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  1. Dubidu

    Help Wanted!

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    Hi Everyone, I've got a separate thread in this Forum. I'll update on that separately as I've not been resting on my laurels but progress has been painfully slow. However, I have got a very small side hustle which has been generating $500 per month for the last 3 months since I started it. It...
  2. Dubidu

    Dubidu's Execution....Thread :-)

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    Hello everyone - I apologise I haven't updated in a long time. Reasons (and some excuses): 1. I do have a full time occasionally exhausting job 2. Things just went a lot slower than I anticipated (mainly my fault but I'm broadly happy that if slow and steady still wins the race, it'll all be...
  3. Dubidu

    What will you accomplish in 2019?

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    Update in bold below
  4. Dubidu

    What will you accomplish in 2019?

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    I already have an execution thread for the two ideas I'm pursuing but here are my goals for 2019 (health permitting; no point being the overachiever in the graveyard! ;)): 1. License Idea 1 by end of Q1 - this is defined as 'licensing agreement signed'. I accept that the licensee company might...
  5. Dubidu

    What will you accomplish in 2019?

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    Let me know how you go with Patent/licensing as I'm doing the same thing myself (I am in the last two critical stages and have an execution thread on this forum). Good luck!
  6. Dubidu

    Dubidu's Execution....Thread :-)

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    Hello everyone, Many apologies for the radio silence. Things slowed down a bit and I struggled with my usual 'end of another year of failure despite trying everything I could think of' mindset which starts to kick in around October time and like clockwork, did so again this year. Idea 1 This...
  7. Dubidu

    Dubidu's Execution....Thread :-)

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    Hello everyone! Idea 1 A bit of an update that feels more exciting than it possibly should. I now have the final prototype from the design studio! They took about a month to get the design right (not their fault as one aspect of the design is quite hard to do by CAD file apparently) which...
  8. Dubidu

    Dubidu's Execution....Thread :-)

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    Hello All, Right, it's been a gruelling week or so (emotionally more than professionally but I've just done a very long day at work so will just update briefly on Idea 1 - no substantive report on Idea 2 so will leave that out entirely this week). Idea 1: The erratic updates have been partly...
  9. Dubidu

    Thoughts On The 10X Rule

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    I recently read this - I don't normally sit there reading motivational books but for me I came from a different perspective. I have addressed this in other posts on the forum but I really do feel like I've done everything I can and failed. I found his quantification method quite interesting e.g...
  10. Dubidu

    Dubidu's Execution....Thread :-)

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    Hello Everyone! Slightly slow on updating because things slowed down a bit but I'll set out where I am now. Idea 1 Companies identified/numbers written down and ready to call Teaser sheet is done! PPA will be filed in the next 10 days; I'm waiting for line drawings to be completed I am due...
  11. Dubidu

    Dubidu's Execution....Thread :-)

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    Aloha everyone! Apologies for the delay in uploading - I was travelling for work and then a bit poorly. Right, things are progressing on track for the trade fair in 2 weeks time (worst case I'll be 80% ready). Idea 1 Rendering and line drawings for prototype commissioned (not going to make...
  12. Dubidu

    Dubidu's Execution....Thread :-)

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    Hello everyone! I wasn't going to do an update as I feel progress has been slow this week in terms of action taking but a quick update on a couple of things: Idea 1 1. I didn't get a chance to call the companies as work has really picked up in the last week or so (I should have perhaps done...
  13. Dubidu

    Dubidu's Execution....Thread :-)

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    Hello everyone! Nothing new to report on personal front so I'll crack on with update. My general feeling today has been the desert of desertion feeling @MJ DeMarco talks about but I'm not sure if that's what I was feeling. I just really struggled throughout the day but there was no obvious...
  14. Dubidu

    Just bought a house for $9,000...

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    On Friday I paid the mortgage off my (modest) apartment. I'm now mainly stressing at the lack of funds so this licensing gig(Idea 1) /Idea 2 better pay off! I have my eye on a house in a run down area (that has huge potential as it is about 2-3 miles away from the equivalent of Wall Street but...
  15. Dubidu

    What book are you reading? Right now. Post up!

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    At the moment I'm reading "A House for Mr Biswas" by VS Naipaul - he died recently and I wanted to read this book for a while so it reminded me. It's fiction obviously and I'm starting to appreciate the role fiction has in creative thinking/stress management (ironically) because non-fiction...
  16. Dubidu

    Dubidu's Execution....Thread :-)

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    Thank you for this FNA! I think the approach you have suggested (economies of scale) is very valid and applies to most businesses (I think this is partly what @MJ DeMarco talks about in CENTS) but the sector is difficult to explain; I've thought about next steps and I think I'm going to reach...
  17. Dubidu

    Dubidu's Execution....Thread :-)

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    You're welcome - I still feel I don't have much to teach yet... In terms of licensing/patent - I always wanted licensing rather than patent; so in your example, I want to do what the guys did with Mattel. The sector I'm in and the product I have tried to improve really is recession proof and...
  18. Dubidu

    Dubidu's Execution....Thread :-)

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    Update as at Wednesday 5 September 2018: -------------- Shout Outs Before I start the substantive update, may I please give a shout out to the following gentlemen (in the truest sense of the word) who have either taken the time to follow/reply and indeed direct message me with motivation/advice...
  19. Dubidu

    Dubidu's Execution....Thread :-)

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    Honestly @SteveO - even though you don't know my exact product (Idea 1/2), your input on this thread and other threads of mine have been invaluable :) My reason for focusing on Idea 1/2 was that Idea 1 would give a decent amount in royalties (if I get it right) to supplement the income which...
  20. Dubidu

    Dubidu's Execution....Thread :-)

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    @SteveO - thank you for your kind words as ever; you motivate me to carry on more than you'll ever realise! I do know about people in relationships wanting to get out or generally being miserable in their slow lane but not doing anything . One example sticks out: one guy at my current place of...
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