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  1. WestCoast

    Do you work weekends?

    EXECUTION 
    While I'm not attempting to glorify a 'workaholic' lifestyle....... running a growing business tends to require 6-7 days a week of effort. --> I did 6+ days a week for 16 years (getting biz to $6M) --> Then took 2 years off to travel the world, meet wife, etc. --> Now, I work 6+ days a...
  2. WestCoast

    Farming my way into the fastlane

    GOLD! IDEA EXECUTION 
    @Awakened2022 This is a very inspiring story. Congratulations on making a business work in conditions most of us wouldn't dream of. So many of us complain if our internet is slow.... or the amazon box is late. You are petitioning the ministers of your government to get reliable electricity...
  3. WestCoast

    Anyone hiring in the US?

    OFF-TOPIC 
    @RockBottom I'll give some direct and honest input. You're already looking at this wrong No one cares what YOU want. Businesses need to know - in seconds, what you can do for them. Our company has hired ~30-40 people this year - still actively hiring. From $20/hr to $100k/year, managers to...
  4. WestCoast

    ChatGPT AI is a huge breakthrough, a Google killer

    HOT! CHAT 
    Is there anything this can help a - normal business - do? We manufacturer stuff, we have dealers, we ship containers of goods. No coding, no content generation on social media, no APIs. We just make stuff and ship it. -- Can it help me: - write job descriptions? - hire / screen people - do...
  5. WestCoast

    Goals and resolutions: What will you accomplish in 2023?

    EXECUTION 
    - $25M in sales - Acquire one other company - Out of the day to day by May (again) - Increase workouts from 3 to 5x a week (weights 3x, rucking 2x) -- Subjective: - Be a better husband (relationship above business) - Volunteer my time - Practice detaching (not getting wrapped up emotionally in...
  6. WestCoast

    Going "All-In" on ONE cryptocurrency... which?

    CRYPTO INVESTING NOTABLE! 
    Over the last five years, Bitcoin is up 19%. I'm not great at compounding yields, but that's what, 3% gain a year, over 5 years. That loses out to core inflation. I'm sure if you got in at zero 15 years ago, you're still happy. But down 60%+ in a year... That's not an investment, that's...
  7. WestCoast

    Is the Market infinite?

    EXECUTION 
    I think people forget the power of large numbers. There are almost 8 billion people in the world. Each day, 160,000 people *die* Just normal deaths. Around 300,000 people are born. **source: WoM** So, you are talking about a gigantic arena full of new people, created every day. -- The US...
  8. WestCoast

    Alcohol drinking habits

    MINDSET 
    I don't drink at all. 18 years of growing a business - now approaching $25M/year. I just simply couldn't imagine spending time on booze. I go to bed early, get up early, work hard. Boozing it up doesn't fit anywhere in that.
  9. WestCoast

    What are your thoughts on going all in crypto in this Recession?

    INVESTING 
    Save yourself the years of hassle and up/downs. Go to Vegas, put it all on the roulette wheel (I don't know jack about gambling). Maybe you will win and feel like a hero - but it's just luck, you'll always know that. The odds are, like every other sucker, you'll lose your money. Vegas will...
  10. WestCoast

    What business to start with one hour a day?

    QUESTION 
    I don't always agree with @Johnny boy's tone. But, this is unfiltered, 1000% truth. Read his post 3 times, and: a) If you make changes in your life, you're on a your way. b) If you don't - you don't want it enough, and no one here can help you. -- Me? I'm up at 4am every day, working at...
  11. WestCoast

    eCommerce joke

    Brave
  12. WestCoast

    Chat Discussion - RUMBLE (The Next Big Thing?)

    MARKETING CHAT 
    I only used Rumble or Odysee for online videos. I refuse to click on any link that directs me to YouTube. Hard pass for me. If you're on YouTube or Google, I simply won't see your content.
  13. WestCoast

    eCommerce joke

    People still use Google to search for stuff? Wild.
  14. WestCoast

    Anonymous, or Celebrity when you make it?

    My greatest fear is being famous. I value my freedom way more than anything else. I couldn't imagine a bigger curse. This is why I don't do social media - or want anything to do with that world. I want no one to know what I do, what I make, or have any way to find out.
  15. WestCoast

    WINTER IS COMING: European Winter of '22

    HOT! OFF-TOPIC 
    Toured a factory in Western France today. They use a LOT of natural gas. They were fairly unconcerned by the price increases. They have been able to pass them on to customers so far (including us :) FWIW, one data point from on the ground in Europe.
  16. WestCoast

    Independence

    MINDSET 
    "What keeps you safe, doesn't keep you alive" FYI: you're 20. In the1940s, men 18-19 years old were storming the beaches of Normandy. If you seriously can't figure out the answer to such a simple question... I don't think there is any helping you.
  17. WestCoast

    Perry Marshall's Espresso Machine Principle

    MARKETING 
    This seems like a really complicated way to think about business. Did this guy make up a 'clever sounding business principle' to sell his own courses? If you have a gas station, do you try to sell refinery equipment too, in case one customer will come in and buy $150,000 of pipes and stuff...
  18. WestCoast

    I don't want to be the statistic

    MINDSET 
    That means 10-30% of them MAKE IT to year two. 10-30% - SUCCEED That's pretty amazing, really. -- Survive 365 days - and you've outlasted 70-90% of people. Heck yeah, that seems pretty doable to me. I started 18 years ago, still riding the roller coaster. It's awesome. Why not make today...
  19. WestCoast

    Business partner concerns! And just about to go intobuiness what to do? Go it alone?

    QUESTION 
    My favorite line on this: "What's the only ship that does not float?" .... ... .. "A partnership" -- I have 3 minority investors in my main business now, totaling less than 10%. I've known and worked with each of them for 10+ years, most of them 20. So, it was easy to do a minority share...
  20. WestCoast

    The do what you love fallacy!

    INTRO 
    I turned my passion/hobby into a business. It's worked out - 18 years in, 40 employees in two offices. That said, I am no longer that interested in my passion/hobby. I do it about 99% less than I did in the past. And... that's ok. I can still talk about this business with passion and...
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