrovert

    MINDSET 
    I like them too because I've seen the benefit of understanding your coworkers/employees/supervisor. As an example, I once worked at a business that had all new employees take a similar personality test. The management then used that info to tailor how they managed that person. I've always...
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    Back on track after first failure / How do you guys deal with failure

    HOT! FTE 
    This is an example we should all learn from... Care to elaborate?
  11. OldFaithful

    Wildfire suppression foam service for homes

    @natopotato have you begun testing the market? What has the response been? Any interest? The forum members aren't your target market, those living in the fire prone areas are. You'll find a lot of good threads here, but the real feedback will come from you target market.
  12. OldFaithful

    Am I the only one? (Physical product invention)

    HOT! 
    I really appreciate your input, and understand your preference for this structure. I'd be very interested in reading a thread on your "lessons learned". Do you have a progress thread from your startup phase? Thank you!
  13. OldFaithful

    A Complete Meal in a Bag of Chips? Is my idea a flop?

    NOTABLE! IDEA 
    Soylent Green is people!!!
  14. OldFaithful

    Shipping options - good enough?

    Selling price. Order quantity. Physical size. If you are selling buttons, that's different from selling shoes, and very different from selling furniture. It's impossible to know if your shipping charge is too low, if one doesn't know what you're shipping.
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    Resources for Physical Product Development and Design that People Want?

    It's not exhaustive, but here's a related thread: What Are Your Methods for Identifying Needs?
  16. OldFaithful

    Extremely successful Corp. America burnout looking for freedom. Let's talk about it!

    INTRO 
    Hi @GameOver and welcome to the forum. It's a great place to be and we're glad you are here! I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that you are working "with" your team instead of "on" your team. I'd guess you feel intimately connected with the ins & outs of the business unit and don't...
  17. OldFaithful

    Need to Escape the Slowlane of Investment Banking

    SLOWLANE 
    IMO, this is quite easy to comply with and still start you own business. What exactly does "time that is required for your role at the bank" mean??? That means you still have to show up at your J.O.B. and do your work. That's just normal...do they J.O.B. they are paying you for. Strangely...
  18. OldFaithful

    Finding manufacturers/drop shipping partners for your product

    You've mentioned this several times, thank you. I'm going to keep this in mind if I need to source any components offshore. I appreciate your effort to bust the myths!
  19. OldFaithful

    My First Time Cold-Emailing Web Design Clients. I'd Love a Critique!

    HOT! MARKETING 
    Please don't take this personally, but I strongly disagree with this suggestion. IMO, the only time you should "type like you talk" is if you are a consummate professional with a strong grasp of the language. It's quite common to judge & disregard someone that uses slang, excessive informality...
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    Finding Manufacturers

    That looks familiar...;)

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