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  1. G

    First move with a bit of cash saved up but no skills? What is the absolute first step to allow you to provide value?

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    What should be the first move to get you started making ENTREPRENEURIAL money? Is it coming up with an idea? Just learning a skill? If you already have a decent bit of money, and you have your basic necessities (food, shelter, clothes, etc) taken care of, what is the first step to start making...
  2. G

    How did your first steps look?

    INTRO 
    Hey guys! I Am currently 19 years old and just joined the Fastlane Forum. I have read all three books from MJDemarco and other books on entrepreneurship . So far, I do not have any practical experience. I realised that whilst such books do give very valuable advice, they itself do not make you...
    • Gideron
    • Thread
    • advice business entrepenuership first business motivation success
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Introductions
  3. confuser

    Trying to figure out what i want to do for a business

    IDEA 
    I have excelled with 3d printing and have become pretty knowledgeable within that space overall. I want to make my 3d printer useful and start making money with it. I hope to be able to expand into other CNC machines as well, my goal with that being to have easy access to a variety of machines...
  4. MarcusAurelius

    Start your first biz from scratch: no money, no ideas, no mailing list.

    EXECUTION 
    The idea of this post, to keep track of the beginnings of a business, was given to me by the great @Andy Black. The main purpose is to report the start-up and execution of a small business. From scratch, no money, no list. What I have in mind is based on three principles: - It helps people...
  5. mattn

    Getting my first launch right for my first "specialized unit" business

    MARKETING 
    Hello All! I'm starting a beverage product, and am likely a few months out from launch. The product is formulated, packaging ready, legal work almost complete, and our copacker is doing a small sample run (about a few dozen of each SKU) to ensure everything is smooth. We will be selling D2C from...
    • mattn
    • Thread
    • beverage first business how to launch landing page design marketing
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Marketing Strategy
  6. mell0w

    My first Fastlane business (For twitch livestreamer)

    MARKETING 
    Hello Forum, i am oliver (19) from germany. Last month i finished my education with good grades and got a full time job at a big company. Since January i worked parallel to my final education exams on my first fastlane business after reading MJs books. I was searching on twitter on keywords for...
  7. Filip de

    Hello everyone, tell me something.

    INTRO 
    Hi, My name is Filip and i am new here (and i am not sure it is a right place to post this discussion). I am from Poland, and i'm a programmer. For a Long time i am lookign for business idea to develop but I always find a cooler idea and I forget about the previous one, which in consequence...
  8. A

    My first business attempt failed

    Hi guys and gals Wasn't on the forum for quite some time. I've been working on a business with a good friend of mine and we just decided to "close shop" and move on. a bit of background: (long story short) the business required cooperation from a certain industry's people. neither me nor my...
    • Adir Barak
    • Thread
    • business fail failed failed business failure first business lessons lessons learned
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Process and Execution
  9. ZahScr

    We May Have Been Closer Than We Realized: A Lesson in KE

    Skip to bottom for TLDR + Lesson bullets. I recently finished Unscripted, and it made me stop reflect again on my first swing at a business. I started it in 2015 with a good friend. We were in the service industry at the time. We had no idea how to start a business. We had never heard of MJ...
  10. A

    The Journey has began.

    INTRO 
    I'm a member of this forum for almost 3 months now, it's time for me to share for the sake of accountability. Goals, gotta have them, right? I wan't to be free and out poverty, way out of it. I want to be free to pursue a music carrer (passion) and to live without constently being limited and...
    • Adir Barak
    • Thread
    • day trading first business introduction investing stock market
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Introductions
  11. Viktor

    My first business

    INTRO 
    About me: 20 years old CS student and this is my first attempt at business 1. What problem am I solving ? - Procrastination and unproductivity among students (and others) 2. How am I solving it? - I'm creating a blog with 52 articles teaching you productivity habits, concepts and principles...
    • Viktor
    • Thread
    • fast lane first business provide value
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Introductions
  12. ryjohn829

    Creating Value: who would buy? [ROBOT POOL SKIMMER]

    I’ve been hopping from idea to idea for the last month and nothing seamed to stick. My partner and I were seeking to fix problems in the real world and create value. We both have pools and both of us don’t enjoy cleaning them. I have a robot that cleans the bottom of my pool so why can’t a robot...
  13. F

    First Venture - Me against my thoughts

    EXECUTION 
    Hey guys, Long story short, I saved a bit of money, moved back to my parents' home and quit my job to pursue entrepreneurship. I've been developing a website for a while, which has the goal of filtering the good real estate agents from the bad ones, while allowing people to choose an agent...
  14. RazorCut

    Still Struggling to Get Started? See Nothing but Bare Walls? Don't have a Single Idea?

    IDEA MINDSET 
    I started this thread as a response to someone struggling to find a business idea and thought it might help a few more people if it was in its own space. So this is for you if you are finding it difficult to get started. If all around you you just see blank walls. If you have no draw to a...
    • RazorCut
    • Thread
    • business opportunity first business frustration mind barriers mind blocks opportunities start up
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Ideas, Concept Feedback
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