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    Would you pause your small business to become CEO at 26?

    EXECUTION RANT QUESTION 
    I’m 26 and have been building my own B2B business for the last year. It’s still small, but I believe it has real potential and I’ve learned an incredible amount from building it. Recently I interviewed for what I thought was going to be a marketing role. After the interview, the founder...
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    The struggle of growing, do i keep going?

    SCALING QUESTION STORY 
    Hey everyone, I’m currently hitting a wall with my service business and need a sanity check . I feel like I’m grinding in the slow lane and I’m trying to figure out if it’s an execution problem or a fundamental flaw in my offer. The Business: I run a "Scent-as-a-Service" business I target...
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    Retention by Merit (M2M) over Retention by Force (Contracts) …. am I shooting myself in the foot?

    SCALING FEEDBACK 
    Hi everyone, I’m finalizing the pricing structure for my subscription service and I’m torn between two approaches. I'm looking for advice on balancing early cash flow/growth vs. long-term company valuation. The Context: • Price point: ~$99/month. • Breakeven: I need a customer to stay at least...
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    Anybody struggling with the new Meta update Andromeda?

    MARKETING 
    Since I saw nobody posted about The meta andromeda update, and it really has been killing me lately. I used to get leads for 10 bucks, right now it‘s 100-130 bucks to get a single lead. Anyone else struggling with this? Just learned a tough lesson on control Meta controlled my Leads and...
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    The Pattern I Keep Seeing in Rich Entrepreneurs (And Why It Matters for Us)

    RANT 
    One Pattern I see everywhere, and it‘s painfully obvious, but rarely discussed; How most Entrepreneurs get Rich Step 1: Work inside a specific industry. Step 2: Spot problems, inefficiencies, or unmet needs. Step 3: Start a business that solves those problems. Step 4: Dominate. Get rich...
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    Feedback on my friend's business

    PEOPLE 
    My Friend is doing this business for months. He wants to do a service based business that generates leads via Ai outbound email automations. He uses Clay and some other tools and the USP is Email outbound Lead generation at scale which are highly personalized. I see one problem with it- he is...
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    Is SEO dead (still worth it)

    MARKETING 
    I have been reading a lot online that SEO changed since the AI Update from google and does´nt work as it used to anymore. Since I don´t have time to spend on this subject, but rather outsource it, my question would be if it is still worth it to pay a freelancer for SEO services?
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    Should I buy this Business?

    INVESTING QUESTION 
    I am thinking about buying this Business. The Model: Shared space for Fitness Classes and fitness Trainers - empty space, could be for dancing classes, zumba classes, pilates, fitness, meditations , elderly fitness, and more. The space Size: 350 square meters Rooms: 4 + Kind of a living room...
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    an example of genius marketing and positioning from 2 E-Com brands

    MARKETING RANT 
    I’ve been thinking a lot about the genius behind True Classic Tees and Dr. Squatch lately, and their models are worth dissecting for anyone in the entrepreneurial space. What I Love About True Classic Tees True Classic Tees focused on one thing and did it extremely well: T-shirts for men...
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    Sales Discussion - Do you use scripts?

    CHAT RANT 
    After reading tons of books on Sales, Implementing most of them and testing them in a B2B scenario while working as an B2B salesman in Tech and Marketing, I would like to hear some of your thoughts or expirience regarding „ Sales guru teschings“ Not so sure about in person Scripts… or the...
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    8 Pieces of Advice I Learned From My First Business at 24 y/o

    NOTABLE! EXECUTION 
    What I Learned From Starting My First Business at 24 I want to share a few lessons for those who haven’t yet started a business or are thinking about it. These are the mindset shifts, feelings, struggles, and practical insights I gained along the way. Some Things You Can’t Learn From Books...
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    Vienna Meetup

    MEETUPS 
    Since I am interested in finding people who share the same beliefs and goals, are there any people on the forum from Vienna who would like to meetup and network? I can´t stand these networking events, and can just relate with someone who knows MJs Philisophy and books on busienss.
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    Should I abandon my business

    IDEA EXECUTION FEEDBACK 
    Hi everyone, I run an online shop selling Kratom, primarily in Europe, where Kratom is legal but exists in a somewhat gray area regarding regulations. While I’ve seen some success and have reached 2k/month in revenue, I’m struggling with scaling my business. My main issue is the...

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