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  1. 403burnout

    Your first sale to validate your idea

    EXECUTION QUESTION 
    Check out this thread: GOLD! - HOT! - IDEA - Idea Generation To Execution: Fastlane Millionaire's Step By Step Guide In my opinion pre-order without payment is not validation. It's too easy for someone to say "Yeah, I'd be interested and pay for that!" when money isn't actually leaving their...
  2. 403burnout

    If You Work Remote at a Job, Listen To This Advice.

    IDEA 
    I feel like I'm missing something. In the top post @ZackerySprague says: Then half the responses are crucifying him as if he's advocating being lazy. Are we gonna pretend that every job in corporate America take 40 hours a week of locked-in work to do well? There is so much wasted time...
  3. 403burnout

    Less Consuming, More Producing - Progress Thread

    EXECUTION 
    Guess I'm due for an update. I saw an @Andy Black post in another thread asking someone who they were going to help this week. They said that they were going to help their dad, and then you asked them if whatever they were doing to help their dad would be something others would pay for. That...
  4. 403burnout

    I've Read UNSCRIPTED!

    GOLD! HOT! 
    Finished the book recently. I got a lot out of it and have pages of notes to review. For me personally, the most valuable part of the book was the section describing value skews. Since reading that section it feels like any time I leave the house I see an opportunity that gets my mind racing...
  5. 403burnout

    Google Is Killing Small Independent Sites (Commandment of Control)

    MARKETING 
    Affiliate marketing was always violating the commandment of control though. Pretty sure MJ calls it out directly in TMF. This site didn't have a very resilient business model to begin with. The fact that sites like Forbes and Cnet have similar business models is not a great defense of it in...
  6. 403burnout

    Let's Flip Stuff for Fun and Profit!

    HOT! SIDE HUSTLE 
    In my experience Temu is just a marked-up, more normie-friendly version of Aliexpress. And Aliexpress is just a marked-up B2C version of Alibaba that lets you purchase things in smaller quantities.
  7. 403burnout

    Let's Flip Stuff for Fun and Profit!

    HOT! SIDE HUSTLE 
    Ebay's user base skews towards men, and is also more popular with Gen X and Boomers. Might explain the knives getting more traction than the jewelry.
  8. 403burnout

    Let's Flip Stuff for Fun and Profit!

    HOT! SIDE HUSTLE 
    This is easily my #1 gripe with Facebook Marketplace. There's not enough friction when it comes to inquiring about an item. It's actually too easy. Everyone is already scrolling FB on their phone 24/7, and now there is a way for them to send messages without actually having to write them...
  9. 403burnout

    Let's Flip Stuff for Fun and Profit!

    HOT! SIDE HUSTLE 
    Another good place to look for things to sell are you-pull-it junkyards. Flipping car parts to ebay is how I made most of my money in college. Almost all you-pull-it yards you pay by what the part is, not what it comes off of. A headlight will cost $25 whether it comes off a BMW 7-series or...
  10. 403burnout

    Generation Z Apocalypse: is it coming? The Fear is Here.

    MARKETING 
    I'm having trouble following some of your post, but I can speak on this a little. There is a common assumption among older generations that Gen Z is super tech literate because they grew up with the internet. My experience (I work in IT and regularly deal with tech problems from users of all...
  11. 403burnout

    Less Consuming, More Producing - Progress Thread

    EXECUTION 
    I'll share an update and humbling lesson in violating the Commandment of Control... the product I was working on was a study resource for a popular vendor certification in the industry I work in. This week they announced an update to their certification, making my study resource irrelevant...
  12. 403burnout

    Less Consuming, More Producing - Progress Thread

    EXECUTION 
    Week 1 Update- Completed both goals from last week, domain purchased and finished product is around ~50% complete Near-term goals are to have a logo made up and the product ~75% complete by end of next week
  13. 403burnout

    Breaking My Phone Addiction

    MINDSET 
    I set out to reduce my screen time a couple months ago and got from ~2 hrs a day to <30 minutes a day. At this point my phone is basically just used for calling/texting and basic utilities like calculator and alarm clock. Delete the apps that are a waste of time. If you aren't willing to...
  14. 403burnout

    Less Consuming, More Producing - Progress Thread

    EXECUTION 
    Yep, I'm part of a few.
  15. 403burnout

    Less Consuming, More Producing - Progress Thread

    EXECUTION 
    My plan is sponsored ads on Amazon. But I'm admittedly a complete newbie when it comes to advertising so that may change as I learn more. Similar to this thread, the product will include a link / qr code to my website for downloadable extras to capture emails.
  16. 403burnout

    Less Consuming, More Producing - Progress Thread

    EXECUTION 
    I found a competing product selling very well on Amazon (~30,000 sold last year) that I think I can beat in terms of delivering a better value at a competing price.
  17. 403burnout

    Less Consuming, More Producing - Progress Thread

    EXECUTION 
    I've been mostly lurking around here the past few weeks and finishing up a (re)read of TMF (now reading Unscripted as well which I've never read before.). Figured it was time I start contributing as well. I've flirted with "side hustles" and being a wantrapreneur for pretty much the last...
  18. 403burnout

    What Is Deep Work.. Really?

    MINDSET 
    Personally I would push back on that idea a little. Lots of entrepreneurs are writers or programmers (among other things like marketers, customer service, etc.) MJ being an example. That may not be the title on the business card, but depending on what your business is, there's a very high...
  19. 403burnout

    I've Read The Millionaire Fastlane!

    GOLD! HOT! 
    Just finished a re-read of TMF. I read it years ago when I was in college, but the right parts didn't "stick" for me at that time. I was too much of a money-chasing wantrapreneur. I'm over that now and ready to make steady continuous progress towards a Fastlane business that delivers real value.
  20. 403burnout

    Intro - Sick of the Slowlane

    INTRO 
    Hi everyone. I guess this post is a long time coming. I read the Millionaire Fastlane about 10 years ago when I was in college. I'm due for a re-read. I've always had a bit of an entrepreneurial spirit. Rather than working a traditional "student job" when I was in college, I paid my bills...
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