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  1. Dubidu

    Investing in other businesses and your Way to FastLane Millions?

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    Ah - OK. We have the equivalent here but their fees for sourcing properties eat into any eventual profit margin. Since our last discussion I have found two businesses of interest: 1. One is a cloud based (so technically it is a technology based venture - see my reservations below) but the...
  2. Dubidu

    Investing in other businesses and your Way to FastLane Millions?

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    Thank you! I don't think I'm at the angel investing stage - my idea (the one I'm working on myself) is to improve a core product used by pretty much everyone! The potential is huge and provided I can get it done and no-one else comes to market first (which is what happened with my initial idea)...
  3. Dubidu

    Investing in other businesses and your Way to FastLane Millions?

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    On it ZCP :-) One question though: I'm a Brit and I don't understand the vernacular "Bird dog"? What does it mean??
  4. Dubidu

    Investing in other businesses and your Way to FastLane Millions?

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    Really valuable info SteveO; appreciate you taking the time to set all this out. Thank you.
  5. Dubidu

    Too old to be an entrepreneur, a little late in the game at 35? I was sick for long time.

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    I am prepared to get shot down on this because the forum certainly seems to love it's "no BS/tough love" but your post to me reads of woeful lack of self-esteem. Take a minute every day to be proud of making it this far through the horrible hand life has dealt you. And for wanting to better...
  6. Dubidu

    Investing in other businesses and your Way to FastLane Millions?

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    Thanks SteveO; I hope you had a good break in San Diego! I can read a balance sheet and commercial real estate I have already explored (agree with all you've said and will look at your other posts re cap rates). I'm interested in hearing more about your golf course purchase because as you said...
  7. Dubidu

    I started a business and now I'm doubting it

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    I'm a lady but you're welcome! Now if only I could sort my own life out :-)
  8. Dubidu

    I started a business and now I'm doubting it

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    I've mentioned on another thread that through my work I encounter a lot of entrepreneurs and as a result they made me want to do my own thing which I'm pursuing. Mine is product based but I can tell you of one client - I couldn't believe there was this much money in car washes. He is worth 35m...
  9. Dubidu

    Investing in other businesses and your Way to FastLane Millions?

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    That sounds a bit more "obvious" in a way - you realised you had land at the back of your existing business that could be up for grabs and found a solution to make use of that. I suppose my thread is more how one would go about acquiring a business/stake in a business where there doesn't seem to...
  10. Dubidu

    Investing in other businesses and your Way to FastLane Millions?

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    OK SteveO you can stop rubbing it in now...! Enjoy ;-)
  11. Dubidu

    Investing in other businesses and your Way to FastLane Millions?

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    I'm very jealous re: beach in SD! Please do elaborate and look forward to hearing more of your thoughts next week :-)
  12. Dubidu

    Investing in other businesses and your Way to FastLane Millions?

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    Excellent! Can you elaborate starting at the beginning? What made you invest in that particular dying bar? Were you looking to invest? Was it a sector you already operated in? How did you see its potential?
  13. Dubidu

    Investing in other businesses and your Way to FastLane Millions?

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    That's phenomenal. Can you elaborate on becoming an operations expert? How did you go about learning this powerful skill?
  14. Dubidu

    Applying FastLane Principles to Finding Love?

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    SteveO you and I are communicating on two of my threads! Thank you for this; it gives me hope :-) It chimes with other helpful posts on this thread: join different clubs/try different activities but I think marathon training might be pushing it for me!
  15. Dubidu

    Investing in other businesses and your Way to FastLane Millions?

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    Absolutely agree. Using the telecoms guys example: they identified obvious costs (the existing business was paying too much for the infrastructure). They also streamlined staff. They have 'global' presence: UK, US, APAC but operate with less than 20 staff...! Partly the business is cloud based...
  16. Dubidu

    Investing in other businesses and your Way to FastLane Millions?

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    NanoDrake - see my reply to ZCP where I give the example of the two guys who identified a business without having strictly operated in that area before. It's part of my questions/thoughts on this forum! Would welcome your views, as always :-)
  17. Dubidu

    Investing in other businesses and your Way to FastLane Millions?

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    Agree and yes I know how to read a balance sheet/P&L etc. So I'll give you the example of the two guys who invested in failing telecoms business for 300,000 and now entertaining offers of 16-18m. One of them is an engineer (no prior telecoms experience) and the other started life in recycling...
  18. Dubidu

    Investing in other businesses and your Way to FastLane Millions?

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    Haven't seen this covered in other forums: whilst I am pursuing my own ideas I have recently come across people (I know them through work) who did the following: 1. Bought companies in administration/receivership (i.e. distressed). Two guys invested 300,000 into the business (telecoms) and...
  19. Dubidu

    Applying FastLane Principles to Finding Love?

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    Nice Aw, thank you! x
  20. Dubidu

    Applying FastLane Principles to Finding Love?

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    Really liked this. I've read Robert Green. I've implemented it and it's worked to some degree. Thank you so much for your encouraging words; it meant a lot.

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