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Introducing -- Grade My Business Idea -- a website tool that will instantly grade and rate your business ideas in accordance to a weighted CENTS Framework whereas NEED and SCALE is most important, plus a MARKET ACCESS variable. (If you can't reach a market with a message, do you have a market??)...

What's up everyone? After reading and re-reading @MJ DeMarco's thread: The CENTS Business Commandments For Entrepreneurs I wanted to start analyzing some ideas of my own using the commandments. I created a CENTS Business and Idea Evaluator spreadsheet here. The purpose of CENTS is to improve...

I need your advice, ideas, and knowledge in the import/export business. Long story short I have family in Central America. My parents are starting a coffee and cacao plantation over there. And I have an uncle that already has a coffee plantation. He has 2 tons of coffee sitting in his...

Huawei got hit by Trump's banhammer. A lot of people are putting the fault on Google (it's not Google's fault). Here are the facts: -Android is Open Source. Huawei will keep access to latest updates, they just won't have access to Google softwares (It has been said Huawei would keep access to...

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Over the years I've read thousands of introductions here. A common thread I've seeing follows the following format: A) I have 3 ideas, X,Y, and Z. B) None of them meet CENTS. C) X is missing entry, Y is missing scale, and Z is missing a mix of both. D) I don't know what to do. The end result...

Hi, I was wondering what your opinion on Warren Buffett is? Does Warren Buffett follow the "CENTS" framework in amassing his fortune? Or was he at the right place, at the right time & doing the right things? - Control lies solely on the due diligence of his investment strategies.. - Barriers...

Hey guys, Thank you for spending your time and attention to read this. Question: Is it a good idea to get some experience before you create your "real" CENTS business? (By creating a digital marketing agency, offering fb ads.) I know MJ talks about the "you never know what expects you, so...

I'm going into " Addicted to failure " mode and looking forward to turn my ideas into actions. What I did - 10years of bodybuilding - Youtube channel (3M views + 19k subs) - Porn blog (wasn't consistent with the content) - Men's blog (not profitable) - Sports betting (win some, lose some) -...

Control Do you do what you really want during the day ? Do you always fall back to the cheap routine, with reality escapes like television, video games and other things that help you delay your execution plan ? Do you fall asleep at night wondering if you even did one useful thing in the day ...

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Okay, here goes... I know, I know. Another blog - womp, womp. Hear me out! First let me provide a little value - @MJ DeMarco - Have you considered building a CENTS analysis worksheet? I think I would have paid, say $2, to not spend the time locating in the book, retyping questions, and then...

I came across this old but gold post (from 2008) from Kevin Keller - 1000 true fans It has been completely rewritten recently (2016/ 2017), but the original is still up there on the same page. The more and more I read it, the more and more I thought: This is basically what @MJ DeMarco would...

Hi guys, I've literally just finished reading MJ's book and i'm still coming to terms with some of the concepts and changing my state of mind. It's actually been quite a shift mentally for me. Anyway, I have some computer/technical background and can code at probably an intermediate level in a...

Howdy! I just listen to the entire UNSCRIPTED in under a week and it was one of the best books I ever read! Now, I value your time so let's keep it short. I have a business idea that originates from Gary Vaynerchuk's The Thank You Economy concept. Problem: Your company uses social media...

@Scot got me to thinking when he posted this... "Run it through CENTS. Do you have Control? Do you have Entry? Sure, scale, time and need (maybe) are there. But violating Control AND a Low as hell barrier to entry, you’re either makingsomeone else’s fast lane or you’re setting yourself up...

Thought I'd start a thread based upon the CENTS Business Commandments found in The Millionaire Fastlane and UNSCRIPTED, just in case someone searches for it by search engine. Since this concept is covered in both books, I don't think I ever posted an "official" thread on the topic. It would be...

Hi there! My name is Dave and I live in Chico, California with my three children. I'm 48 years old and work part-time as a media arts / graphic design instructor at two colleges. I was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia to an introverted military father with a high IQ and genius brothers...

So you like short, sweet, books about raw uncut entrepreneurship...? Well, this book is about Cyrus McCormick, the guy who made the mechanical reaper usable. This was a pretty big deal. It cut out the problem of having to cut your wheat by hand with a scythe. It was useful to every single wheat...

I started a business with a co-founder last year. As a fellow Fastlaner, I'd like to share my progress on this forum. After reading both TMF and Unscripted, I'm more convinced than ever that the business has CENTS. Control--we formed a C Corp. We each own 50% of the stock. My partner is the...