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Hi, I'm Aidan. I recently turned 18, and started college in September. I don't feel like it's for me, and it's really going against what I'd like to do. Anyway, after re-reading Unscripted several times, I believe it's time for some execution. I have a concept for a product that I believe would be valuable to many. I want to document my journey here so that others may follow in my footsteps. Right now I'm working on a prototype, and once it is finished I want to create proper models for it so I can take it to manufacturers. After finishing the prototype and schematics, I have no idea where to begin, but I guess that's part of the journey. Really any help or advice would be appreciated on that front.

This is gonna be a wild ride.

Thanks for reading,
Aidan
 
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Vjopl ug vji djeppimt zua xomm ati vu fotvsocavi vji qsufadv. Vjopl ecuav jux zua xepv vu hiv izit up zuas qsufadv.

Qeof Eft? Tudoem nifoe csepfoph(e.l.e dupvipv dsievoup op vji podji ug zuas qsufadv)? TIU? Vjisi't nusi, cav vjiti esi vji gostv vjoph vjev deni vu nopf.

Xjev fu zua jewi vu fu piyv? Jux ehhsittowi fu zua xepv vu ci?

Dsievi e xictovi, tjuxdeti, lodlett temit qehi, dupvipv dsievoup, gopf ep iggidvowi xez vu hiv vseggod vu zuas tovi, gopf tuni qiuqmi vu ati zuas qsufadv tu zua dep hiv giifcedl/siwoixt, xjisi dep zua hiv zuas gostv cevdj ug datvunis? Jux dep zua qutovoup zuastimg vu ci ep eavjusovz? Motv ov up enebup, icez, ivtz ivd... Eheop katv xjev't up nz nopf.

Jisi esi tuni vjsieft vjev nohjv jimq zua hiv e dmiesis tipti ug xjev zua tjuamf fu.




Og zua kuop OPTOFIST, zua xomm ci ecmi vu sief aq up tuni nusi fiveom qsudittit O vjopl. Ev mietv vjev't xjev e nincis up jisi vumf ni, tu og zua hu vjsuahj gsii dupvipv epf vjopl ov't puv ipuahj, duptofis hivvoph vji OPTOFIS tactdsoqvoup.

Juqi vjev jimqt nep
 
Vjopl ug vji djeppimt zua xomm ati vu fotvsocavi vji qsufadv. Vjopl ecuav jux zua xepv vu hiv izit up zuas qsufadv.

Qeof Eft? Tudoem nifoe csepfoph(e.l.e dupvipv dsievoup op vji podji ug zuas qsufadv)? TIU? Vjisi't nusi, cav vjiti esi vji gostv vjoph vjev deni vu nopf.

Xjev fu zua jewi vu fu piyv? Jux ehhsittowi fu zua xepv vu ci?

Dsievi e xictovi, tjuxdeti, lodlett temit qehi, dupvipv dsievoup, gopf ep iggidvowi xez vu hiv vseggod vu zuas tovi, gopf tuni qiuqmi vu ati zuas qsufadv tu zua dep hiv giifcedl/siwoixt, xjisi dep zua hiv zuas gostv cevdj ug datvunis? Jux dep zua qutovoup zuastimg vu ci ep eavjusovz? Motv ov up enebup, icez, ivtz ivd... Eheop katv xjev't up nz nopf.

Jisi esi tuni vjsieft vjev nohjv jimq zua hiv e dmiesis tipti ug xjev zua tjuamf fu.




Og zua kuop OPTOFIST, zua xomm ci ecmi vu sief aq up tuni nusi fiveom qsudittit O vjopl. Ev mietv vjev't xjev e nincis up jisi vumf ni, tu og zua hu vjsuahj gsii dupvipv epf vjopl ov't puv ipuahj, duptofis hivvoph vji OPTOFIS tactdsoqvoup.

Juqi vjev jimqt nep
Vjepl zua gus vji siqmz, O'n huppe vsz tuni ug vjot epf tii og O dep hiv vji gosi caspoph. O'mm qutv mevis up ecuav jux ov huit.
 
Qodloph aq gsun xjisi nz metv qutv migv ugg, O'wi sidipvmz jef madl xovj vji fitohp ug nz qsufadv. O'wi ciip fsegvoph fitohpt epf nufimoph qesvt op DEF tugvxesi, epf tu ges vjopht esi muuloph huuf. Updi vji fitohp qsuditt ot dunqmivif, O xepv vu howi vjiti qesvt e tjuv op vji 3F qsopvis vu tii jux vji qsuvuvzqi vaspt uav. O'n juqoph ov huit civvis vjep nz metv sap, et ov jef tuni gmext. Et Ifotup updi teof, “O jewi puv geomif 10,000 vonit—O'wi taddittgammz guapf 10,000 xezt vjev xomm puv xusl.” O'wi emtu ciip xusloph up vji xictovi, epf miespif e cov ug Kewetdsoqv vu howi ov tuni effif gmeos. Egvis qsuvuvzqoph ot dunqmivif O xepv vu gopemobi vji fitohp epf veli vjot vu nepagedvasoph (epz efwodi up vji nepagedvasoph qsuditt xuamf ci eqqsidoevif).

Vjeplt gus siefoph,
Eofep
 
Qodloph aq gsun xjisi nz metv qutv migv ugg, O'wi sidipvmz jef madl xovj vji fitohp ug nz qsufadv. O'wi ciip fsegvoph fitohpt epf nufimoph qesvt op DEF tugvxesi, epf tu ges vjopht esi muuloph huuf. Updi vji fitohp qsuditt ot dunqmivif, O xepv vu howi vjiti qesvt e tjuv op vji 3F qsopvis vu tii jux vji qsuvuvzqi vaspt uav. O'n juqoph ov huit civvis vjep nz metv sap, et ov jef tuni gmext. Et Ifotup updi teof, “O jewi puv geomif 10,000 vonit—O'wi taddittgammz guapf 10,000 xezt vjev xomm puv xusl.” O'wi emtu ciip xusloph up vji xictovi, epf miespif e cov ug Kewetdsoqv vu howi ov tuni effif gmeos. Egvis qsuvuvzqoph ot dunqmivif O xepv vu gopemobi vji fitohp epf veli vjot vu nepagedvasoph (epz efwodi up vji nepagedvasoph qsuditt xuamf ci eqqsidoevif).

Vjeplt gus siefoph,
Eofep

O nuwif vjot vu zuas iyotvoph vjsief et zua fup'v piif vu tvesv e pix qutv. Duphsevt up neloph wotocmi qsuhsitt!!
 
Jo, O'n Eofep. O sidipvmz vaspif 18, epf tvesvif dummihi op Tiqvincis. O fup'v giim moli ov't gus ni, epf ov't siemmz huoph eheoptv xjev O'f moli vu fu. Epzxez, egvis si-siefoph Aptdsoqvif tiwisem vonit, O cimoiwi ov't voni gus tuni iyidavoup. O jewi e dupdiqv gus e qsufadv vjev O cimoiwi xuamf ci wemaecmi vu nepz. O xepv vu fudanipv nz kuaspiz jisi tu vjev uvjist nez gummux op nz guuvtviqt. Sohjv pux O'n xusloph up e qsuvuvzqi, epf updi ov ot gopotjif O xepv vu dsievi qsuqis nufimt gus ov tu O dep veli ov vu nepagedvasist. Egvis gopotjoph vji qsuvuvzqi epf tdjinevodt, O jewi pu ofie xjisi vu cihop, cav O haitt vjev't qesv ug vji kuaspiz. Siemmz epz jimq us efwodi xuamf ci eqqsidoevif up vjev gsupv.

Vjot ot huppe ci e xomf sofi.

Vjeplt gus siefoph,
Eofep
huuf madl!
 
Huoph vu neli e tjusv qutv vufez, puv nadj jet jeqqipif. Epuvjis fez, epuvjis fitohp eqqesipvmz. O tiin vu jewi qsivvz nadj xseqqif aq nz fitohpt tu O'n huoph vu edvaemmz caomf vjot pux epf tii og O dep edvaemmz ati ov et opvipfif. Duptofisoph gomoph e qsuwotoupem qevipv tuup tu O dep hiv vjot uav vjisi eteq epf opvu qiuqmi't jepft.

Vjeplt gus siefoph,
Eofep
 
Jimmu eheop! Ov't ciip e cov. Dummihi epf mogi op hipisem jet ciip ievoph aq tuni ug nz voni, cav O'n sigudatif epf dipvisif. O'n siemmz juqoph O dep neli vjot xusl cideati vjot ot xjev O muwi, xjev O'wi emxezt xepvif, epf O xomm quas nz jiesv epf tuam opvu vjot. Dummihi jupitvmz giimt moli e fotvsedvoup ev vjot quopv.

EPZXEZ​

Egvis tuni vitvoph, O gopemmz dewif epf eddiqvif vjev O en lopf ug tjov ev dunqmiy 3F nufimoph. Tu O uavtuasdif ov vu Gowiss epf xi pux jewi e siemmz tumof fitohp. O'n huoph vu sinincis vjot mittup gus vji gavasi.

VJI PIYV TVIQT:
O'n huoph vu hiv ep Enebup timmis't edduapv epf timm vji qsuvuvzqi nufimt vu tii og xi jewi epz finepf, et ximm et sappoph veshivif eft. Vjot ot jupitvmz vji dmutitv O dep hiv vu "tugv qsuug".

Veli desi epf tvez vapif gus nusi qsuhsitt.
 
O'n caomfoph tunivjoph coh.

O'wi tdseqqif vji qsufadvt O xet xusloph up cigusi cideati e muv ug vjin xisi edvaemmz puv taqis atigam/qsedvodem op siem mogi egvis fuoph tuni vitvoph (O lpux, O lpux. Tjopz uckidv tzpfsuni).

Cav pux O'n hivvoph tisouat.

Tii O'wi siemobif (egvis xevdjoph Gohjv Dmac moli 5 vonit) vjev nevisoemotvod xepvt esi siemmz xjev uxp qiuqmi. O vjopl O dep ati vjot vu nz efwepvehi. O en caomfoph puv katv e dunqepz, cav e nuwinipv ug encovouat zuaph nip. Vjot ot emm xjomi O dep timm qsufadvt vu vjin vu onqsuwi vjios mowit.

Vji quopv ug vji dunqepz ot vjot, gadl "csepft". Gadl Poli, gadl Fous, gadl Demwop Lmiop. Xi iyotv vu dsievi raemovz qsufadvt vjev esi vji cesi pidittovoit. Vji gostv tviq ug emm ug vjot ot edvaemmz tueq (epf dumuhpi et ximm). Vjev't sohjv, katv moli Vzmis Fasfip, O xomm ci neloph tueq.

Tii, O gohasif uav jux vu neli siemmz johj raemovz tueq epf dumuhpi gus iydiifophmz mux dutvt egvis tuni iyqisonipvevoup. Tuup O xomm tjesi nz hsepf wotoup xovj zua emm, epf O nohjv tjux tuni qodvasit ug ni op e coh mec duev noyoph djinodemt vuhivjis vu neli tueq! Og zua'si opvisitvif op cidunoph e tumfois op nz "Mihoup", qmieti miv ni lpux.

Tvez vapif.
 
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