TAMPA BAY, FL Fastlane Meetup

[Vigilante]

If I were to invite you all to my office next week (Thursday) for a free lunch and a discussion on "startup bootstrapping" -

How many of you could make it? Office is in Tampa off of Veterans and Waters - 10 minutes from the airport.

I propose if your JOB is the reason you couldn't figure out how to make it, you might never find freedom.

I have no agenda other than kicking you out of your comfort zone.

Want to come over? 11:30AM - 1:00PM? I'll have Jimmy Johns bring some sandwiches over, but if you are on some weird diet bring your own hummus.

@Scot do you want to tag whom ever should come? If I get at least 4 confirmed, non-cancellable RSVP's we'll do it. Thursday April 13th, 11:30AM.

My conference room can only handle eight people, so only the first 7 positive RSVP's can attend. I will resurrect a short version of the "ruthless expense reduction" talk I gave a few years ago at the Fast Lane Summit Meeting.

You guys and gals all talk, or are you going to take some action?

Dave

 

[Vigilante]

@MidwestLandlord it was evident last night you have a bunch of fans already (including me).

So you better keep delivering.

@MJ DeMarco people are grooving on your book announcement, title, and concept

 

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[Vigilante]

Pretty sure I had 15-20 years on all of you punks. Waitress carded me though.

 

[Vigilante]

Here's the summary.

I talked too much.

Listened too little.

Ate a decent sandwich.

Learned quite a few things.

That's all. See you in June with HIGH EXPECTATIONS.

 

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[Vigilante]

Blessings to all of you and your families as you ride this out where ever this message finds you.

We're on the fence as to whether or not we will evacuate. Might try and run up 19N into central GA. My cousin wants us to head to Charlotte, but seems like that might still be problematic.

If the storm does hit Tampa in a major way, please check back in here so that we know you are OK.

 

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[Esoteric Wealth]

Good a$$ meet up, it's always worth coming out. Was awesome seeing everyone.

Here's a pic with the boys!

 

[S. Brown]

If anyone is interested in meeting up with other Fastlaners in Tampa Bay, Fl area (St.Pete, Clearwater, Tampa, Lakeland, etc) this month before the New Year's I would be glad to meet you.

The meetup(s) can be a good opportunity to keep each other accountable, learn from each other, challenge each other to further transcend our entrepreneurial pursuits , and build lasting relationships.

We can decide on a time and place depending on each others schedule. Saturday or Sunday any day this month, except next weekend (12/12-12/13), would be best for me.

 

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[GuestUser4aMPs1]

gentleman

it gives me great pain to say this traffic will not allow me to make it by now y'all probably have finished

i left st petes beach at 515 gentleman only to get stranded by he worst traffic 275 north bound FDot vehicles all over closed all three lanes making us bottleneck onto ganda blvd and was stuck there for 1 hr 45 minutes

i basically lost my voice in all of this

am so pissed

half victory day for me shrine bowl went well but not meeting y'all kills me

i am staying at sirata tonight in st petes beach and can meet anyone at st petes but y'all prolly left or are boozed

next time gentleman next time

@Arun Siva ...That SUCKS. So sorry to hear

Great to meet everyone last night! @Ronak ; Thanks for getting the reservation and suggestions together!
Awesome to meet "THE" @Vigilante in person - dropping knowledge bombs and all over.
Godspeed to @Scot , @Duane , @Richard Espinosa , @S.Brown, and our newbie @codefist

See You Next Time.

 

[Ronak]

Nothing like an in person meetup... @Vigilante lit the fire under all of us to take some action. I've already made my target list for licensing and will start making those calls this week.

 

[Vigilante]

I am going to show you guys (next week, in person) my private journal entries from April 2014 and March 2016 and March 2017.

If my private journal entry from 2014 vs. 2017 doesn't do it for you, you shouldn't bother ever attending an entrepreneurial get together again.

What happens in Tampa stays in Tampa.

See you Thursday. - Dave

 

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[Vigilante]

Great location.

Great people. (@Duane , @NoMess , @Jamie T , @Kung Fu Steve )

Great booze.

Great pulled pork.

Great discussion.

Great time.

Good job @S. Brown getting everyone together. See you all some time in 2016. @Jamie T and @Kung Fu Steve see you cats in Phoenix in February. - Dave

 

[Ronak]

We are reconfirmed and all set to go for Saturday. Should we do a Whatsapp group?

 

[Niptuck MD]

Driving 8.5 hrs from SC right now as we speak! (actually at a gas stop but yea)

going to be a good weekend in TAMPA

 

[GuestUser4aMPs1]

@codefist got some shots last night

some look like we're derping out though
don't kill us

 

[Vigilante]

We forgot the group picture

 

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[GuestUser4aMPs1]

Nothing like an in person meetup... @Vigilante lit the fire under all of us to take some action. I've already made my target list for licensing and will start making those calls this week.

@Vigilante "If you don't leave changed, you're wasting your time and our time."

Knowing how extremely valuable Vig's time is, this was big.
Thank You for spending time with us. We're already making things happen.

 

[Scot]

Big thanks to @Vigilante for organizing this. The end of month correction of errors is a really good strategy to be hints with yourself about where the business is going.

And most importantly, just having a round table with like minded people tearing apart your strategy and looking at things differently is huge for growth.

Apologies for having to jet as soon as we stopped talking. This trainee I had with me this week has been a pain and was blowing up my phone.

I'll bring you guys samples of my products come June.

 

[S. Brown]

I appreciate getting together again and seeing everyones different fastlane paths. I learn something valuable everytime.

My account is still inactive as Amazon is having a backlog of tons of sellers with
inactive accounts so it must be a known issue. Will focus on other aspects outside Amz while issue is being resolved.

@Duane keep up the good effort and be safe on the road.

@Scot and Richard keep it up and don't give up.

Nice meeting you and seeing you all expertise and background @itmap and @policebaton

@Vigilante thank you again for all the gems of knowledge and inviting us.


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[S. Brown]

"The Getaway" (Tampa/St.pete) @6:00 pm on Dec 19

Is that OK for everyone?

We can use a group messanger (whatsapp, etc) or exchange contact info for better communication as the day comes. We'll use the forum for now.



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[Vigilante]

Pics please!

What happens in Tampa stays in Tampa.

 

[Ronak]

See you guys tomorrow night at 6pm!

Seasons 52, 204 N Westshore Blvd, Tampa, FL 33609

@Vigilante @Scot @Arun Siva @Richard Espinosa @Duane @UnrealCreative @S. Brown
ALL confirmed...


What about @Omega @5FOR2 @Rod bolts ?

Any others? @EE7

 

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[Esoteric Wealth]

gentleman

it gives me great pain to say this traffic will not allow me to make it by now y'all probably have finished

i left st petes beach at 515 gentleman only to get stranded by he worst traffic 275 north bound FDot vehicles all over closed all three lanes making us bottleneck onto ganda blvd and was stuck there for 1 hr 45 minutes

i basically lost my voice in all of this

am so pissed

half victory day for me shrine bowl went well but not meeting y'all kills me

i am staying at sirata tonight in st petes beach and can meet anyone at st petes but y'all prolly left or are boozed

next time gentleman next time

I actually ran into this on my way at around 5:40, state trooper blocked the 1-275 ramp towards Tampa. Luckily I know the area very well and was able to head towards St. Pete, take an exit, bypass all the traffic and get on Gandy to make it in time.

 

[Esoteric Wealth]

Hope I wasn't too hard on the new kid.

Seemed like he took it well, and I got an indirect benefit as well.

Sometimes I fall back on the excuse that I want to build more capital or I need to wait until I'm able to get ungated on Amazon.

Ordering samples for eBay and starting a basic shopify website these upcoming two weeks.

 

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[Vigilante]

OK. We are confirmed. Since my private messages are disabled on the forum, I will get the address to @Scot privately tomorrow and have him relay it to you all.

Should be a blast. See you all next week. It will be good to catch up on where everybody's been since the last time we were together also.

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

hooker bars

I'm in.

I move into downtown St. Pete's the 24th. See you all the next time you wanna hear Vig and I talk smart and drink too much.

 

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[Vigilante]

I was fortunate enough to see @Kung Fu Steve last night in Tampa.

You all would be wise to organize something quickly around his schedule while he is in town for a few months.

I'd recommend finding a date that works for him, and having the event in St. Pete so it is close to where he is staying.

I feel like I was treated to a private MBA course last night in higher level thinking.

 

[Vigilante]

The decided date as of now is Dec 19 (Saturday).

It will be in the afternoon /evening. I will let you all know the exact time and place soon.

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I am in town, so I plan to come at least for a bit. Timing is good as it is just before I have people arriving for the holidays. Hopefully alcohol will be involved. Maybe international plaza? Or hard rock. What ever. Maybe somewhere fun on the beach? Beach bar.

 

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[NoMess]

Perfect, I'm in. Will it be OK if I bring my wife? (she's not a fastlaner but she is my support)

 

[Vigilante]

The objective :

• meet some cool people
• have a few drinks and a bit of food
• shoot the shit
• add to your rolodex for later use
• hopefully walk away with a few more contacts than you had when you walked in

If @Kung Fu Steve shows up, nobody has to do anything. Just sit back and watch the show, and enjoy. If Steve comes, you also don't have to worry about being a wall flower as he won't let you be.

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

The objective :

• meet some cool people
• have a few drinks and a bit of food
• shoot the shit
• add to your rolodex for later use
• hopefully walk away with a few more contacts than you had when you walked in

If @Kung Fu Steve shows up, nobody has to do anything. Just sit back and watch the show, and enjoy. If Steve comes, you also don't have to worry about being a wall flower as he won't let you be.

Accurate.

And also Vig and I will be completely plastered and yelling obscenities at all the whipper schnappers!