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  1. axiom

    Axiom's Supplement Company

    EXECUTION 
    Exactly, which is why you can't just look at supplements and call them "too saturated". A good product will fail. But a good product with excellent marketing will come out on top. People will always buy useful products to keep their bodies healthy, and they want a brand that shows them how to do...
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    Axiom's Supplement Company

    EXECUTION 
    I appreciate this and will read it carefully. Sometimes I forget that people can be insane and lawsuit-happy. Protecting myself is number 1. PS. Mind if I PM with some general supplement questions?
  3. axiom

    Axiom's Supplement Company

    EXECUTION 
    What made me want to start this? Three reasons: I picked a sub niche that is much less developed than say... Protein powder. I looked at the competitors thoroughly and I am confident I can offer something they can't. I look at it as a learning experience. Whether this succeeds greatly...
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    Axiom's Supplement Company

    EXECUTION 
    Update #2: I Should be receiving my first order this week--I'll shoot an email to the manufacturer tomorrow and get a status update on that. In the meantime, I've been laying the groundwork so I can start my execution with a bang. What I've done: Set up Shopify store. I'm using a free theme...
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    Project... product perfection. My journal:

    HOT! 
    Hey man, have you thought of working out a deal with the UK manufacturer you mentioned in your original thread? If the manu only sells in the UK, odds are they could stand to make a lot more money in the US (assuming you live in the US), provided they have a good distributor. You could contact...
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    The Third Alternative

    MINDSET 
    Excellent post. The ability to find the the Third Alternative in any given situation that benefits everyone involved is what separates the good from the great.
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    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

    GOLD! SOURCING 
    Walter, Is lack of experience in a given industry a deal breaker in most situations? I know you had experience with your first business, but it doesn't seem that you went into your second business with any prior knowledge of the industry. It seems to me that if you have a quality product...
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    Way of the SaaS - execution, lessons, fears, limiting beliefs and more

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    I believe he means that it is a barrier to entry, discouraging potential competitors.
  9. axiom

    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

    GOLD! SOURCING 
    Fantastic thread. I just have a question about B2B product selection. How would you conduct market research for a B2B product? Would you target a specific industry, call up some players in that industry, and ask them what would make their lives easier? Then head on over to some sourcing sites...
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    How I Made My First Million and the Next…….

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    So I'm assuming the best route to go is with some time of renewing product for a B2B business? For example, the customer buys your product, uses it up, and has to buy more. I feel like this would be the only way to avoid having to continue finding more and more customers (which can be harder B2B).
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    How I Made My First Million and the Next…….

    INTRO 
    Yeah, I've always thought it'd be interesting to start a product-based B2B business. The only thing that worries me is avoiding commodities, because that seems like more trouble than its worth.
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    How I Made My First Million and the Next…….

    INTRO 
    Hey Walter, this is a fantastic thread, its good to have people like you around here. One question: is there a specific reason that you never ventured into B2C, or was it just personal preference?
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    Developing a Health Supplement Business - Progress Thread

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    Just been re-reading this thread because I am getting started on my own supp company. Incredible stuff, this should be gold. Its been awhile since you updated; has anything big happened in the last eight months or so? Ever meet that big goal?
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    Axiom's Supplement Company

    EXECUTION 
    Most good manufacturers should be willing to let you do a test batch of less than their MOQs. In my research, I found that several manus (all based in US) were willing to allow me to buy less than 100 bottles to start out with. With supplements, I'd strongly recommend staying in the US. Just...
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    Axiom's Supplement Company

    EXECUTION 
    While no clinical trials have been conducted on this specific combination of ingredients, each individual one has been proven--or at least been speculated--to improve certain bodily functions (this whole product discretion thing is harder than it looks). I do personally take it regularly, and I...
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    Axiom's Supplement Company

    EXECUTION 
    Well I did do some more research on products with comparable quality and it turns out most are selling for 500%-600% markup, so that leaves me with a bit more room. But like I stated above, this first product's goal will be to develop a customer base to sell other products to. Profit won't be...
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    Axiom's Supplement Company

    EXECUTION 
    I just knew what kind of product I was looking for (ingredients, average selling price of similar products, level of competition, etc.) and researched 'Private label supplement companies' on Google. I found several and contacted each of them, got quotes, and made my decision. I looked at custom...
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    Axiom's Supplement Company

    EXECUTION 
    Yeah, man, I appreciate your advice. I have chosen a supplement in a niche that is far less crowded than say muscle building supplements, however there are still competitors who are bigger than I am. The thing is, they are weak in their marketing from what I've seen, and I'm confident I'll be...
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    Why are you running away? 18-23 yr olds

    MINDSET 
    I agree. It is foolish to think you can survive without college and/or a job without even having a real business yet. Take advantage of the slowlane and milk it while you go through the inevitable struggles of starting a business. However, once you actually start a business that is making...
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    Axiom's Supplement Company

    EXECUTION 
    I'm not going to update this thread unless I have something to say that could help myself or someone else here, so here are a few things that have come up in the last couple of days. 1. Order is officially in the process of being manufactured. It should be a week or two until I can get selling...
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