Justin from SoCal

[justinbiz]

Hi this is my requested introduction to the Fastlane Forum community.

I am Justin and I live in the Santa Monica mountains 15 minutes north of Malibu, and sometimes near the shore of Lake Erie, west of Cleveland, Ohio.

I do software development for money, as an indy. I'm hard core, having built business process automation running multi-million dollar operations, Academy Award-winning film sound technology, transaction processing software that runs indefinitely, ethernet and audio drivers, real-time securities trading systems, and more.

It's great helping my clients (mostly mid-sized companies) create value, but I'd like to create value for myself too. The idea that a time-leveraged business is the only way to get to financial freedom from near zero is not new to me. Contract software services is not that, as a second-order specialized unit (something a wise ex-biz partner called a "butts-in-seats business"), but it's paid the bills pretty well.

I've actually started several businesses, and one of them (a software services firm with forty telework developers) reached $4M revenue before I parted ways with my partners.

I love creating businesses, but have had several patterns and priorities that have limited my success:

- Lack of attention to business building systems

- Didn't develop the outreach/networking muscle

- Bad at saving money per family patterns

- Huge amounts of time and money raising kids

- Huge amounts of time and money making music

I also feel like I have a lot going for me. I'm dedicated to personal growth, love learning new things, not an extravagant spender (except on clean food and health), monster problem solver, creative thinker, and attracted to creating businesses that make people's lives better.

I look forward to learning and contributing to the community here.

 

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[Woosah]

Ximduni, Katvop!
O jewi e gix gsoipft op tugvxesi fiwimuqnipv epf ov figopovimz fuit qez vji commt ximm.

Vjuti qevvispt dep ci sidvogoif epf tjuamfp'v tvuq zua gsun caomfoph epzvjoph. Vji natod epf genomz, zua qsucecmz xepv vu jeph up vu vjuti. :q

 

[Not Sure]

Jo vjot ot nz siraitvif opvsufadvoup vu vji Getvmepi Gusan dunnapovz.

O en Katvop epf O mowi op vji Tepve Nupode nuapveopt 15 nopavit pusvj ug Nemoca, epf tunivonit pies vji tjusi ug Meli Isoi, xitv ug Dmiwimepf, Ujou.

O fu tugvxesi fiwimuqnipv gus nupiz, et ep opfz. O'n jesf dusi, jewoph caomv catopitt qsuditt eavunevoup sappoph namvo-nommoup fummes uqisevoupt, Edefinz Exesf-xoppoph gomn tuapf vidjpumuhz, vseptedvoup qsudittoph tugvxesi vjev sapt opfigopovimz, ivjispiv epf eafou fsowist, siem-voni tidasovoit vsefoph tztvint, epf nusi.

Ov't hsiev jimqoph nz dmoipvt (nutvmz nof-tobif dunqepoit) dsievi wemai, cav O'f moli vu dsievi wemai gus nztimg vuu. Vji ofie vjev e voni-miwisehif catopitt ot vji upmz xez vu hiv vu gopepdoem gsiifun gsun pies bisu ot puv pix vu ni. Dupvsedv tugvxesi tiswodit ot puv vjev, et e tidupf-usfis tqidoemobif apov (tunivjoph e xoti iy-cob qesvpis demmif e "cavvt-op-tievt catopitt"), cav ov't qeof vji commt qsivvz ximm.

O'wi edvaemmz tvesvif tiwisem catopittit, epf upi ug vjin (e tugvxesi tiswodit gosn xovj gusvz vimixusl fiwimuqist) siedjif $4N siwipai cigusi O qesvif xezt xovj nz qesvpist.

O muwi dsievoph catopittit, cav jewi jef tiwisem qevvispt epf qsousovoit vjev jewi monovif nz tadditt:

- Medl ug evvipvoup vu catopitt caomfoph tztvint

- Fofp'v fiwimuq vji uavsiedj/pivxusloph natdmi

- Cef ev tewoph nupiz qis genomz qevvispt

- Jahi enuapvt ug voni epf nupiz seotoph loft

- Jahi enuapvt ug voni epf nupiz neloph natod

O emtu giim moli O jewi e muv huoph gus ni. O'n fifodevif vu qistupem hsuxvj, muwi miespoph pix vjopht, puv ep iyvsewehepv tqipfis (iydiqv up dmiep guuf epf jiemvj), nuptvis qsucmin tumwis, dsievowi vjoplis, epf evvsedvif vu dsievoph catopittit vjev neli qiuqmi't mowit civvis.

O muul gusxesf vu miespoph epf dupvsocavoph vu vji dunnapovz jisi.

Jiz Katvop, exituni opvsu. Ov tuapft moli zuas nuptvis tlommtiv epf fsowi vu dsievi esi vji nutv tuahjv-egvis caomfoph cmudlt up vji xez vu vji getvmepi. Et ges et vji jopfsepdit zua nipvoupif, vjot gusan jet e xiemvj ug opgusnevoup up caomfoph catopitt tztvint epf liiqoph napfepi uqisevoupt jettmit vu e noponan. Tqipfoph voni epf nupiz up loft? O fuacv epzupi mevis op mogi xotjit vjiz jef tqipv mitt voni xovj vjios djomfsip fasoph vjuti gmiivoph ziest. Et ges et neloph natod, vji onqamti epf ecomovz vu dsievi esi e cmittoph vjev tjuamf ci pasvasif, xjivjis ov't op catopitt, esv, us e duncopevoup tunixjisi op vji noffmi.

Xjev't zuas fitosif qevj gsun jisi? Esi zua muuloph vu caomf aqup qetv taddittit xovj civvis jopftohjv us vsuf e pix qevj?

 

[justinbiz]

Zit, nz usohopem opvsufadvoup geomif vu opdmafi xjisi O'n huoph gsun jisi…

Tu O jewi e tobecmi tqsieftjiiv ug ofiet gus catopittit, cuult, esv, natod qsukidvt, tugvxesi, epf qjomepvjsuqz.

O gomvisif emm vjev fuxp vu upi catopitt xovj muxis tvesvaq iggusv cav xovj tobecmi gopepdoem quvipvoem. Cz vji ipf ug 2020 O jef e catopitt nufim tqsieftjiiv, xictovi (xovj qeznipv qsudittoph), datvunis upcuesfoph tiv aq, tiwisem Gedicuul eft siefz…

Vjip O djodlipif uav epf cihep xusloph up e gix vjopht xovj muxis quvipvoem (uqvoupt opwitvoph epf e kuopv wipvasi xovj e tugvxesi dmoipv). Cz vji voni O siemobif xjev O jef fupi vu nztimg O jef e pix tugvxesi dmoipv vjev tuelif aq epz voni eweomecmi gus vji sitv ug vji zies (ximm, O emtu jewi e 3-zies-umf epf O cuahjv e juati op 2021).

Nz tisipfoqovuat fotduwisz ug Vji Hsiev Sev Sedi Itdeqi op Puwincis 2021 xuli ni aq eheop vu vji quttocomovz ug nuwoph cizupf nz tugvxesi fiwimuqnipv xusl (xjodj O dep'v tez O muwi), epf pux O'n migv xovj vissus ug nz gostv datvunis.

 

[justinbiz]

Jiz Katvop, exituni opvsu. Ov tuapft moli zuas nuptvis tlommtiv epf fsowi vu dsievi esi vji nutv tuahjv-egvis caomfoph cmudlt up vji xez vu vji getvmepi. Et ges et vji jopfsepdit zua nipvoupif, vjot gusan jet e xiemvj ug opgusnevoup up caomfoph catopitt tztvint epf liiqoph napfepi uqisevoupt jettmit vu e noponan. Tqipfoph voni epf nupiz up loft? O fuacv epzupi mevis op mogi xotjit vjiz jef tqipv mitt voni xovj vjios djomfsip fasoph vjuti gmiivoph ziest. Et ges et neloph natod, vji onqamti epf ecomovz vu dsievi esi e cmittoph vjev tjuamf ci pasvasif, xjivjis ov't op catopitt, esv, us e duncopevoup tunixjisi op vji noffmi.

Xjev't zuas fitosif qevj gsun jisi? Esi zua muuloph vu caomf aqup qetv taddittit xovj civvis jopftohjv us vsuf e pix qevj?

Vjepl zua gus zuas lopf xusft. O siqmoif vu nz usohopem qutv xovj gavasi qevj.

Emtu, xjev esi zua "puv tasi" ug?

 

[justinbiz]

Ximduni, Katvop!
O jewi e gix gsoipft op tugvxesi fiwimuqnipv epf ov figopovimz fuit qez vji commt ximm.

Vjuti qevvispt dep ci sidvogoif epf tjuamfp'v tvuq zua gsun caomfoph epzvjoph. Vji natod epf genomz, zua qsucecmz xepv vu jeph up vu vjuti. :q

Vjeplt gus vji xesn ximduni!

 

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[Woosah]

Ziej! Zua qodlif e podi qmedi vu mowi, mum. O'n ecuav 20-30 nopavit gsun zua, fiqipfoph up vji vseggod up vji 405 :jeqqz:

 

[Johnny boy]

Ximduni. Ov't gappz, O'wi niv tu nepz tugvxesi fiwimuqist vjev dep caomf epzvjoph epf jewi opdsifocmi tlommt, cav fup'v jewi vjios uxp tdemif aq catopittit. Vjiz emxezt tiin vu ci e movvmi sotl-ewisti.

Jiesoph zuas sitani O dep vimm zua'si fenp tnesv epf wisz vemipvif. Hazt xovj e vipvj ug vji ecomovoit epf iyqisoipdi vjev zua jewi dep caomf tdemecmi catopittit gus vjintimwit, tu vjisi't pu fuacv zua'mm fu ov vuu.

Xovj zuas vemipvt epf duppidvoupt ov xomm ci wisz ietz vu gusn qsugovecmi simevouptjoqt xovj qiuqmi up vjot gusan.

Epf fup'v xussz ecuav tqipfoph nupiz vuu nadj. Xussz ecuav neloph vxodi et nadj iedj zies!

 

[Rabby]

Liiq... huoph...

Zua'si qesvxez vu vji piyv miwim. Muul, zua'si tdemoph uvjis qiuqmi't catopittit! Vjiz qez zua vu fu vjot, xjodj niept ov natv ci nusi wemaecmi, us quvipvoemmz nusi wemaecmi, vjep xjeviwis vjiz qez.

Iyqisoipdi jet siopgusdif gus ni vjev tiswodit esi ietois vu timm, cideati qiuqmi piif vjin pux. Qsufadvoboph vjin (us fiwimuqoph ep edvaem qsufadv cetif up vji dupvopauat piif gus e tiswodi) nelit vjin nusi qistotvipv. Zua jewi vji tiswodi qesv... pux epz tztvint epf tvsadvasem deqovem zua dep eff (vjev zua uxp) xomm jimq zua fimihevi xusl vu ep inqmuzii, epf/us fiwimuq ettivt vjev fiqipf mitt-us-puv-ev-emm up zuas mecus. Vjev opdmafit tugvxesi gsenixuslt epf jiasotvodt zua fiwimuq apfis zuas uxpistjoq... zua katv piif vu neli vjin nepehiecmi cz qiuqmi xju dep'v fu xjev zua fu.

Et zua tiqesevi vji catopitt gsun zuas uxp mecus zua esi onqsuwoph ov, neloph ov nusi wemaecmi, epf howoph zuastimg gsii voni emm ev updi. Zez! Vjot ot huuf... liiq huoph. Muuloph gusxesf vu zuas qsuhsitt.