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  1. B V Marlon

    Welding/Motorcycle Shop

    EXECUTION 
    That's great news, glad to hear things are working out well for you!
  2. B V Marlon

    Eric from Erics Cheesecakes

    NOTABLE! 
    Just a thought, I seem to recall that you've converted your garage into the cheesecake kitchen? Is it separate from the house? Could you get it classified as a commercial facility as it's separate? The gist that I'm getting from this page: NCDA&CS - Food & Drug Protection - Food Program is...
  3. B V Marlon

    An Interesting Read for Amazon Sellers

    Further proof that if you just sell product on Amazon, and don't attempt to build a brand and/or sell through other channels, you don't have a business: Amazon owns a whole collection of secret brands It looks like part of AZ's future strategy is to boost margins by cutting out middlemen and...
  4. B V Marlon

    Anatomy of A Failed Fastlane (What You Can Learn From My Mistakes)

    GOLD! EXECUTION 
    That was a great read, thanks for taking the time out to craft your very well written posts. I love it when people post about the things that didn't go so well - you can definitely learn from others mistakes as well as your own. I'm not sure I entirely agree with your stance on partnerships...
  5. B V Marlon

    Some wise words from Martin Shkreli

    MINDSET 
    The second one is quite interesting, if you can put up with the echo, there's some good actionable advice in there. I'm not sure about the first video though - he just comes across as a bit of a cock. OK, he's very successful but success doesn't mean you have to act like an a**hole. I don't...
  6. B V Marlon

    Anyone investing in UK property?

    About the only thing that UK property has going for it is that it's easier to leverage - banks will happily lend you money to buy a house. Funds to leverage a business start, or purchase are much harder to come by. Leverage is one potential way to big returns, but it also magnifies the...
  7. B V Marlon

    How legit is 'The $50 Billion Man' Dan Peña?

    There isn't a lot about his business success online as most of it happened well before the internet, but I've not found anything yet to make me believe that it's a work of fiction. He appears to have had a lot of success stories as a mentor and I, for one, think he's great. He's the most...
  8. B V Marlon

    strategizing a resolution to a complex dilemma

    EXECUTION 
    It looks like you have knowledge about specific materials. If you can find out what processes those materials are used in and what they are used to make, you could start by finding out who makes those products and get in contact with them. You could get a lot of info from google. For example...
  9. B V Marlon

    It's all impossible till someone f***ing does it

    You can sell into Wal-Mart and other major retailers, you just have to be acutely aware that you're dealing with an organisation that will f**k you over as soon as look at you. As long as you understand the rules of engagement and take that into account, then you'll be OK. Years of dealing...
  10. B V Marlon

    Not a team player, am I doomed? (Do introverts have it harder?)

    PEOPLE 
    I'm exactly like that as well. I do enjoy having conversations with an individual, or a small group of people, but start to find it difficult when the number of people around me increases. I'm not a massive fan of anywhere too crowded either. I am introverted, for sure, but I'm great with...
  11. B V Marlon

    {PROGRESS + ACCOUNTABILITY} LAURYN'S RECONSTRUCTION: GETTING TO 50 SHADES OF PAID

    PUBLISHING 
    I also think you're underselling your achievements - it is an awesome start. I'd be extremely happy if I was bringing that in each month, well done!
  12. B V Marlon

    See how deep the rabbit hole goes -Clicking ads on Fastlane Forum

    Now you're not going to believe this, but it ends tomorrow! (I also expect that if I look it again tomorrow, it'll end the day after. Well, people do say that tomorrow never comes :))
  13. B V Marlon

    See how deep the rabbit hole goes -Clicking ads on Fastlane Forum

    Miraculously, if you got through the URL and change the location from Florida to Colorado Kim instantly moves to San Antonio, TX! I like messing around the with the info in long urls full of identifiers to see what happens. Yes, I am that person who will press the mystery button to see what it...
  14. B V Marlon

    Inferior or Superior to others?

    MINDSET 
    Not necessarily, it depends how big a mark you leave on the world. For instance Isaac Newton, Ernest Rutherford and Marie Curie haven't been forgotten yet and likely won't have been forgotten for another few hundred years, at least. Riches perhaps, there's no point having money when you're...
  15. B V Marlon

    T-shirt custom printing in Europe

    Try Teezily, I had a few things printed by them and the quality was quite good. They also have an app that directly integrates into Shopify, which you might also find useful. I must confess that my foray into custom apparel didn't last too long, I realised that I was just chasing money and...
  16. B V Marlon

    Future predictions.

    HOT! 
    Heh, I'm now thinking of what I'd need to do to start the first robot brothel :smile:
  17. B V Marlon

    Companies are entities, and hide behind human resources. They have no soul.

    EXECUTION 
    Ain't it just. I'm doing a spot of contracting for the company I used to work for and I'm seeing all that kind of stuff every day. It strengthens my resolve even further to make something of my own, to make a successful company that actually gives a shit about its people.
  18. B V Marlon

    Is your life done when you get gray hair?

    MINDSET 
    If I thought life was over when you started getting grey hair, I'd have given up when I was 17!
  19. B V Marlon

    Interesting Amazon Article

    I stumbled on this article earlier: https://www.propublica.org/article/amazon-says-it-puts-customers-first-but-its-pricing-algorithm-doesnt It might be an interesting read for some, as I know there are a lot of Amazon sellers around here. It also nicely highlights the lack of control that...
  20. B V Marlon

    Found a Cool Way to Track Niche Popularity

    Very clever!
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