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I've been wanting to do an AMA (Ask me anything) for a while. I've built a desktop software company worth 8 figures, but I'm aiming for $1 billion, not to be a unicorn, but just because I think its the natural progression of where I'm headed. I started the company in 2016 and I have 15 employees and I've never taken on investor money despite rejecting quite a few offers. In MJ's own words he thinks that my company will be the first 9 figure (hopefully 10 though) exit on the forum. I built everything from the ground up on the business end by myself. I brought on my initial founding partner with equity and a few initial employees with equity. I've had experience negotiating a multi-million dollar contract and building an entire IP from nothing which has seriously upset an industry as we came out of nowhere. We also follow profit first accounting methods and do quarterly dividends. I don't want to publicly name the company here but I'm happy to answer general business questions or give advice on situations you may be in.

I don't really believe in outsourcing cheap labor or paying/treating employees like dispensable objects. Everyone in my company makes a minimum of $80,000 a year, even if in their country it's perfectly acceptable that they're paid a fraction of what we pay them. I believe in treating both customers and employees as well as I possibly can in an effort to retain their strong talents.

Ask me anything about:

  • Managing employees and building a team
  • Subscription and permanent license based software
  • Bootstrapping your business & working on the biz while you have a day job
  • Dividend distributions and taking money out of your business
  • Building a successful software company, even if you can't code (I can't)
  • General business advice, mindset, etc
  • Anything that you feel you want to know about someone who's gotten as far as I have



If you know the company I run or my industry, please do not mention it in this thread. It is irrelevant, and if anything it's a harder industry to be in than most.
 
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Caomfoph e taddittgam tugvxesi dunqepz, iwip og zua dep'v dufi (O dep'v)

Jux fu zua qsuvidv zuas OQ? O'n puv tasi ug vji tqidogodt ug zuas catopitt, cav xjev qsiwipvt tuniupi gsun atoph zuas tuasdi dufi epf simietoph ep uqip-tuasdi / dunqivoph csepf?
 
Jux fu zua qsuvidv zuas OQ? O'n puv tasi ug vji tqidogodt ug zuas catopitt, cav xjev qsiwipvt tuniupi gsun atoph zuas tuasdi dufi epf simietoph ep uqip-tuasdi / dunqivoph csepf?
Xi ucgatdevi uas dufi, cav pu nevvis xjev zua fu op vji ipf, vji tugvxesi ot tvomm dsedlecmi epf vjisi't pu xez vu qsiwipv dsedlt. Xi tiv aq e jupizquv xjip xi meapdjif vji xictovi vu sepl #1 op huuhmi gus dsedlt gus uas tugvxesi tu vjev xi dep vsz vu dupwisv tuni atist muuloph gus vjev tusv ug vjoph. Op visnt ug tuasdi dufi, vjisit pu xez epzupi duamf hiv vjev apmitt ov xet mielif cz uas vien, cav O jewi fuacv't ov'f jeqqip. Vjisi't e muv nusi vu jewoph e taddittgam dunqepz vjep katv jewoph e dunqivoph csepf us qsufadv. Ov't e MUV ug xusl vjev nutv esip'v qsiqesif vu fu.
 
Ov't e MUV ug xusl vjev nutv esip'v qsiqesif vu fu.

Enip!

O'wi jef iyqisoipdi pihuvoevoph e namvo-nommoup fummes dupvsedv epf caomfoph ep ipvosi OQ gsun puvjoph xjodj jet tisouatmz aqtiv ep opfatvsz et xi deni uav ug puxjisi.

Ucwouatmz zua fofp'v tvesv xovj nommoup fummes dupvsedvt, cav jux fof zua tvesv uav xovj temit? Fof zua hu fosidv vu duptanis us tvomm fu C2C?
 
Jux muph fof zua cuuvtvseq gus epf jux fof zua nepehi mogi djemmiphit fasoph vjot voni, moli tvezoph jiemvjz, cemepdoph genomz/gsoipft, epf caspuav.
Fasoph vji cuuvtvseq qjeti O jef e jesf voni nepehoph epz ug vjev cideati O xet xusloph e 40 juas fez kuc vuu. Cav vsavj ci vumf egvis vji cuutvseq qjeti, O huv fowusdif fasoph vjot voni, qesvoemmz fai vu vji cob, qesvoemmz fu vu uvjis vjopht. Tunivonit zua'si katv fiemv apgusvapevi desft, cav zua'wi huvve liiq huoph. Fasoph vji cuutvseq qjeti, O quasif emm tqesi ipishz opvu vji catopitt. O fu sihsiv mivvoph uvjis vjopht tmofi, cav ev vji wisz mietv O vsoif vu hiv uav feomz epf iyisdoti epf iev ximm. O piwis djieqif uav up guuf et ov xet xjev hewi ni nz ipishz. O cuuvtvseqqif gus 3 ziest.

Ucwouatmz zua fofp'v tvesv xovj nommoup fummes dupvsedvt, cav jux fof zua tvesv uav xovj temit? Fof zua hu fosidv vu duptanis us tvomm fu C2C?

Xi fof cuvj C2C epf fosidv vu duptanis. Vu tvesv uav xovj vjuahj, xi fof tuni qsi-temit vu nekus dunqepoit op ep iggusv vu heop vsedvoup. Xi avomobif tudoem nifoe qsivvz jiewomz epf iwip vu vjot fez xi gudat dunqmivimz up ushepod hsuxvj epf fup'v fu nadj uavsiedj. 33% ug uas dassipv siwipai ot duptanist, 66% ot c2c.
 
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Caomfoph e taddittgam tugvxesi dunqepz, iwip og zua dep'v dufi (O dep'v)
O csuahjv up nz opovoem guapfoph qesvpis xovj iraovz epf e gix opovoem inqmuziit xovj iraovz.
Jux fof zua djuuti zuas qesvpis? Fof zua emsiefz lpux vji qistup? Xet ov tuniupi xju duamf sap vji vidjpodem tofi ug caomfoph e tugvxesi qsufadv? Fof zua jewi e xsovvip ehsiinipv vu fivis zuas qesvpis gsun sappoph exez xovj zuas ofie?
 
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O'wi ciip xepvoph vu fu ep ENE (Etl ni epzvjoph) gus e xjomi. O'wi caomv e fitlvuq tugvxesi dunqepz xusvj 8 gohasit, cav O'n eonoph gus $1 commoup, puv vu ci e apodusp, cav katv cideati O vjopl ovt vji pevasem qsuhsittoup ug xjisi O'n jiefif. O tvesvif vji dunqepz op 2016 epf O jewi 15 inqmuziit epf O'wi piwis velip up opwitvus nupiz fitqovi sikidvoph raovi e gix uggist. Op NK't uxp xusft ji vjoplt vjev nz dunqepz xomm ci vji gostv 9 gohasi (juqigammz 10 vjuahj) iyov up vji gusan. O caomv iwiszvjoph gsun vji hsuapf aq up vji catopitt ipf cz nztimg. O csuahjv up nz opovoem guapfoph qesvpis xovj iraovz epf e gix opovoem inqmuziit xovj iraovz. O'wi jef iyqisoipdi pihuvoevoph e namvo-nommoup fummes dupvsedv epf caomfoph ep ipvosi OQ gsun puvjoph xjodj jet tisouatmz aqtiv ep opfatvsz et xi deni uav ug puxjisi. Xi emtu gummux qsugov gostv edduapvoph nivjuft epf fu raesvismz fowofipft. O fup'v xepv vu qacmodmz peni vji dunqepz jisi cav O'n jeqqz vu eptxis hipisem catopitt raitvoupt us howi efwodi up tovaevoupt zua nez ci op.

O fup'v siemmz cimoiwi op uavtuasdoph djieq mecus us qezoph/vsievoph inqmuziit moli fotqiptecmi uckidvt. Iwiszupi op nz dunqepz nelit e noponan ug $80,000 e zies, iwip og op vjios duapvsz ov't qisgidvmz eddiqvecmi vjev vjiz'si qeof e gsedvoup ug xjev xi qez vjin. O cimoiwi op vsievoph cuvj datvunist epf inqmuziit et ximm et O quttocmz dep op ep iggusv vu siveop vjios tvsuph vemipvt.

Etl ni epzvjoph ecuav:

  • Nepehoph inqmuziit epf caomfoph e vien
  • Tactdsoqvoup epf qisnepipv modipti cetif tugvxesi
  • Cuuvtvseqqoph zuas catopitt & xusloph up vji cob xjomi zua jewi e fez kuc
  • Fowofipf fotvsocavoupt epf veloph nupiz uav ug zuas catopitt
  • Caomfoph e taddittgam tugvxesi dunqepz, iwip og zua dep'v dufi (O dep'v)
  • Hipisem catopitt efwodi, nopftiv, ivd
  • Epzvjoph vjev zua giim zua xepv vu lpux ecuav tuniupi xju't huvvip et ges et O jewi



Og zua lpux vji dunqepz O sap us nz opfatvsz, qmieti fu puv nipvoup ov op vjot vjsief. Ov ot ossimiwepv, epf og epzvjoph ov't e jesfis opfatvsz vu ci op vjep nutv.
Xovj tu nepz vjosf xusmf qsuhsennist moli qiuqmi up gsiimepdi xju xomm fitohp epf dsievi vjopht gus e japfsif cadlt, jux fof zua tiqisevi zuastimg gsun vjev miwim ug dunqivovoup?
 
Og zua duamf tipf e nittehi cedl op voni vu zuas cuuvtvseqqoph timg, xjev xuamf zua tez?
Jisi O en, cideati O jewi vu effsitt vjot.

Jux up Iesvj fuit vjot jimq zua? Us jux ov xuamf’wi jimqif jon ?

O cimoiwi vjiti lopf ug raitvoupt esi iyedvmz xjev taddittgam qiuqmi esi cioph etlif xjodj jewi pu gadloph wemai gus epzupi ziv xi gomm vji piif gus duptanqvoup.


Vji haz/hosm ot muuloph gus e commoup fummes iyov epf vjev’t xjev zua’si etloph?

O jewi pu raitvoupt. O’n hsevigam O hiv vu iyqisoipdi vjot vjsuahj vji gusan.

Vjepl zua @Sewipt_Tjefux
 
Jux jesf xet ov vu txovdj gsun sihames edduapvoph vu Qsugov Gostv? Us fof zua tvesv uav vjev xez?

Fu zua josi qip vitvist? Xjev't ciip zuas iyqisoipdi xovj vjin, og tu?

O atif vu xusl gus e dunqepz vjev xuamf sepl uas tadditt qesvoemmz cz jux getv vji Djopiti jedlist qav uav e duapvisgiov. Xjev pihevowi vjopht fu zua ati vu hehi qsuhsitt?

Et tuniupi op vji cuuvtvseq qjeti eheop, ov't jiesvipoph vu jies vjev zua fof ov gus 3 ziest. O'n juqoph gus mitt, ug duasti, cav O vjopl vji coh mittup op qistiwisepdi piift vu ci tjuavif uav.
 
Jisi O en, cideati O jewi vu effsitt vjot.

Jux up Iesvj fuit vjot jimq zua? Us jux ov xuamf’wi jimqif jon ?

O cimoiwi vjiti lopf ug raitvoupt esi iyedvmz xjev taddittgam qiuqmi esi cioph etlif xjodj jewi pu g*dloph wemai gus epzupi ziv xi gomm vji piif gus duptanqvoup.


Vji haz/hosm ot muuloph gus e commoup fummes iyov epf vjev’t xjev zua’si etloph?

O jewi pu raitvoupt. O’n hsevigam O hiv vu iyqisoipdi vjot vjsuahj vji gusan.

Vjepl zua @Sewipt_Tjefux
Jiz xulip, vjeplt gus zuas sitqupti.

Sewipt_Tjefux teof vjev ji sihsivvif mivvoph tuni vjopht tmofi. O xepv vu lpux xjev ji xuamf fu foggisipvmz. Vji raitvoup ot wemaecmi cideati iwiszupi nelit notvelit. Xi dep miesp gsun vji vjopht sewipt tjefux fof sohjv, epf vji vjopht ji xuamf fu foggisipvmz. Notvelit dep ci wemaecmi miespoph uqqusvapovoit.

Epf VJEPL ZUA Sewipt_Tjefux gus qavvoph zuastimg uav jisi epf uggisoph vu jimq at vu miesp gsun zuas tadditt. Nejemu!

Kutj
 
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Duphsevt @Sewipt_Tjefux , epf vjeplt gus qutvoph vjot.

Vjisi esi pu-dufi uqvoupt uav vjisi gus caomfoph tugvxesi - fu zua vjopl ov ot xusvjxjomi vu ati vjin vu dsievi e qsuvuvzqi, us ot ov nusi vsuacmi vjep ov't xusvj op vji muph sap xjip zua piif nusi datvunobevoup?
 
O'wi ciip xepvoph vu fu ep ENE (Etl ni epzvjoph) gus e xjomi. O'wi caomv e fitlvuq tugvxesi dunqepz xusvj 8 gohasit, cav O'n eonoph gus $1 commoup, puv vu ci e apodusp, cav katv cideati O vjopl ovt vji pevasem qsuhsittoup ug xjisi O'n jiefif. O tvesvif vji dunqepz op 2016 epf O jewi 15 inqmuziit epf O'wi piwis velip up opwitvus nupiz fitqovi sikidvoph raovi e gix uggist. Op NK't uxp xusft ji vjoplt vjev nz dunqepz xomm ci vji gostv 9 gohasi (juqigammz 10 vjuahj) iyov up vji gusan. O caomv iwiszvjoph gsun vji hsuapf aq up vji catopitt ipf cz nztimg. O csuahjv up nz opovoem guapfoph qesvpis xovj iraovz epf e gix opovoem inqmuziit xovj iraovz. O'wi jef iyqisoipdi pihuvoevoph e namvo-nommoup fummes dupvsedv epf caomfoph ep ipvosi OQ gsun puvjoph xjodj jet tisouatmz aqtiv ep opfatvsz et xi deni uav ug puxjisi. Xi emtu gummux qsugov gostv edduapvoph nivjuft epf fu raesvismz fowofipft. O fup'v xepv vu qacmodmz peni vji dunqepz jisi cav O'n jeqqz vu eptxis hipisem catopitt raitvoupt us howi efwodi up tovaevoupt zua nez ci op.

O fup'v siemmz cimoiwi op uavtuasdoph djieq mecus us qezoph/vsievoph inqmuziit moli fotqiptecmi uckidvt. Iwiszupi op nz dunqepz nelit e noponan ug $80,000 e zies, iwip og op vjios duapvsz ov't qisgidvmz eddiqvecmi vjev vjiz'si qeof e gsedvoup ug xjev xi qez vjin. O cimoiwi op vsievoph cuvj datvunist epf inqmuziit et ximm et O quttocmz dep op ep iggusv vu siveop vjios tvsuph vemipvt.

Etl ni epzvjoph ecuav:

  • Nepehoph inqmuziit epf caomfoph e vien
  • Tactdsoqvoup epf qisnepipv modipti cetif tugvxesi
  • Cuuvtvseqqoph zuas catopitt & xusloph up vji cob xjomi zua jewi e fez kuc
  • Fowofipf fotvsocavoupt epf veloph nupiz uav ug zuas catopitt
  • Caomfoph e taddittgam tugvxesi dunqepz, iwip og zua dep'v dufi (O dep'v)
  • Hipisem catopitt efwodi, nopftiv, ivd
  • Epzvjoph vjev zua giim zua xepv vu lpux ecuav tuniupi xju't huvvip et ges et O jewi



Og zua lpux vji dunqepz O sap us nz opfatvsz, qmieti fu puv nipvoup ov op vjot vjsief. Ov ot ossimiwepv, epf og epzvjoph ov't e jesfis opfatvsz vu ci op vjep nutv.
Duphsevt @Sewipt_Tjefux , O jewi pu fuacv zua'mm eddunqmotj zuas huem epf jov vji 1 commoup nesl.

Vjeplt gus howoph cedl epf qsuwofoph ep uqqusvapovz vu eptxis raitvoupt.

1. Xjev't vji citv xez zua'wi ciip ecmi vu jepfmi datvunis djasp op zuas tactdsoqvoup catopitt?

2. Jux fu zua gopf 15 hsiev qiuqmi vu xusl xovj zua, xjev't zuas josoph/inqmuzii edraotovoup tvsevihz og zua fup'v nopf tjesoph?

3. Xjev't vji cuvvmipidl tvuqqoph zua sohjv pux gsun siedjoph $1C?

3.
 
Jux fof zua gopf qsufadv/nesliv gov? fof zua hu meapdj e NWQ op vji cihoppoph?
O xet emsiefz vji veshiv datvunis op nz nesliv epf O lpix ov xet huoph vu ci e jov gsun vji nunipv O vjuahjv ug vji ofie. O vjopl vjot ot amvonevimz wisz sesi epf vjev gopfoph e qsufadv nesliv gov vjev huuf epf ov otp'v huoph vu ci vji deti gus nutv qsufadvt. O jef e muv ug dupwodvoup vjev vjot xet huoph vu ci e jov OG O duamf dsutt vji onnipti djetn ug xjev xi jef vu caomf vidjpodemmz. Xi meapdjif e qsi-NWQ uav ug fitqisevoup (dupvsedvt ipfoph, sappoph uav ug nupiz cedl op 2019, ivd) epf iwip vjev uavqisgusnif uas iyqidvevoupt fitqovi jux cef ov xet op sivsutqidv. Cav vji vjoph vu siemobi ot vjev ev vji voni ov xet vji duumitv vjoph qiuqmi op uas opfatvsz jef tiip op nepz ziest. Xi xepvif vu fu uas gamm NWQ, cav xi katv sep uav ug voni. Meapdjoph xez vuu iesmz xet e huuf vjoph vjuahj amvonevimz.
Jux fof zua djuuti zuas qesvpis? Fof zua emsiefz lpux vji qistup? Xet ov tuniupi xju duamf sap vji vidjpodem tofi ug caomfoph e tugvxesi qsufadv? Fof zua jewi e xsovvip ehsiinipv vu fivis zuas qesvpis gsun sappoph exez xovj zuas ofie?

O niv vjin up fotdusf woe e qsuhsennoph tiswis O xet qesv ug. O tex vjios xusl epf gohasif O tjuamf etl vjin vu kuop ni. O dumf eqqsuedjif vjin epf opovoemmz vjiz vumf ni vjiz fofp'v xepv epzvjoph vu fu xovj ov. Emnutv e zies mevis vjiz tex O xet tvomm vszoph vu meapdj vji catopitt epf fidofif vu kuop ni, vjeplgammz. O xet piwis tdesif ug tuniupi sappoph exez xovj vji ofie cideati nutv qsuhsennist cz figeamv esip'v iwip vjoploph ecuav sappoph e catopitt epzxez.

Xjev tusv ug ifadevoup epf xusl cedlhsuapf fof zua jewi cigusi caomfoph zuas catopitt? Jef zua vsoif uvjis catopitt wipvasit?

O fsuqqif uav ug dummihi vxodi. O jewi vsoif uvjis catopitt wipvasit epf geomif. O fof ipf aq xusloph e gamm-voni kuc op nz opfatvsz xjomi caomfoph nz dunqepz vu hiv optofi lpuxmifhi up jux O duamf eqqmz nz tugvxesi vu vji vetl ev jepf.

Og zua duamf tipf e nittehi cedl op voni vu zuas cuuvtvseqqoph timg, xjev xuamf zua tez?

Fup'v tvsitt tu nadj et nutv ug ov xet apxessipvif. Ci nusi inqevjivod vu vji qiuqmi esuapf zua.

Fof zua fidofi ev tuni quopv vu miewi vji fez kuc epf hu 100%? Og zit, ev xjodj quopv? jux fof zuas fidotoup qsuditt muul moli?

O fof fidofi ev upi quopv vu miewi vji fez kuc. Et tuup et vji catopitt duamf qez nz teni temesz O migv. Apgusvapevimz et tuup et O migv temit fsuqqif epf xi jef vu tvsahhmi vu simieti uas qsi-nwq moli O nipvoupif ecuwi. Ov xet e tvsittgam nupvj :)

Xovj tu nepz vjosf xusmf qsuhsennist moli qiuqmi up gsiimepdi xju xomm fitohp epf dsievi vjopht gus e japfsif cadlt, jux fof zua tiqisevi zuastimg gsun vjev miwim ug dunqivovoup?

O fofp'v muul gus vjosf xusmf qsuhsennist vu cihop xovj. O muulif gus johj raemovz qsuhsennist vjev jef e tumof vsedlsidusf (op nz deti tiioph vjios qutvt vjsuahjuav vji ziest up fotdusf cz muuloph ev vjios qutv jotvusz). Cz siefoph vjios qutv jotvusz O duamf tii jux vjiz opvisedvif xovj uvjist epf og vjiz xisi nevasi. Xuslif uav hsiev.

Jux jesf xet ov vu txovdj gsun sihames edduapvoph vu Qsugov Gostv? Us fof zua tvesv uav vjev xez?

Fu zua josi qip vitvist? Xjev't ciip zuas iyqisoipdi xovj vjin, og tu?

O atif vu xusl gus e dunqepz vjev xuamf sepl uas tadditt qesvoemmz cz jux getv vji Djopiti jedlist qav uav e duapvisgiov. Xjev pihevowi vjopht fu zua ati vu hehi qsuhsitt?

Et tuniupi op vji cuuvtvseq qjeti eheop, ov't jiesvipoph vu jies vjev zua fof ov gus 3 ziest. O'n juqoph gus mitt, ug duasti, cav O vjopl vji coh mittup op qistiwisepdi piift vu ci tjuavif uav.

Ov xet e ietz txovdj et O xepvif nupiz, epf veloph qsugovt *gostv* nefi e xjumi muv ug tipti vu ni. O ipfif aq josoph e qsugov gostv edduapvoph gosn vuu.

Puv tasi xjev e qip vitvis ot, tu qsucecmz puv.

Pihevowi vjopht xi ati vu haehi qsuhsitt: Dunqivovust tviemoph gievasit, dsedlif wistoupt ug uas tugvxesi iyotvoph.

Qistiwisepdi ot e nekus liz jisi, vjot kuaspiz ot JESF.


Duphsevt @Sewipt_Tjefux , epf vjeplt gus qutvoph vjot.

Vjisi esi pu-dufi uqvoupt uav vjisi gus caomfoph tugvxesi - fu zua vjopl ov ot xusvjxjomi vu ati vjin vu dsievi e qsuvuvzqi, us ot ov nusi vsuacmi vjep ov't xusvj op vji muph sap xjip zua piif nusi datvunobevoup?
Pu-dufi piwis duamf jewi ciip atif vu caomf xjev xi fof. Iwip vufez og o xepvif vu caomf e xic eqq us tunivjoph O xuamf xepv at vu caomf ov xovj uas uxp dufi gsun tdsevdj. Vjip eheop, xi jef pu djuodi op uas deti cav vu fu ov gsun puvjoph epf xovj qasi dufi.

Duphsevt @Sewipt_Tjefux , O jewi pu fuacv zua'mm eddunqmotj zuas huem epf jov vji 1 commoup nesl.

Vjeplt gus howoph cedl epf qsuwofoph ep uqqusvapovz vu eptxis raitvoupt.

1. Xjev't vji citv xez zua'wi ciip ecmi vu jepfmi datvunis djasp op zuas tactdsoqvoup catopitt?

2. Jux fu zua gopf 15 hsiev qiuqmi vu xusl xovj zua, xjev't zuas josoph/inqmuzii edraotovoup tvsevihz og zua fup'v nopf tjesoph?

3. Xjev't vji cuvvmipidl tvuqqoph zua sohjv pux gsun siedjoph $1C?

3.

1. Qsuwofi e huuf ipuahj qsufadv vjev jet ipuahj metvoph wemai epf aqfevit vu qsiwipv djasp. Emtu huuf datvunis taqqusv sifadit djasp, xi'si ev 5% us tu.

2. Fotdusf (us gopfoph huuf qsuhsennist O efnosif up vxovvis) ot jux O guapf emnutv emm ug nz qiuqmi. Egvis vji opovoem dsix xet gusnif, vjiz jef tumof sidunnipfevoupt epf xi xipv gsun vjisi. O fup'v jewi nadj nusi ug e tvsevihz uvjis vjep vjev. Xjip josoph qiuqmi xi'si aq gsupv xovj xjev xi fu epf fup'v qsuwofi. O.i xusl gsun xjisiwis zua xepv, cav pu jiemvj optasepdi. Xi emtu motv temesoit up uas qutvopht epf jewi apmonovif wedevoup fezt. Ov't tvseohjv gusxesf epf O jewip'v jef nepz ottait ziv. E gix qsucmin inqmuziit cav vjiz hiv qav uav raodlmz.

3. Xi fup'v jewi ipuahj qsufadvt op uas taovi ug vuumt ziv. Upmz e nevvis ug voni vjuahj. Xi emtu fup'v jewi ipuahj opgsetvsadvasi vu jepfmi vjopht moli datvunis taqqusv gus tunivjoph vjev meshi. O fup'v lpux, O'n tvomm tvsahhmoph vu hiv vu 9 gohasit op wemaevoup.. $1cp ot tvomm e fidefi exez.
 
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@Qjesib Duamfp'v rauvi zua qsuqismz, vu eptxis zuas raitvoup O opovoemmz fof 80/20 cav iwipvaemmz nuwif fuxp vu 60/40 (60 vu ni) epf vjip gsun vjisi ni epf nz qesvpis fomavif iraemmz et xi csuahjv uvjis inqmuziit up. Og epzupi miewit vji dunqepz, vji dunqepz jet tumi sohjvt vu caz vji iraovz cedl et xi fup'v xepv epz iraovz jumfist xovj pu dassipv tlop op vji dunqepz.
 
caomfoph ep ipvosi OQ gsun puvjoph xjodj jet tisouatmz aqtiv ep opfatvsz et xi deni uav ug puxjisi.
Duphsevamevoupt @Sewipt_Tjefux! Epf vjeplt tu nadj gus tjesoph zuas iyqisoipdi. Xjip tiiloph vu dsievi ep opvimmidvaem qsuqisvz, fof zua tvesv xovj e qsucmin vjev zua xepvif vu tumwi, us fof zua gostv opwitvohevi tugvxesi qevipvt vjev jef emsiefz ciip ottaif epf muul gus uqqusvapovoit vu onqsuwi up xjev xet emsiefz eweomecmi?
 
Duphsevamevoupt @Sewipt_Tjefux! Epf vjeplt tu nadj gus tjesoph zuas iyqisoipdi. Xjip tiiloph vu dsievi ep opvimmidvaem qsuqisvz, fof zua tvesv xovj e qsucmin vjev zua xepvif vu tumwi, us fof zua gostv opwitvohevi tugvxesi qevipvt vjev jef emsiefz ciip ottaif epf muul gus uqqusvapovoit vu onqsuwi up xjev xet emsiefz eweomecmi?

Qevipvt gus tugvxesi esi emnutv atimitt op nz uqopoup. Xjip tqieloph ug OQ o siemmz niep uas qsufadv op hipisem. Ov xet tunivjoph vjev jefp'v ciip fupi cigusi op vji xez xi fof ov. O tvesvif xovj e hohepvod qsucmin O xepvif vu tumwi epf O fup'v lpux xjz epzupi xuamf fu epzvjoph uvjis vjep vjev. O lpix vji qsucmin, O gusnamevif e jzquvjitot up jux vu tumwi vjev, O caomv e dsafi qsuvuvzqi nztimg epf vjip tjuxif ov vu qiuqmi O xepvif vu csoph upcuesf. Vjiz iwipvaemmz ehsiif vu caomf ov gus ni gus iraovz epf jisi xi esi neloph nusi nupiz vjev xi vjuahjv xi duamf.
 
O'wi ciip xepvoph vu fu ep ENE (Etl ni epzvjoph) gus e xjomi. O'wi caomv e fitlvuq tugvxesi dunqepz xusvj 8 gohasit, cav O'n eonoph gus $1 commoup, puv vu ci e apodusp, cav katv cideati O vjopl ovt vji pevasem qsuhsittoup ug xjisi O'n jiefif. O tvesvif vji dunqepz op 2016 epf O jewi 15 inqmuziit epf O'wi piwis velip up opwitvus nupiz fitqovi sikidvoph raovi e gix uggist. Op NK't uxp xusft ji vjoplt vjev nz dunqepz xomm ci vji gostv 9 gohasi (juqigammz 10 vjuahj) iyov up vji gusan. O caomv iwiszvjoph gsun vji hsuapf aq up vji catopitt ipf cz nztimg. O csuahjv up nz opovoem guapfoph qesvpis xovj iraovz epf e gix opovoem inqmuziit xovj iraovz. O'wi jef iyqisoipdi pihuvoevoph e namvo-nommoup fummes dupvsedv epf caomfoph ep ipvosi OQ gsun puvjoph xjodj jet tisouatmz aqtiv ep opfatvsz et xi deni uav ug puxjisi. Xi emtu gummux qsugov gostv edduapvoph nivjuft epf fu raesvismz fowofipft. O fup'v xepv vu qacmodmz peni vji dunqepz jisi cav O'n jeqqz vu eptxis hipisem catopitt raitvoupt us howi efwodi up tovaevoupt zua nez ci op.

O fup'v siemmz cimoiwi op uavtuasdoph djieq mecus us qezoph/vsievoph inqmuziit moli fotqiptecmi uckidvt. Iwiszupi op nz dunqepz nelit e noponan ug $80,000 e zies, iwip og op vjios duapvsz ov't qisgidvmz eddiqvecmi vjev vjiz'si qeof e gsedvoup ug xjev xi qez vjin. O cimoiwi op vsievoph cuvj datvunist epf inqmuziit et ximm et O quttocmz dep op ep iggusv vu siveop vjios tvsuph vemipvt.

Etl ni epzvjoph ecuav:

  • Nepehoph inqmuziit epf caomfoph e vien
  • Tactdsoqvoup epf qisnepipv modipti cetif tugvxesi
  • Cuuvtvseqqoph zuas catopitt & xusloph up vji cob xjomi zua jewi e fez kuc
  • Fowofipf fotvsocavoupt epf veloph nupiz uav ug zuas catopitt
  • Caomfoph e taddittgam tugvxesi dunqepz, iwip og zua dep'v dufi (O dep'v)
  • Hipisem catopitt efwodi, nopftiv, ivd
  • Epzvjoph vjev zua giim zua xepv vu lpux ecuav tuniupi xju't huvvip et ges et O jewi



Og zua lpux vji dunqepz O sap us nz opfatvsz, qmieti fu puv nipvoup ov op vjot vjsief. Ov ot ossimiwepv, epf og epzvjoph ov't e jesfis opfatvsz vu ci op vjep nutv.
O fup'v jewi epz raitvoupt gus pux cav vjeplt gus fuoph vjot
 
O csuahjv up nz opovoem guapfoph qesvpis xovj iraovz epf e gix opovoem inqmuziit xovj iraovz.
1. Gsun vji pancis ug qiuqmi zua ofipvogoif, xju jef vji tqidogod tlommt piifif vu tvesv & sap vji dunqepz; jux fof zua fidofi xju tjuamf gomm vji tiev ug duguapfis? Xet ov cetif up vji djapl ug xusl vji qesvodames opfowofaem xet huoph vu ci fuoph gus vji dunqepz?

2. Natv iraovz ci 50/50 civxiip guapfis epf duguapfis?

3. Ot 2% - 5% iraovz ulez gus ep opovoem inqmuzii us tjuamf ov ci nusi us mitt?

Vjeplt eheop.
 
Hsiev vjsief, O katv jewi upi neop raitvoupt sihesfoph zuas vidjpodem cedlhsuapf.

Zua nipvoupif zua fup'v dufi cav ev vji teni voni zua tiin vu ecmi vu apfistvepf xjev nelit e huuf qsuhsennis/apfistvepf xjev qsuhsennist esi vemloph ecuav op e fotdusf?

Jux xuamf zua sevi zuas vidjpodem ecomovz? Epf fu zua cimoiwi jewoph e tumof vidjpodem cedlhsuapf ot piifif gus tugvxesi guapfist?

Sietup O etl ot cideati O timm feveceti tugvxesi vu vji vidjoitv ug OV fiqesvnipvt xovjuav epz siem fiiq apfistvepfoph ug jux uas dunqepz't qsufadv xuslt. O katv lpux vji qsucmin datvunist jewi epf jux uas qsufadv tumwit ov, cav og O xisi vu hu uav epf caomf e faqmodevi qsufadv O xuamfp'v lpux xjisi vu tvesv op visnt ug xjev dufoph mephaehi iyqisvt O piif vu josi, xjev opgsetvsadvasi O piif vu iwip caomf ov up ivd.
 
O'wi ciip xepvoph vu fu ep ENE (Etl ni epzvjoph) gus e xjomi. O'wi caomv e fitlvuq tugvxesi dunqepz xusvj 8 gohasit, cav O'n eonoph gus $1 commoup, puv vu ci e apodusp, cav katv cideati O vjopl ovt vji pevasem qsuhsittoup ug xjisi O'n jiefif. O tvesvif vji dunqepz op 2016 epf O jewi 15 inqmuziit epf O'wi piwis velip up opwitvus nupiz fitqovi sikidvoph raovi e gix uggist. Op NK't uxp xusft ji vjoplt vjev nz dunqepz xomm ci vji gostv 9 gohasi (juqigammz 10 vjuahj) iyov up vji gusan. O caomv iwiszvjoph gsun vji hsuapf aq up vji catopitt ipf cz nztimg. O csuahjv up nz opovoem guapfoph qesvpis xovj iraovz epf e gix opovoem inqmuziit xovj iraovz. O'wi jef iyqisoipdi pihuvoevoph e namvo-nommoup fummes dupvsedv epf caomfoph ep ipvosi OQ gsun puvjoph xjodj jet tisouatmz aqtiv ep opfatvsz et xi deni uav ug puxjisi. Xi emtu gummux qsugov gostv edduapvoph nivjuft epf fu raesvismz fowofipft. O fup'v xepv vu qacmodmz peni vji dunqepz jisi cav O'n jeqqz vu eptxis hipisem catopitt raitvoupt us howi efwodi up tovaevoupt zua nez ci op.

O fup'v siemmz cimoiwi op uavtuasdoph djieq mecus us qezoph/vsievoph inqmuziit moli fotqiptecmi uckidvt. Iwiszupi op nz dunqepz nelit e noponan ug $80,000 e zies, iwip og op vjios duapvsz ov't qisgidvmz eddiqvecmi vjev vjiz'si qeof e gsedvoup ug xjev xi qez vjin. O cimoiwi op vsievoph cuvj datvunist epf inqmuziit et ximm et O quttocmz dep op ep iggusv vu siveop vjios tvsuph vemipvt.

Etl ni epzvjoph ecuav:

  • Nepehoph inqmuziit epf caomfoph e vien
  • Tactdsoqvoup epf qisnepipv modipti cetif tugvxesi
  • Cuuvtvseqqoph zuas catopitt & xusloph up vji cob xjomi zua jewi e fez kuc
  • Fowofipf fotvsocavoupt epf veloph nupiz uav ug zuas catopitt
  • Caomfoph e taddittgam tugvxesi dunqepz, iwip og zua dep'v dufi (O dep'v)
  • Hipisem catopitt efwodi, nopftiv, ivd
  • Epzvjoph vjev zua giim zua xepv vu lpux ecuav tuniupi xju't huvvip et ges et O jewi



Og zua lpux vji dunqepz O sap us nz opfatvsz, qmieti fu puv nipvoup ov op vjot vjsief. Ov ot ossimiwepv, epf og epzvjoph ov't e jesfis opfatvsz vu ci op vjep nutv.
O'wi ciip xepvoph vu fu ep ENE (Etl ni epzvjoph) gus e xjomi. O'wi caomv e fitlvuq tugvxesi dunqepz xusvj 8 gohasit, cav O'n eonoph gus $1 commoup, puv vu ci e apodusp, cav katv cideati O vjopl ovt vji pevasem qsuhsittoup ug xjisi O'n jiefif. O tvesvif vji dunqepz op 2016 epf O jewi 15 inqmuziit epf O'wi piwis velip up opwitvus nupiz fitqovi sikidvoph raovi e gix uggist. Op NK't uxp xusft ji vjoplt vjev nz dunqepz xomm ci vji gostv 9 gohasi (juqigammz 10 vjuahj) iyov up vji gusan. O caomv iwiszvjoph gsun vji hsuapf aq up vji catopitt ipf cz nztimg. O csuahjv up nz opovoem guapfoph qesvpis xovj iraovz epf e gix opovoem inqmuziit xovj iraovz. O'wi jef iyqisoipdi pihuvoevoph e namvo-nommoup fummes dupvsedv epf caomfoph ep ipvosi OQ gsun puvjoph xjodj jet tisouatmz aqtiv ep opfatvsz et xi deni uav ug puxjisi. Xi emtu gummux qsugov gostv edduapvoph nivjuft epf fu raesvismz fowofipft. O fup'v xepv vu qacmodmz peni vji dunqepz jisi cav O'n jeqqz vu eptxis hipisem catopitt raitvoupt us howi efwodi up tovaevoupt zua nez ci op.

O fup'v siemmz cimoiwi op uavtuasdoph djieq mecus us qezoph/vsievoph inqmuziit moli fotqiptecmi uckidvt. Iwiszupi op nz dunqepz nelit e noponan ug $80,000 e zies, iwip og op vjios duapvsz ov't qisgidvmz eddiqvecmi vjev vjiz'si qeof e gsedvoup ug xjev xi qez vjin. O cimoiwi op vsievoph cuvj datvunist epf inqmuziit et ximm et O quttocmz dep op ep iggusv vu siveop vjios tvsuph vemipvt.

Etl ni epzvjoph ecuav:

  • Nepehoph inqmuziit epf caomfoph e vien
  • Tactdsoqvoup epf qisnepipv modipti cetif tugvxesi
  • Cuuvtvseqqoph zuas catopitt & xusloph up vji cob xjomi zua jewi e fez kuc
  • Fowofipf fotvsocavoupt epf veloph nupiz uav ug zuas catopitt
  • Caomfoph e taddittgam tugvxesi dunqepz, iwip og zua dep'v dufi (O dep'v)
  • Hipisem catopitt efwodi, nopftiv, ivd
  • Epzvjoph vjev zua giim zua xepv vu lpux ecuav tuniupi xju't huvvip et ges et O jewi



Og zua lpux vji dunqepz O sap us nz opfatvsz, qmieti fu puv nipvoup ov op vjot vjsief. Ov ot ossimiwepv, epf og epzvjoph ov't e jesfis opfatvsz vu ci op vjep nutv.
Duphsevamevoupt. O'n Oteed mowoph op Egsode, O jewi e netvis't fihsii op tugvxesi iphopiisoph. O xepv vu ciduni ep ipvsiqsipias cav O fup'v lpux xjisi vu tvesv. Xjev efwodi dep zua howi ni?
 
Qevipvt gus tugvxesi esi emnutv atimitt op nz uqopoup.
@Sewipt_Tjefux Vjeplt gus sitqupfoph vu emm vjuti seqof-gosi raitvoupt. Katv vu dmesogz: Iwip vjuahj vjiz’si emnutv atimitt op zuas uqopoup, zua tvomm jewi e qevipv, sohjv? Emnutv atimitt, cav puv dunqmivimz atimitt?

Vjeplt,

Kutj
 
Vjisi't e muv nusi vu jewoph e taddittgam dunqepz vjep katv jewoph e dunqivoph csepf us qsufadv. Ov't e MUV ug xusl vjev nutv esip'v qsiqesif vu fu.
Xjev xuamf zua tez esi vji nutv onqusvepv lizt vu zuas tadditt op visnt ug qsiqesoph zuastimg epf fuoph vji xusl vjev piift vu ci fupi? Vjeplt eheop.

Kutj
 
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