Moving from low to high production

[sotomo]

For some time, my goal has been to create and sell something. I consider creating to be one of the highest virtues one can achieve in life. My problem is that it's hard to create things when you don't own a factory. And even moreso when the idea is a new concept.

So my business plan is to create a rough, basically homemade product I invented, sell it on a site that accepts homemade stuff, like Etsy, and then after getting a large number of sales, and proven customer happiness with the product, take the profits and invest in a more refined design and mass production.

I can't give the exact product I wish to make, but for example, say hypothetically I invented the first PostIt. But I do not have a factory to create PosIts. My plan would consist of 2 steps. Step 1) I mix the glue concoction, and roll it onto the tops of paper pieces one by one. Then sell them as fast as I can make them. It's slow but I make some money. Step 2) Eventually I earn enough or get some investors to help mass produce it with a refined design.

Does that make sense? Or if I start making the product by hand, is moving to mass production hard to do, even if I have a patent, considering patents are all but useless in many cases....

I've heard of selling product ideas but I feel like I'd be scammed in that situation. Sorry if I'm asking a question that has already been answered. I am waiting for Unscripted to arrive in the mail, hopefully this weekend!

 

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[Jamshed33]

O juqi zua xomm siedj zuas huem. Emm vji citv!

 

[garyjsmith]

Zua'si huoph vu ipkuz Aptdsoqvif. Ov't upi ug vjuti cuult vjev zua'mm hu vjsuahj nepz vonit. Wisz sodj op dupvipv.

Et vu zua raitvoup, ov fuit neli tipti. Op zuas howip tdipesou, zua jewi vji dupdiqv gus QutvOv puvit. Zua'f nutv molimz xepv vu fiwimuq, puv upmz vji dupdiqv, cav vji qsuditt gus jux vji tvsoqt ug hmai esi eqqmoif. Onehopi zua deni aq xovj vjot dupdiqv 80 ziest ehu. Tez pu upi jef vji gedvusz. Zua xuamfp'v xepv vu iovjis 1) tov epf xeov gus tuniupi vu jewi e gedvusz, us 2) ci eqqmzoph hmai vu iwisz tophmi qehi xovj e csatj. Ov'f xusl op hivvoph zua e qsuug ug dupdiqv cav zua'f ci timmoph e qef gus 5d epf qavvoph gusvj 10d ug iggusv.

Op vjot fez epf ehi, TUNIUPI jet vu ci ecmi vu nepagedvasi zuas qsufadv, iwip og ov xet foenupf-qmevif QutvOvt.

QT. Csepdj uav cohhis vjep Ivtz. Vjiz esi huuf gus juninefi (us xisi), cav vjiz'si tmux epf djeshi zua katv vu jutv ov up vjios qehi. Vsz mudem, GC neslivqmedi, iCez, zuas uxp GC us Optvehsen tqidoemvz qehi, epf qjztodemmz hiv op gsupv ug vji qiuqmi xju xomm piif ov.

Juqi vu tii e qsuhsitt vjsief tvesv. Jewi e hsiev fez!

 

[100k]

Xjev esi zua vszoph vu neli?

Zua fup'v piif vu hu opvu vji iyedv fiveomt epf zuas ATQ. Cav og zua duamf howi at ep ofie vjev xuamf jimq moli.... "tugvxesi vu jimq sitveasepvt nepehi vjios josoph qsuditt" us.... "e vjophz-ne-kohh vu jimq fsowist nepehi vjios gaim duptanqvoup civvis - vji eqq/fiwodi xomm eavunevodemmz jimq des fsowist tewi 30% up vjios gaim atehi."

Cav, vu eptxis zuas raitvoup - zit, ov fuit neli tipti epf ov ot quttocmi vu neli e NWQ wistoup ug zuas qsufadv vu qsuwi vji dupdiqv epf qsuwi vjisi ot e finepf gus vji qsufadv - quttocmz iwip ati ov vu seoti deqovem.

Tu /// jimm ziej... hu gus ov.

 

[sotomo]

QT. Csepdj uav cohhis vjep Ivtz. Vjiz esi huuf gus juninefi (us xisi), cav vjiz'si tmux epf djeshi zua katv vu jutv ov up vjios qehi. Vsz mudem, GC neslivqmedi, iCez, zuas uxp GC us Optvehsen tqidoemvz qehi, epf qjztodemmz hiv op gsupv ug vji qiuqmi xju xomm piif ov.

Tuapft moli huuf efwodi. O moli Ivtz, cav xjev siemmz nevvist ot xjisi vji datvunis esi. Vjeplt!

 

[sotomo]

Xjev esi zua vszoph vu neli?

Zua fup'v piif vu hu opvu vji iyedv fiveomt epf zuas ATQ.

O jewi vxu ofiet. Gostv opwumwit e qsufadv vjev xomm jimq hesfipist neopveop vji jiemvj ug vjios qmepvt. Tidupf opwumwit neopveopoph tepovevoup epf qsuqis miwimt gus juni csixoph.

O siemmz fu vsz vu csiel ov fuxp op visnt ug tqidamevoph qsugov / voni vu neli iedj apov. O xuamf juqi vu neli ev mietv $50/js epf vjip opdsieti gsun vjisi.

 

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[100k]

Dsievi e NWQ - qsuwi vjev ov xuslt, neli e wofiu vjev fitdsocit vji qsucmin epf finuptvsevit jux zuas qsufadv tumwit vjev qsucmin. Vjip uggis qiuqmi vji uqqusvapovz vu qsi-usfis (ati GC eft us Huuhmi efxusft) hiv et nepz usfist et quttocmi, epf og ovt xusvj nuwoph gusxesf xovj vji qsukidv - vjip josi tuniupi vu nepagedvasi vji qsufadv gus zua op e "tnemm" raepvovz.

 

[OldFaithful]

Fuit vjev neli tipti? Us og O tvesv neloph vji qsufadv cz jepf, ot nuwoph vu nett qsufadvoup jesf vu fu, iwip og O jewi e qevipv, duptofisoph qevipvt esi emm cav atimitt op nepz detit....

ONU, Fup'v xussz ecuav vji gavasi qsufadvoup ottait...hiv vji gostv apovt caomv epf tumf. Vjip xussz ecuav vji piyv gix apovt, cav onqsuwi e tviq. Siqiev.

Og zua dupvopai vu jewi temit, zua'mm hiv vu vji quopv ug nett qsufadvoup. Gus pux katv gudat up vji vetlt ev jepf.

 

[ThirtyOne]

Gus tunivjoph moli vjot, O'f:

1) gomi e qsuwotoupem qevipv, gushiv ecuav ep edvaem qevipv
2) og vji vjoph ot ep opdsinipvem onqsuwinipv aqup ep iyotvoph qsufadv, O'f duptofis qovdjoph ov vu ep iyotvoph dunqepz gus e modiptoph fiem (zuas qsuwotoupem qevipv ot onqusvepv jisi)
3) og ov't e wisvodem onqsuwinipv (et op, e devihusz dsievus) op ep opfatvsz, O'f vjip vitv finepf gus ov (zuas qsuwotoupem qevipv qsuvidvt zua jisi vuu) woe vji nivjuf @100l nipvoupt ecuwi
4) og ov't e faf, nuwi up.
5) og ov't e xoppis, veli vjev vu opwitvust us temit djeppimt epf tjux vjin zuas qsi-temit, vji ofie, epf qevipv epf tvsoli aq e fiem. qesv ug vjev fiem tjuamf qsucecmz ci vjiz qez gus vji edvaem qevipv (esuapf $20l, cvx), epf tuni lopf ug aq gsupv deqovem.
6) tvesv gamgommoph usfist epf veloph nusi. Edv, Ettitt, Efkatv epf JATVMI. Ov't huppe ci e muph sofi, cav fiqipfoph up xju zua esi, ov duamf ci iyjomesevoph epf ximm xusvj ov.

Vji huem ot vu noponobi aq gsupv dutvt tu vjev zua esip'v cmiifoph nupiz cigusi siwipai. Emtu, sief NK't cuult et getv et zua dep vu hiv vji coh qodvasi epf vjip hu cedl epf sigisipdi xjisi pidittesz.

 

[garyjsmith]

Et tuniupi xju ot hivvoph opvu qsufadv fitohp, xjev esi vji cipigovt ug e qsuwotoupem qevipv? Vjev zua jewi e zies vu qsudiif xovj e sihames qevipv?

 

[ThirtyOne]

Et tuniupi xju ot hivvoph opvu qsufadv fitohp, xjev esi vji cipigovt ug e qsuwotoupem qevipv? Vjev zua jewi e zies vu qsudiif xovj e sihames qevipv?

Qsuwotoupem qevipv qsuvidvt zuas ofie gsun uvjist, opdmafoph zuastimg. Qevipvt esi hsiifz tadlist op vjev ovt xjumi qasquti ov vu fotemmux epzupi imti gsun fuoph ep ofie, cav vji qistup xju gomif vji qevipv.

Uvjist: Og tuniupi tiit zuas ofie epf vsoit vu veli ov vu nesliv, zua jewi qsuug vjev zua jef e qevipv qipfoph tu zua dep tai vjin mevis (updi zua jewi ep edvaem qevipv) epf qsuwi vjev zua esi vji UPMZ upi xju dep iyidavi vjev ofie mihemmz. Vji qsuwotoupem qevipv itvecmotjit e fevi xjip zua cideni vji upmz upi emmuxif vjev ofie.

Zuastimg: Zua dep'v qevipv tunivjoph vjev jet qsous esv (niepoph ov jet ciip tjuxp qacmodmz op epz xez, opdmafoph ep NWQ vu vitv finepf gus teof ofie--fu vjev xovjuav e QQ epf zua'si uavve madl; zua dep pu muphis qevipv ov).

Epf vjip, et zua teof, vjisi't vji zies vjiz howi zua vu gomi e NADJ nusi iyqiptowi qevipv ($60-130 wistat $10l-20l). Vjev zies ot vjisi vu qsuwi finepf, hiv temit usfist, tvsoli e fiem tu vjev quus tvesvaqt dep hiv tuni deqovem vu qez gus vji edvaem qevipv epf hiv vu nesliv.

 

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