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    My family always tells me to get a job.

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    MJ's total process took a lot longer than you're thinking. All the crappy jobs he held were PART of his process. I don't know the timeline exactly but I'm sure in total from the beginning of his working career to his starting his company was probably a decade @mjdemarco can probably clarify the...
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    My family always tells me to get a job.

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    I think from my post you will have surmised that yes, a job sucks. Working for others sucks. Making money for someone else, sucks. But look at MJ, the guy that wrote TMF. What did he have BEFORE he had his big idea, and his big business? A lot of crappy jobs. He shares the gory details of...
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    My family always tells me to get a job.

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    I second MJ's response. I own a business now. This would never have been possible without the string of mostly awful jobs I held. I did landscaping and learned that I never wanted to have a job that required me to be in 100+ degree heat all day. So I started working at Chick-Fil-A...where...
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    This is Me...Desire vs Responsibility

    INTRO 
    Hey man welcome to the forum. You're on the right track, it sounds like. Understand that your current job is not a chain holding you back. You have responsibilities in your life, big ones. Family, wife/kids, schooling, house, etc. Your job is to meet those responsibilities - in that, you...
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    JEFF BEZOS NOW THE WORLDS RICHEST PERSON

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    wow. he's an overnight success!
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    The Perennial Seller by Ryan Holiday

    BOOKS 
    Just finished it. Pretty good. Some decent insights. Wish he offered more examples to back up some of his claims. Not that I don't believe him, but it would have been more interesting had he dug deeper into what made the real classics successful. Rather than share a bunch of marketing tricks...
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    Cigar Afficionados in the House?

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    We sound like we could possibly be best friends. Blanton's and a Padron 1924. Mmmm tasty. You can't smoke anywhere in public now. ESPECIALLY in California. Man, when we lived in Laguna Beach I loved walking along the main beach boardwalk with a stogie. But the glares from the public were too...
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    Rural areas vs. Urban

    MINDSET RANT 
    I live in a rural area, but am thirty minutes or so from a small-medium sized city. I feel like I get the best of both worlds. Honestly, I don't see the stark difference between city/rural. People are people no matter what their environment is. I run into issues with people from all over every...
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    Seeking feedback for startup idea

    IDEA 
    UberEATS is already doing what you are describing and they will own this market. The opportunity I see here is starting a catering company specifically in the niche of coffee/tea. The company I used to work for when I was slowlane would spend a ton of money every week for coffee for morning...
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    Marketing a service based company

    MARKETING 
    Ooooh this is a good point. Hey @FreeBy23 I think the name of the Direct Mailer company that I have heard used before was Every Door Direct Mail. I actually think they are based out of Maryland or DC area... Give them a lookup. I know I talked to one of their reps once when I was researching...
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    My Business Just had it's Worst Month on Record. Why this is the Best Thing that's Ever Happened.

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    Follow-Up Post: My business is having it's second consecutive worst month on record. Sales aren't just slow, they are non-existent. As in I have literally sold nothing in the past 21 days. Sound demotivating? It sure as hell is. For all the talk on the forum, I believe we are all...
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    Marketing a service based company

    MARKETING 
    Identify your unique value proposition. Work on sales text that conveys that clearly and concisely. Identify your target market, and think about where they are most likely to be most open to saying yes to your or clicking on your ad - get into the nitty gritty of your demographic. It all depends...
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    If at first you don't succeed...

    INTRO 
    Learn quickly from the mistake and move on, create something better with a better foundation. Good for your for creating something in the first place. It takes a couple or more failures to learn the ropes... you're 22, so congrats on starting young. At least you can build/develop. This is a...
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    Amazon is Going to Slaughter Your Brand

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    Great responses on this thread. It comes down to a few things: Amazon doesn't control the market. They control a large portion of the traffic, but they don't and can't control the market. We don't know what is 1 year, 2 years, 3 years out. As Amazon continues to take market share, they will...
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    Instagram Direct Messaging Marketing (Gary Vee Style)

    MARKETING SOCIAL MEDIA 
    Never been in the clothing industry, so maybe I'm way off. The value that you add in clothing depends on what kind of brand you're trying to be. Look at the big players: Nike sells the active/sporty lifestyle. "Just Do It". They connect with buyers emotionally. You buy Nike because you are...
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    From Lurking to Doing (Private Label)

    SOURCING EXECUTION 
    This seems like a solid start. If there are only 4 other players in your space, and the 2 are dominating it, this sounds like you found a good niche. Were you happy with the product? Do you feel you were able to make it unique and have benefits over the other products? I'll be watching your...
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    Potential of leveraging

    I would love to give you the five simple steps for creating a real estate fastlane for yourself. PM me for the course. 7 easy payments of $299. Once completed you'll have the silver bullet for real estate success. Lol but seriously, this sounds like a question for @MidwestLandlord You...
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    Is opening a Coffee Shop a good idea ?

    HOT! IDEA 
    Damn. I was hoping to visit Italy one day and sit and eat some pizza for a few hours. I guess capitalism DOES ruin everything... :playful:
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    Is opening a Coffee Shop a good idea ?

    HOT! IDEA 
    Hopefully it's not related to the Italian culture of sitting and sipping coffee/taking lunch for like, two hours. This would severely hurt your turn! But for real, a question. How do Italian restaurants do it? I don't know if this is a real thing or not, but I heard that meals in Italy are...
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    More kindling to the fire

    INTRO 
    Nope, my advice is just pick a path and don't look back. Charge down it. Way easier said than done, I know that the hard way. Pick which direction you want to go. Storyboard or write down or whatever works for you, your biggest goal with it. Determine your why: why is this important to...

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