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  1. Late Bloomer

    MVP Software Release

    EXECUTION 
    Only for a month, and you understand exactly why it happened and how to climb back on the wagon and steer it around the ditch this time. Well done!! Give yourself credit! That's a lot faster learning than many people ever do! I forget if we've discussed "Lean Startup," I think its approach...
  2. Late Bloomer

    MVP Software Release

    EXECUTION 
    You might find Elihu Goldratt's "Critical Chain" helpful. He suggests that you estimate how long each task will take, if things basically go well. Then run another estimate based on "but what if" issues. Take the difference between those two totals, and instead of padding each individual...
  3. Late Bloomer

    Deaf and Daft, getting my first sale

    EXECUTION 
    That's a very cool idea and it does seem worthy of its own thread. There are several different ways to look at it, and maybe someone on the forum has experience that directly relates to it.
  4. Late Bloomer

    100 Unsexy Business Ideas: Name as many as you can!

    GOLD! IDEA 
    I'm sure that in all my years in school, nobody ever mentioned that vacuuming trees could be a way to make a living!
  5. Late Bloomer

    100 Unsexy Business Ideas: Name as many as you can!

    GOLD! IDEA 
    I'm not a homeowner, so I haven't kept up with what's available in this space. When did Amazon get into this? How long have you been on it?
  6. Late Bloomer

    SaaS Mastermind Group - Striving to $100k/mo

    HOT! SAAS / APPS 
    Thanks Jason! You're definitely an inspiration. I've been enjoying your thread and podcasts.
  7. Late Bloomer

    Bloomer 2.0, hopefully a little less late this time

    EXECUTION 
    I've been away from the forum a bit because I've been writing and negotiating my a$$ off with a couple of book proposals. Sold one today, a book explaining a new type of corporate software... about a third of my year's income needs met with this one, which will be paid in installments between...
  8. Late Bloomer

    Is $50k too much?

    Agreed with ygtrhos. ZCP, there are some people for whom the problem is not any lack of positive thinking or initiative. There was a two year period in my life when the reason I wasn't making $50k, was that I was too sick to work. My oncologist's literal exact words to me were: "It's totally...
  9. Late Bloomer

    I don't like myself lately...

    MINDSET RANT 
    Great comments already in this thread! I wonder if raising your vision for yourself has had something to do with your dissatisfaction. If you used to be an optimistic Slowlaner, then the idea of some hassles but mostly happy days at the office, putting two percent into the 401k through decades...
  10. Late Bloomer

    What are the best ways to avoid a question without being rude or edgy?

    MINDSET 
    I agree with all the responses so far. I think it is important to look at the person asking, and the context. If the person asking generally means well, doesn't always ask nosy pushy questions, is usually respectful: then you have a one time, probably accidental violation of your healthiest...
  11. Late Bloomer

    Software Designer

    INTRO 
    Welcome Michael. Have you read MJ's books? I have a tech background myself and am looking at how to still keep one foot in that world, but transition more to entrepreneurship. One question I can ask you right away. In a nutshell, how would explain what DevOps is all about, to someone who's...
  12. Late Bloomer

    Near to the starting line

    INTRO 
    Great intro, Keith. Welcome! I'm starting a few years later than you, and there are other people much older than either of us who have succeeded with a midlife switch into entrepreneurship. There are very few business ideas you might want to do, where it would be a problem that an emotionally...
  13. Late Bloomer

    Young ambitious mind in need of further guidance

    INTRO 
    Great intro, Thomas. Welcome to the forum. I admire your learning new ideas and thinking about the future, even while recovering from catastrophe. I hope that your island's recovery goes well. Do you see yourself wanting to stay in Dominica, or ultimately to relocate? There are some Gold...
  14. Late Bloomer

    Progress Thread - Cloud Niche

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    Awesome! I recommend you look up Elsom Eldrige's book "How to become the obvious expert." (He was giving it away on his web site for a while.) His advice would be perfect for you. He talks about all of these techniques and a few more.
  15. Late Bloomer

    How to make 15-20K in 4 hours..EVENTS!

    HOT! SIDE HUSTLE 
    Entry: If you know great places to hold events, great themes, entertainment, decorations for those events, great ways to publicize them... then your contribution is very much worth paying for. Scale: Look up articles on the business side of the nightclub scene in Vegas, and you'll see this...
  16. Late Bloomer

    SaaS Mastermind Group - Striving to $100k/mo

    HOT! SAAS / APPS 
    This sounds terrific, Martin, I hope Nick adds you. We've been talking a lot about product-market fit in the calls so far.
  17. Late Bloomer

    How to Learn Code, Start a Web Company, $15k+ per month within 9 months

    GOLD! SIDE HUSTLE 
    You can make this part of your life by talking about it more. How's it going, Fast? Oh great, having fun building some more web sites for clients. What about this rain, Fast? I don't mind, it lets me stay in and code a couple more web sites. Want some chopsticks for your sushi, Fast? Sure...
  18. Late Bloomer

    How to Learn Code, Start a Web Company, $15k+ per month within 9 months

    GOLD! SIDE HUSTLE 
    Derek, here's the order I recommended for Rob's videos, for a friend with a sales background but no web experience. 1 no experience 2 work for free? 3 business results whiteboard 4 first sale with email templates 5 what to charge 6 sales questions 7 sales mistakes 8 $3,000 sale As for the...
  19. Late Bloomer

    How to Learn Code, Start a Web Company, $15k+ per month within 9 months

    GOLD! SIDE HUSTLE 
    True for me too, since I have a coding background. It can be tough to tell the difference between what really is the next big thing that matters in technology... or what is just a hyped up fad everyone wants to play with today but they'll forget it by next year... or maybe it's useful but some...
  20. Late Bloomer

    How to Learn Code, Start a Web Company, $15k+ per month within 9 months

    GOLD! SIDE HUSTLE 
    I see that you're in the Philippines. With English language and the difference in cost of living, a lot of people say that outsourcing to Filipinos is a great option for American businesses that need some routine work done. There are some great threads here about the gig sites like Fiverr and...

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