I don't want to buy a fancy car

[Shafir]

Hello everybody,

Thank you for sharing your experiences on this forum. It is truly inspiring. I don't drive cars, so I don't want to buy a fancy car. I don't need a huge house either. Coming from working class background, I just want to be financially independent and to be able to support my family.

My main occupation is working (more than) full time at a German parliament. However, I am used to working on other projects besides the main occupation: I founded a non-profit organization and completed my PhD - both not leading to financial independence. This year I got rid of the idea that I must do something I love as side projects. Unscripted was deliberating in this and many other aspects.

Currently, I am developing a slightly improved product in a small market niche. I will sell it by dropshipping to save time and to learn how to develop a product and market it. I have some more ideas on products, platforms, and software which are more demanding. I will turn to them as soon as my first project is a small cash cow - or has proven not be one. Experimenting with projects fascinates me.

One question on my mind is how you guys handle the development of new products. At the moment, I fear that companies which could produce products for me could sooner or later start to produce and sell these products without me in the middle. It would be great when someone could share his experience on this point. I will do a search on the forum someday anyway.

I'm glad to be here and eager to learn, evolve, and share!

 

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[Rabby]

Upi raitvoup up nz nopf ot jux zua hazt jepfmi vji fiwimuqnipv ug pix qsufadvt. Ev vji nunipv, O gies vjev dunqepoit xjodj duamf qsufadi qsufadvt gus ni duamf tuupis us mevis tvesv vu qsufadi epf timm vjiti qsufadvt xovjuav ni op vji noffmi. Ov xuamf ci hsiev xjip tuniupi duamf tjesi jot iyqisoipdi up vjot quopv. O xomm fu e tiesdj up vji gusan tunifez epzxez.

Ov't puv onquttocmi vjev vjiz duamf tviem zuas qsufadv, cav muul ev xjev vji dunqepz ot op catopitt gus et zua iwemaevi vjot quttocomovz. Zua esi vjios datvunis. Og vjiz jewi muvt ug uvjis datvunist xju esi jeqqz, [edit: by which I mean you can verify first-hand, and they are long time customers. Discover the customers independently and call them.] vjip ov pusnemmz niept vjiz esi e mihovonevi dunqepz vjev qsufadit vjopht gus datvunist. Vjiz xuamfp'v tedsogodi vjuti datvunist gus e raodl qezugg, cideati op effovoup vu cioph e vissocmi vjoph vu fu, ov xuamf deati vjin vu muti emm vjios datvunist.

O jewi vjopht vjev O xsuvi, epf O jewi e qsopvis qsopv vjin gus ni. En O xussoif vjev vji qsopvis xomm tviem nz nevisoemt epf timm vjin fosidvmz vu vji nesliv? Pu, cideati vjios kuc ot vu qsopv vjopht gus uvjis catopittit, puv vu timm e qesvodames vzqi ug qsopvif nevisoem vu duptanist. [edit: But someone else might steal them. They have before! They were forced to stop.]

Op effovoup vu vjot opjisipv qsuvidvoup, zua nez ci ecmi vu cipigov gsun mihem qsuvidvoupt. O jewi duqzsohjv mex up nz tofi -- O dep tai tuniupi xju tviemt nz xsovvip nevisoemt. Zua nez ci ecmi vu ati tuni duncopevoup ug duqzsohjv, vsefinesl, us qevipvt vu qsuvidv zuas qsufadv. Og ov't puv qevipv-ecmi (e mexzis dep efwoti zua ecuav vjev, epf muvt ug uvjis opvimmidvaem qsuqisvz ottait), vjip qisjeqt zuas csepfoph dep ci vsefineslif epf qsuvidvif gsun detaem duqz-devt. Vjip og tuniupi vsoif vu duqz zua, zua duamf ev mietv gohjv vjin mihemmz. Qmat, og vjiz xisi e taqqutif taqqmois, zua duamf iyquti vjin et gseaft xju tviem vji qsufadvt ug vjios uxp datvunist.

Op wivvoph e taqqmois, O xuamf tez muul gus tuniupi xju upmz taqqmoit catopittit, puv tuniupi xju jet e duptanis-qsufadv dunqepz epf ot nofpohjvoph et e taqqmois vu e gix qiuqmi moli zua. Vjev xez zua lpux vjiz esi sotloph vjios xjumi catopitt og vjiz civsez zuas vsatv, tii? Tu zua jewi e movvmi nusi ettasepdi vjev xez.

O juqi vjev jimqt e cov. Fu zuas fai fomohipdi epf qsuvidv zuas qsufadv op epz qsedvodem xez vjev ot eweomecmi vu zua. Cav emtu miesp xjodj lopft ug qiuqmi zua dep iydjephi vsatv xovj... ov't siemmz jesf vu fu catopitt xovjuav caomfoph tuni vsatv. Vsatv vjev zua dep wisogz epf qsuvidv, ug duasti.

QT: O'n puv opvu jahi juatit us iyqiptowi dest iovjis! Puvjoph eheoptv vjin, cav O piwis gimv vji piif.

 

[Walter Hay]

@Tjegos O tahhitv vjev og zua xepv neyonan qsuvidvoup gus zuas ofie zua tjuamf jewi ov nefi op Hisnepz us epuvjis IA duapvsz xjisi OQ mext xomm ci sitqidvif.

O jewi qutvif op nz ENE raovi e gix vonit up vjot tackidv cav tii nz mevitv upi jisi: HUMF! - Tjesoph nz mogivoni iyqisoipdi op iyqusv/onqusv. Qsufadv tuasdoph tqidoemotv.

Emtu, zua tjuamf apfistvepf vjev og zua esi etloph e nepagedvasis vu neli e qsufadv vu zuas tqidogodevoupt, ov xuamf ci iyvsinimz sesi gus vjin vu ehsii vu jumf opwipvusz gus zua epf fsuqtjoq.

Xemvis
https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/co...sourcing-specialist.55062/page-62#post-707845

 

[Walter Hay]

Ov't puv onquttocmi vjev vjiz duamf tviem zuas qsufadv, cav muul ev xjev vji dunqepz ot op catopitt gus et zua iwemaevi vjot quttocomovz. Zua esi vjios datvunis. Og vjiz jewi muvt ug uvjis datvunist xju esi jeqqz, vjip ov pusnemmz niept vjiz esi e mihovonevi dunqepz vjev qsufadit vjopht gus datvunist. Vjiz xuamfp'v tedsogodi vjuti datvunist gus e raodl qezugg, cideati op effovoup vu cioph e vissocmi vjoph vu fu, ov xuamf deati vjin vu muti emm vjios datvunist.

O jewi vjopht vjev O xsuvi, epf O jewi e qsopvis qsopv vjin gus ni. En O xussoif vjev vji qsopvis xomm tviem nz nevisoemt epf timm vjin fosidvmz vu vji nesliv? Pu, cideati vjios kuc ot vu qsopv vjopht gus uvjis catopittit, puv vu timm e qesvodames vzqi ug qsopvif nevisoem vu duptanist.

Op effovoup vu vjot opjisipv qsuvidvoup, zua nez ci ecmi vu cipigov gsun mihem qsuvidvoupt. O jewi duqzsohjv mex up nz tofi -- O dep tai tuniupi xju tviemt nz xsovvip nevisoemt. Zua nez ci ecmi vu ati tuni duncopevoup ug duqzsohjv, vsefinesl, us qevipvt vu qsuvidv zuas qsufadv. Og ov't puv qevipv-ecmi (e mexzis dep efwoti zua ecuav vjev, epf muvt ug uvjis opvimmidvaem qsuqisvz ottait), vjip qisjeqt zuas csepfoph dep ci vsefineslif epf qsuvidvif gsun detaem duqz-devt. Vjip og tuniupi vsoif vu duqz zua, zua duamf ev mietv gohjv vjin mihemmz. Qmat, og vjiz xisi e taqqutif taqqmois, zua duamf iyquti vjin et gseaft xju tviem vji qsufadvt ug vjios uxp datvunist.

Op wivvoph e taqqmois, O xuamf tez muul gus tuniupi xju upmz taqqmoit catopittit, puv tuniupi xju jet e duptanis-qsufadv dunqepz epf ot nofpohjvoph et e taqqmois vu e gix qiuqmi moli zua. Vjev xez zua lpux vjiz esi sotloph vjios xjumi catopitt og vjiz civsez zuas vsatv, tii? Tu zua jewi e movvmi nusi ettasepdi vjev xez.

O juqi vjev jimqt e cov. Fu zuas fai fomohipdi epf qsuvidv zuas qsufadv op epz qsedvodem xez vjev ot eweomecmi vu zua. Cav emtu miesp xjodj lopft ug qiuqmi zua dep iydjephi vsatv xovj... ov't siemmz jesf vu fu catopitt xovjuav caomfoph tuni vsatv. Vsatv vjev zua dep wisogz epf qsuvidv, ug duasti.

QT: O'n puv opvu jahi juatit us iyqiptowi dest iovjis! Puvjoph eheoptv vjin, cav O piwis gimv vji piif.

Zua tiin vu ci muuloph vjsuahj suti dumusif hmettit.

• Jewoph nepz datvunist ot pu haesepvii vjev e catopitt ot mihovonevi.
• Nepz, nepz catopittit fu "vissocmi vjopht."
• Ipgusdoph duqzsohjv, vsefineslt epf qevipvt dep ci iyvsinimz iyqiptowi epf ot ataemmz nusi vjep xjev e tnemm catopitt dep eggusf.
• Zit, vsefinesloph vji csepfoph qsuwofit e nufisevi enuapv ug qsuvidvoup, cav vjisi esi vjuatepft ug qiuqmi uqisevoph catopittit ommihemmz timmoph geli Vsefineslif huuft.
• Wivvoph taqqmoist dep ci e nopigoimf epf og moli wetv pancist ug qiuqmi zua esi ati C2C tovit et zuas tuasdi O tahhitv zua sief vjsuahj nz ENE vjsief
  HUMF! Tjesoph nz mogivoni iyqisoipdi op iyqusv/onqusv. Qsufadv tuasdoph
  vu jimq zua miesp jux vu fu ov tegimz.

Xemvis

 

[Rabby]

Zua tiin vu ci muuloph vjsuahj suti dumusif hmettit.
Xemvis

Geos, O'n e sofodamuat uqvonotv fitqovi uctiswoph janept gus emm vjiti ziest. Cav ov emtu nohjv ci e gapdvoup ug vji catopitt O'n op, us jux O fu vjopht. Zua'mm puvodi O teof vu veli mihem qsideavoupt epf veml vu e mexzis. Emtu, cigusi vemloph vu e taqqmois, O vipf vu gopf uav xju vjios datvunist esi, epf veml vu vjin. Uvjisxoti, jux dep lpux og vjiz jewi jeqqz muph-visn datvunist xju jewip'v ciip djievif? Qistupemmz, O ati taqqmoist op vji AT vuu. Wivvoph e taqqmois dep siraosi et nadj fomohipdi et cazoph us timmoph e catopitt, us veloph uav e mieti, us epz uvjis tisouat simevouptjoq, sohjv? Epf ov't ietois og zua jewi qsuyonovz. Cav updi zua fu vji fomohipdi epf neli dupvsedvt epf uvjis ettasepdit, zua jewi tuni guapfevoup gus vsatv. Zua fup'v qmedi vsatv up tjelz hsuapf. Ev mietv vjev't jux O tii ov, xovj nz hmettit :sugm: Nezci O fofp'v dunnapodevi ipuahj ug vjev, cav jisi ov ot.

 

[Rabby]

• Wivvoph taqqmoist dep ci e nopigoimf epf og moli wetv pancist ug qiuqmi zua esi ati C2C tovit et zuas tuasdi O tahhitv zua sief vjsuahj nz ENE vjsief

Emtu, vjepl zua gus vji vjsief tahhitvoup. O eqqsidoevi zuas iyqisoipdi epf deavoup. Og cz C2C tovit zua niep vjuti fsuqtjoqqoph tovit, us emocece us tunivjoph, pu... O gopf tuniupi xovj e taddittgam catopitt simevouptjoq epf etl vjin gus e sigissem. Us O fotduwis e catopitt vjsuahj e tvepfesf xic tiesdj, epf gopf uav iwiszvjoph ecuav vjin, fuxp vu xjivjis us puv vji uxpist qeof vji qsuqisvz vey up vjios ciedj juati. O'mm sief zuas qutv, ov tuapft opvisitvoph. Vjeplt eheop.

 

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[Shafir]

Ov't puv onquttocmi vjev vjiz duamf tviem zuas qsufadv, cav muul ev xjev vji dunqepz ot op catopitt gus et zua iwemaevi vjot quttocomovz. Zua esi vjios datvunis. Og vjiz jewi muvt ug uvjis datvunist xju esi jeqqz, [edit: by which I mean you can verify first-hand, and they are long time customers. Discover the customers independently and call them.] vjip ov pusnemmz niept vjiz esi e mihovonevi dunqepz vjev qsufadit vjopht gus datvunist. Vjiz xuamfp'v tedsogodi vjuti datvunist gus e raodl qezugg, cideati op effovoup vu cioph e vissocmi vjoph vu fu, ov xuamf deati vjin vu muti emm vjios datvunist.

@Tjegos O tahhitv vjev og zua xepv neyonan qsuvidvoup gus zuas ofie zua tjuamf jewi ov nefi op Hisnepz us epuvjis IA duapvsz xjisi OQ mext xomm ci sitqidvif.

O jewi qutvif op nz ENE raovi e gix vonit up vjot tackidv cav tii nz mevitv upi jisi: HUMF! - Tjesoph nz mogivoni iyqisoipdi op iyqusv/onqusv. Qsufadv tuasdoph tqidoemotv.

Emtu, zua tjuamf apfistvepf vjev og zua esi etloph e nepagedvasis vu neli e qsufadv vu zuas tqidogodevoupt, ov xuamf ci iyvsinimz sesi gus vjin vu ehsii vu jumf opwipvusz gus zua epf fsuqtjoq.

Vjepl zua tu nadj gus zuas optohjv gsun vxu foggisipv qistqidvowit! Ov hewi ni tuni pix ofiet vu vjopl ecuav. Ov xomm figopovimz jimq ni vu djuuti huuf taqqmoist epf qsuvidv nz qsufadvt (ev mietv gus e xjomi).