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    Continuous suffering: How the development stage can feel like

    EXECUTION RANT 
    I am developing a physical product. I am sharing a stream of my thoughts, I want to just rant about some things I've realized. And share how intense things are right now. It is the 8th month of me just developing my product. No sales yet. I believe in it enough to keep working for 8 months. I...
  2. Jessey

    ScrollScholar - App Blocker That Makes You Study

    GOLD! EXECUTION 
    I have an insider thread about mobile app execution, but I wanted to post on the wider forum so people can see what I'm doing/I can have more feedback from folks. Mainly was motivated to make this thread because of what @SheyBuilds and @kbauder have been doing. App Summary Website App Store...
  3. Blynn Atchley

    Building a Cybersecurity Consultancy to $5k MRR

    MINDSET SCALING EXECUTION STORY 
    Hey Y'all, Just got done watching MJs latest YouTube video (I'll link it below) and it got me thinking about community aspects here. I wanted a place to document the journey here and show folks the tribulations, hardships, wins, and other apsects of building a Cyber Security consultancy to 5k...
  4. makingofme

    Rental Equipment as a Fastlane Business Idea? Am I wrong?

    IDEA 
    Hi everyone, Have had something happened today which led me to a business idea and I can't stop thinking about it. I bumped into an old friend of mine who moved to Ireland and works as a mechanical engineer over there and he was talking to me about his job duties, what it's like etc. He...
  5. Iqen

    Journal of starting a Florida Lawn Care business

    EXECUTION 
    Hi all, this will be a journal of our lawncare business. I and my partner are overseas which will explain why we're looking for local contractors. What we've done so far 1. We've targeted a county in the middle of Florida. 2. Found a guy with his own mower (Facebook ads going to a video...
  6. heysander

    Thoughts on staying relevant as a SaaS founder with AI coming for everything

    - AI - 
    When I tell people about my business, the first thing many ask is: are you not afraid of AI making your product irrelevant? They send me articles and YouTube videos where people talk about how businesses will just vibe code all their needs. From my experience, serious businesses buy security...
  7. ElliotDelgado

    Hello everyone!

    EXECUTION INTRO 
    My name's Elliot, I'm 18 from NY I first read TMF in the summer of 2024, which completely changed my life. I've seen the Fastlane Forum thrown around whenever I'd frequently come back to the book I didn’t truly start executing until now. I've been consistent for almost a month now and I've...
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    The beginning

    STORY 
    Hi guys, I’m Momo from France, just starting my Fastlane journey. I’ve been lurking in this forum for years, never really having the courage to start something on my own. But now I’m taking the plunge. I have about 6 months of runway and I’m going to test every idea I have to at least match my...
  9. Sirrom

    I decided to become a real estate developer in Dubai (Execution thread).

    EXECUTION REAL ESTATE 
    Welcome to my execution thread where I will write about my process of moving countries & becoming a real estate developer. Intro/backstory: Last year I sold my solar business. What has been my dream turned into a period of burn-out and depression. After the sale I slid in a deep depression...
  10. heysander

    Almost gave it away twice. If you're grinding and tired, read this.

    MINDSET EXECUTION 
    I've been building my SaaS for years. Started it while running an e-com business, then kept building nights and weekends while working a dev job. Last year things finally started clicking. MRR doubled. Doubled again. System works now. But I almost didn't make it here. Not because the product...
  11. Brian213

    “Unexpected Win After a Slow Period – Building Simple Systems for Local Businesses”

    EXECUTION 
    Hey everyone, Quick update on my business progress. Over the festive season I was off work, routines were disrupted, and business slowed down to basically a stop. Once I got back to work, it was the usual adjustment back into the same old routine. Last week, something interesting happened. A...
  12. Chris Cooper

    Most AI Projects Don’t Fail Because of Tech — They Fail Because No One Decides Fast Enough

    - AI - 
    I’ve been spending a lot of time inside early-stage AI projects lately, some greenfield, some half-built, some already bleeding time and money. What keeps showing up isn’t a tooling problem. It’s a decision problem. Most founders don’t actually struggle with: Choosing models Automating...
  13. Foz

    Case Study: Amazon's Algorithm Loves My Book (Rank #1) But Customers Don't. Why?

    MARKETING EXECUTION PUBLISHING 
    Hello, all. I am Fozeu, from Cameroon. I've been a long-time student of the Fastlane philosophy and am currently in the trenches applying it. I've launched a business that is showing a confusing but promising set of early signals, and I'm stuck at the transition from "product launch" to...
  14. MJ DeMarco

    Breaking News: The tool doesn't matter, the results it delivers DOES.

    GOLD! NEWSLETTER 
    A picture is worth a thousand words, so let’s start with a picture of this $20 million mega-mansion. This opulent house is meticulously built with every conceivable luxury: imported stone, marble, and a seamless home automation system that lets you live like a modern-day king. Even if you...
  15. MexicanCreator48

    I have made a 12 Week Plan to launch my business, here’s how it’s going. Can you help me reach my goal to $6k USD monthly please?

    MARKETING 
    Last August, I have read the book of 12 Week Plan by Brian Moran. This book helped me organize in how can I execute my marketing strategies to scale it and start generating revenue. I’m currently building Verkisto, a service which helps bloggers get ideas quickly and generate blogs that are...
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    Building a Community in the AI + Education Space

    IDEA EXECUTION FEEDBACK 
    Hi everyone, I've been on this forum for a long time, having read MJ's books years ago. I'm finally trying to step off the sidelines. I am a high school music teacher. Recently (as many have) I've become fascinated by the potential of AI. From my perspective, the education system (at...
  17. WealthyKyro

    MJ Demarco needs to exit Goalsumo and work on a linked in alternative.

    IDEA 
    Someone PLEASE make a LinkedIn alternative. For NO REASON they are mass banning people of there platforms and ruining professional lives, out of no where i got logged out and asked to verify my identity, and when i did it said error. Then when i tried to reach out to support they asked me to...
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    Don’t Build a Resume. Build a Personal Monopoly.

    EXECUTION 
    An Early Obsession A young Japanese boy was obsessed with Western cinema. He once tricked his parents into vacationing on a remote island. Not for the beach, but because he wanted to shoot a movie there. But growing up in Japan, there was no clear path to becoming a Hollywood director. After...
  19. BPH1994

    How do I stop being so sh** at this?

    MINDSET FEEDBACK RANT 
    Two nights ago, I had a "straw that broke the camel's back" kinda moment. I stewed on this for the better part of the last 2 days, and felt like I had to catch my breath, pause, and really think about what I'm doing. I figured it made the most sense to post my thoughts here, among my betters...
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    From 100 to 1000 customers

    SCALING SAAS / APPS EXECUTION FEEDBACK QUESTION 
    Hello! Intro I've introduced myself previously in this thread. I wanted to share more about my business/side hustle with the community and hopefully get some ideas and feedback. My current SaaS website provides a convenient way for customers to create purchase orders (procurement). You can...
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