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  1. Scot

    Shark Tank

    Yes, but you’re getting that exposure with or without an investment.
  2. Scot

    Is Patent Creation Still Applicable Today?

    Patent business... As in, patent your product ? Or start a business that gets patents for other people?
  3. Scot

    Shark Tank

    The show is great for entertainment... But it spits in the face of the actual investment community. It’s given me a whole different perspective on things now that I’ve been exploring outside investment. My favorite episodes are where the founders say, “we can’t give you a $500k valuation...
  4. Scot

    Food business/entrepreneurship startup guide

    NOTABLE! 
    View: https://youtu.be/-sJ6IJZJhUU
  5. Scot

    Food business/entrepreneurship startup guide

    NOTABLE! 
    Oh man, I have no idea on this one. Especially with an industry as old school and secretive as the truffle industry, I wouldn’t have the first clue on how to source this stuff. My only thought would be to go directly to where they’re harvested and start shaking hands with suppliers.
  6. Scot

    Who here is actually a millionaire?

    LANDFILL 
    Why are we still entertaining this threads existence? Can we just #landfill it already?
  7. Scot

    You’re not selling wholesale?

    NOTABLE! 
    Net terms suck So, my Hy-Vee account, our net terms are 30 day, but they seem to be paying me at 45 days. Which, as you can imagine for cash flow, is killing me. While speaking with my broker yesterday, I asked him what terms he expected. For independent stores, net 10 days. This took me a...
  8. Scot

    You’re not selling wholesale?

    NOTABLE! 
    I can only speak for grocery stores. Different store types want different margins. $4.86 direct to store (delivered) - 35% margin for the store $3.40 to distributor (delivered) - 30% margin for the distributor I know a potential market for your product is convenience stores/gas stations, so...
  9. Scot

    Eric from Erics Cheesecakes

    NOTABLE! 
    Any updates??
  10. Scot

    22 year old in college with a million dollar business. Ask me anything!

    NOTABLE! SOCIAL MEDIA 
    Try again with less “bros” and “lol”. Would you reply to this message if you got it?
  11. Scot

    Does Every Multimillionaire / Billionaire Lose Touch With Reality?

    HOT! PEOPLE 
    A what? Can you translate that from Canadian to 'Merrican.
  12. Scot

    F.U. Money (Giveaway) [Closed]

    Whoops my bad didn’t see the giveaway part. Ignore my comment *insert foot in mouth*
  13. Scot

    F.U. Money (Giveaway) [Closed]

    Does this need to be in the inside?
  14. Scot

    Questions about Venture Capital

    Just sent out 8 emails this morning to different VC firms and accelerators. Let's see if anything bites. Gust so far has been the best resource for me, as a lot of the angel firms I've found have the application process through that website.
  15. Scot

    Copywrite lawyers

    I don’t know of any lawyers who write copy.. But I have a business lawyer I’ve used to file my trademark. Can send you her contact info if you’re interested.
  16. Scot

    Different types of entrepreneurs?

    Why is this posted in the inside? You’ll get more responses on the outside and this isn’t exactly top secret. And to mimic @Greg R ... Why? Why is this important? Why do you care? How does your business advertise? How do you obtain customers? What works for your business is not the same as...
  17. Scot

    Care Giving For The Elderly

    I’m assuming you’re in the US. First, are you a licensed home health aid? Second, do you plan on getting insurance contracts? Do you know how to get insurance contracts? Can you afford insurance contracts? Third, you realize you’re competing with a well established multi billion dollar...
  18. Scot

    Questions about Venture Capital

    I’ve just started hitting the investor circuit. More so dabbling in it. Start easy and make profiles on gust.com and angel.co Then, make a pitch deck. Most investors will want to see a quick pitch to determine if they’re interested in talking further. The best way to meet investors is to...
  19. Scot

    I made my first sales call today...

    EXECUTION 
    The idea of cold calling sounds terrifying. And then you do 5 of them and reason, “huh, this wasn’t so bad!”
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