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    when do you know your business is done?

    MINDSET 
    Well, the problem is I can't seem to come up with any good business ideas. However, lets review my current one: C- Control. I think I am pretty good here, not reliant on any one entity, no one person/company can really shut me down. E- Entry. Excellent here too. A very specific kind of skill...
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    when do you know your business is done?

    MINDSET 
    Well, that is what I am contemplating. When the spending power drops, my industry is the first on the chopping block. The crazy gas prices this year might be the nail in the coffin. I don't mind pushing it along, if I can see some kind of future for it, problem is, I think the market might only...
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    when do you know your business is done?

    MINDSET 
    I'm going to have to respectfully disagree on this one, even with proper context, it sometimes spits out garbage. I think it does this because some info isn't publicly available. i.e. some tricks/instructions for assembling an older engine made before the internet might not exist on the internet...
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    when do you know your business is done?

    MINDSET 
    Hello everyone, I am feeling quite burnt out and frustrated, not knowing what to do, so I decided to just go ahead and post here, can't hurt. At what point do you guys say your business failed and move on to something else? I remember some guy saying that you aren't done till you are done, but...
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    Need advice to scale my company

    SCALING 
    Moving to Florida is def an option! But, to get us citizenship I would have you make it past 1.5M, as that is the minimum requirement to become eligible for US citizenship. You are definitely right that it is labor intensive! Would you suggest I should abandon this venture for something else at...
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    Need advice to scale my company

    SCALING 
    I do consider that often. There are definitely some pros: 1. Much bigger market 2. No need to ferry boats up to Canada or pay for transportation 3. No winter off season, can work year round 4. I hate winter and cold weather There are some cons though: 1. I have a bunch of connections in the...
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    Need advice to scale my company

    SCALING 
    Hello everyone, its been a while since I last posted, but I am back! I could use some advice on what you would do in my situation. Long story short, I graduated with an engineering degree a year and a half ago, thinking it would be easy to find a job. NOPE. I was DAMN LUCKY I taught myself how...
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    Cant stop undercharging!

    MINDSET 
    Well, it seems like I have something to work on. It seems like I have this issue more with the service stuff, than product stuff. For example, I price a boat at say $30k. Thats it, thats the price. If you don't like it, you can leave. I can easily charge the full 30k and feel good about it...
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    Cant stop undercharging!

    MINDSET 
    I kind of get the opposite sometimes though... The brakes example: "Changing the brakes is so easy, it shouldn't have taken you so long" "All mechanics are scammers that rip you off, you included" "I shouldnt be paying you for 5 hours for you to just change that fuel filter screen, it took you...
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    Cant stop undercharging!

    MINDSET 
    Hello everyone, its been a while since I have been around here, but I decided in my twofold situation I'll at least post here and get some advice maybe (or maybe not). I am currently starting a business (actually I have been doing it for a few years now, im just making it official now)...
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    Sheet metal prototype parts supplier

    SOURCING 
    I havent even heard of those until now. MFG seems more like a serial production marketplace, but I will try makers row. In any case, these will be EXTREMELY helpful if I my MVP garners enough interest to start mass production. Getting this MVP done is probably the toughest part I need to get...
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    Sheet metal prototype parts supplier

    SOURCING 
    shoulda posted it here. Here are the drawings.
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    Sheet metal prototype parts supplier

    SOURCING 
    Hi, quick question. I need someone that can make some pretty small parts from 24 gauge sheet metal. I have made up some drawings etc for the parts but finding someone to make them is a little hard. I tried around 20 local places but only one said they could make it so far, and at a pretty penny...
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    Should I finish my Electrical Engineering degree?

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    At least where I am, you become an authorized engineer after working in engineering for at least 4 years, masters or not. Also I have to pay a bunch for tuition here, and honestly that is kind of anti-fastlane in my opinion. There are the sidewalkers that spend immediately everything they earn...
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    Should I finish my Electrical Engineering degree?

    FEEDBACK 
    Im in the same kind of boat here. Finishing my final year of aerospace eng. I also try to do a small business flipping boats during the summer (it doesn't always work out, but the knowledge gained was awesome). I'd say stick it out and finish your degree. There is a lot of stuff you can do with...
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    Need to learn google ads stuff

    MARKETING 
    oh, ill definitely huck some money at them. Except I want to learn the stuff that can be learned without money launching without launching money... if that just made sense as to what i wrote... im getting tired for a day ha ha
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    Need to learn google ads stuff

    MARKETING 
    Ahh, nice. I remember seeing that thread somewhere but I couldn't find it. Thanks!
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    Need to learn google ads stuff

    MARKETING 
    Hi, I am working on my project and realized over the past few days that throwing money at google ads won't make them work good. (No I did not throw any money at them). Can anyone suggest some resources so I can learn the basics of google ads? I'm really going to need it so I better read up now...
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    What can I do to succeed?

    IDEA SLOWLANE QUESTION 
    Im really a bit of a nobody, so take my opinion with a grain of salt, but I think you missed one big thing. Youre trying to fix a swiss watch with a sledgehammer. You go all out coding putting in the effort without actually determining whether anyone needs your app. No matter how much you code...
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    Loss of patent eligibility

    IDEA MARKETING FEEDBACK 
    Thanks! this is the answer I was looking for. I don't really have much experience with this stuff, so all I could go by was "official rules" without knowing how it actually kinda goes. I guess I will continue on as originally planned!

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