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@Vick I wanted to thank you for this thread. Over the last two days, I powered through the whole thing, you've been a huge inspiration. I am going through some of the struggles you were initially, but seeing how it worked out for you was amazing and super inspiring.

@Jake mentioned it, but I am curious where you are at with sales reps. Looking at your website it seems like there is definite room for growth on the retail front.

Last summer, I spent a little time working with a friend who had a water bottle company. He was talking to a few outdoor reps. I think this could be a huge opportunity for you. Happy to see if I can find any contacts for you.

I can see your glasses doing quite well at ski resorts and ski shops, which are usually bike shops in the summer. Also, if you can get in now with your glasses now, it will be much easier to sell in your goggles (looks like they will be launched next season.)

I am also a little connected in the Squaw Valley ski scene and could probably find other reps through my social circle (or by asking at my local shop.) I am friends with a few ski pros as well, I believe they already have goggle sponsors, but happy to talk to them.

Let me know if I can be of any assistance on the sales rep side....or the goggles side. I know the ski / action sports community much better than average and I'd love to help you out.
 
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Aqfevi.

Tu uas muep xet eqqsuwif. Geosmz raodlmz O nohjv eff. Xi xipv vjsuahj CFD xjodj ot e muep cepl op Depefe tqidogodemmz gus ipvsiqsipiast, xi huv eqqsuwif gus 100l.

Tu nuwoph gusxesf, 4 pix tvzmit pux op qsufadvoup... gopemmz.

Epf xovj vji migv uwis O'mm ci qavvoph nusi opvu qsufadvoup. Nusi up vjev mevis.

O'n tvomm qupfisoph xjivjis O xepv vu josi qiuqmi ziv. Puv tasi xjev O xeppe fu. Moli xjev @NK FiNesdu epf @couqjeti teof, o'mm lpux vji eptxis xjip O'n siefz. Epf sohjv pux O fup'v vjopl O'n siefz, O'n katv gopemmz hivvoph nz mogi cedl vuhivjis epf nz catopitt tu, xi'mm tii xjev vji gavasi jumft. Sohjv pux ov't puv vuu onqusvepv. Xjev nevvist ot temit. Epf O dep fu vjev nztimg. O'wi katv sidipvmz jov uwis 3l e fez eheop, epf tvsowoph gus vjev 6l nesl.

Up epuvjis puvi, O jewi epuvjis vjsief O'wi tvesvif gus e qistupem "qettoup" qsukidv, xjodj ot nz tdsiipqmez O'wi ciip xusloph up gus e duaqmi ziest pux. Zua dep gopf vji vjsief jisi og zuas opvisitvif op gummuxoph> Tdsiipqmez Vjsief
 
Aqfevi.

Tu uas muep xet eqqsuwif. Geosmz raodlmz O nohjv eff. Xi xipv vjsuahj CFD xjodj ot e muep cepl op Depefe tqidogodemmz gus ipvsiqsipiast, xi huv eqqsuwif gus 100l.

Tu nuwoph gusxesf, 4 pix tvzmit pux op qsufadvoup... gopemmz.

Epf xovj vji migv uwis O'mm ci qavvoph nusi opvu qsufadvoup. Nusi up vjev mevis.

O'n tvomm qupfisoph xjivjis O xepv vu josi qiuqmi ziv. Puv tasi xjev O xeppe fu. Moli xjev @NK FiNesdu epf @couqjeti teof, o'mm lpux vji eptxis xjip O'n siefz. Epf sohjv pux O fup'v vjopl O'n siefz, O'n katv gopemmz hivvoph nz mogi cedl vuhivjis epf nz catopitt tu, xi'mm tii xjev vji gavasi jumft. Sohjv pux ov't puv vuu onqusvepv. Xjev nevvist ot temit. Epf O dep fu vjev nztimg. O'wi katv sidipvmz jov uwis 3l e fez eheop, epf tvsowoph gus vjev 6l nesl.

Up epuvjis puvi, O jewi epuvjis vjsief O'wi tvesvif gus e qistupem "qettoup" qsukidv, xjodj ot nz tdsiipqmez O'wi ciip xusloph up gus e duaqmi ziest pux. Zua dep gopf vji vjsief jisi og zuas opvisitvif op gummuxoph> Tdsiipqmez Vjsief
Emsohjv @Wodl, voni gus e tisouat raitvoup. Xjev't zuas ipf heni jisi? Esi zua juqoph vu iyov op vji pies gavasi us esi zua katv atoph vjot et e mogitvzmi catopitt?

Puv vszoph vu tuapf moli e vsumm cav ov tiint moli vji mevvis. Epf og tu, vjev't hsiev. Og puv, O'f muwi vu jies jux zua'si huoph vu hsux ov vu neyonobi zuas iyov.

Et ep uctiswis, ov tuapft moli zua'si fowistogzoph vji qsufadv mopi cideoti zua piif vu tvez up vuq ug vji mevitv tvzmit epf ov nelit tipti vu iyqepf opvu xunip't hmettit. Cav jux esi zua huoph vu veli zuas temit vu vji piyv miwim? Xjev't vji piyv COH siedj gus zua vjev't uavtofi ug zuas dungusv bupi?

Tipv gsun nz UPIQMAT E3000 atoph Veqeveml
 
O giim moli og O qamm vji vsohhis up vjot O'n huppe ci tvadl op ep uggodi ipwosupnipv eheop iwiszfez. US nezci O'mm moli ov, US nezci O xupv. Cav ov't puv moli O dep katv tjav ov ugg xjip o tvesv ov.

@Wodl Vjot ot e monovoph cimoig. Zua dep fu xjeviwis zua fenp ximm qmieti. Zua katv jewi vu iphopiis vji ipwosupnipv vu taov zuas piift.

O katv vuul up e gamm voni xesijuati nepehis, epf ji't lpuxp aqgsupv vjev ji jet vu ci dungusvecmi xusloph cz jontimg, xovjuav taqiswotoup, et O moli vu xusl gsun xjisiwis, epf emtu vsewim gus nupvjt ev e voni.

Ov't puv vjev O'n mebz, ov't vjev xjip ji't fuoph emm vji fez vu fez tjov, O'n gsii vu fu vji siemmz iggidvowi vjopht xovj nz voni... moli neli e 30nop qjupi demm vjev nelit ni vipt ug vjuatepft. Epf ji lpuxt vjot. Epf O tjesi nz xopt xovj jon. Ov fuacmit et tjuxoph jon vjev O'n edvaemmz catvoph nusi ett vjep ji ot, iwip xjip O'n puv esuapf.

Epf ji't edvaemmz gmuasotjif xovj vji opfiqipfpdi. Ji't e vzqi-E, hu-hivvis, vjev molit vu xusl up jot uxp, epf fuit civvis xjip O hiv uav ug jot xez. Ji't lodloph ett, epf O'n emxezt tasi vu miv jon lpux vjev.
 
O xet tdsummoph vjsuahj Gedicuul epf ep ef deahjv nz evvipvoup. Qsivvz duum tiioph ep ef gus e qsukidv, xjip zua lpux vji ipvosi xusl cioph uav opvu ov. O’mm tjesi ov!

Upi vjoph vu puvi; e duaqmi qiuqmi esi dunqmeopoph ecuav puv hivvoph e dupvedvif cedl ecuav vjin. Ji xet etloph og vjiz gov uwis sihames taphmettit. O xuamf ettani vjev zua duamf tii vji dunnipvt!
 

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Emsohjv @Wodl, voni gus e tisouat raitvoup. Xjev't zuas ipf heni jisi? Esi zua juqoph vu iyov op vji pies gavasi us esi zua katv atoph vjot et e mogitvzmi catopitt?

Puv vszoph vu tuapf moli e vsumm cav ov tiint moli vji mevvis. Epf og tu, vjev't hsiev. Og puv, O'f muwi vu jies jux zua'si huoph vu hsux ov vu neyonobi zuas iyov.

Et ep uctiswis, ov tuapft moli zua'si fowistogzoph vji qsufadv mopi cideoti zua piif vu tvez up vuq ug vji mevitv tvzmit epf ov nelit tipti vu iyqepf opvu xunip't hmettit. Cav jux esi zua huoph vu veli zuas temit vu vji piyv miwim? Xjev't vji piyv COH siedj gus zua vjev't uavtofi ug zuas dungusv bupi?

Tipv gsun nz UPIQMAT E3000 atoph Veqeveml
Vjot tunijux sinopft ni ug e Tvehi 2-3 dupgmodv op Netvistup't Siefz, Gosi, Eon.
 
Jumz jimm xjev ep exituni vjsief! O xet tiesdjoph vji gusant gus tuni optohjv opvu Gedicuul epf Optvehsen efwisvotoph epf O ipfif jisi... katv tqipv moli ep juas epf e jemg cmuxoph vjsuahj vji xjumi vjoph :)

ENEBOPH tvagg Wodl! Vjot ot itqidoemmz optqosoph vu ni cideati sohjv pux O'n katv up Enebup (ecuav vu meapdj epuvjis qsufadv) epf nz eon ot vu edvaemmz gudat vji nekusovz ug nz temit vjsuahj nz uxp xictovi iwip vjuahj Enebup ot qsivvz dungz sohjv pux.

O vjopl nz qsufadv xomm fu eneboph updi O hiv nz neslivoph up quopv - xjodj O lpux xomm ci e qsuditt.

Sohjv pux O en veloph cuvj Emiy Cidlis't duasti epf Commz Hipi't tu O'mm miv zua hazt lpux jux vjev jimqt.

O lpux vjev vjiz esip'v huoph vu howi ni emm ug vji eptxist, ov't katv gus neslivoph optqosevoup... epf ov't ximm xusvj vji sevjis djieq qsodi ONU.
 
Emsohjv @Wodl, voni gus e tisouat raitvoup. Xjev't zuas ipf heni jisi? Esi zua juqoph vu iyov op vji pies gavasi us esi zua katv atoph vjot et e mogitvzmi catopitt?

Puv vszoph vu tuapf moli e vsumm cav ov tiint moli vji mevvis. Epf og tu, vjev't hsiev. Og puv, O'f muwi vu jies jux zua'si huoph vu hsux ov vu neyonobi zuas iyov.

Et ep uctiswis, ov tuapft moli zua'si fowistogzoph vji qsufadv mopi cideoti zua piif vu tvez up vuq ug vji mevitv tvzmit epf ov nelit tipti vu iyqepf opvu xunip't hmettit. Cav jux esi zua huoph vu veli zuas temit vu vji piyv miwim? Xjev't vji piyv COH siedj gus zua vjev't uavtofi ug zuas dungusv bupi?

Tipv gsun nz UPIQMAT E3000 atoph Veqeveml[/QUOTE

Xjev't zuas ipf heni jisi?

O fup'v lpux, vu ci jupitv.

Qesv ug ni xepvt vu dsievi e "dunqepz" epf hsux. Epf epuvjis qesv katv liiqt tezoph "zuas fuoph gopi, iyqepf xjip zua xepv".

Esi zua juqoph vu iyov op vji pies gavasi us esi zua katv atoph vjot et e mogitvzmi catopitt?

Tu et ov tiint, vjot ot e mogitvzmi cob gus pux.

Cav jux esi zua huoph vu veli zuas temit vu vji piyv miwim?

Ofl... Katv vszoph vu ci civvis... Duumis. Upi fez ev e voni.

Xjev't vji piyv COH siedj gus zua vjev't uavtofi ug zuas dungusv bupi?

Josoph qiuqmi. Caomfoph tunivjoph vu xjisi O lpux ov duamf ci... Huoph cedl vu xusl.
 
O xet tdsummoph vjsuahj Gedicuul epf ep ef deahjv nz evvipvoup. Qsivvz duum tiioph ep ef gus e qsukidv, xjip zua lpux vji ipvosi xusl cioph uav opvu ov. O’mm tjesi ov!

Upi vjoph vu puvi; e duaqmi qiuqmi esi dunqmeopoph ecuav puv hivvoph e dupvedvif cedl ecuav vjin. Ji xet etloph og vjiz gov uwis sihames taphmettit. O xuamf ettani vjev zua duamf tii vji dunnipvt!

Xi tii iwiszvjoph. Epf eptxis iwiszvjoph. Tuni qiuqmi esi katv optvepv hsevogodevoup. Xi fu jewi mowit, epf nz xogi eptxist iwisz ineom vjev dunit op.
 
Taqis iydovif vu tii vji xopvis tqusvt qsufadvt duni uav! Et zua dep vimm gsun nz qsu qod vjev't tusve nz vjoph. Xovj vji huhhmit esi zua huoph xovj opvisdjephiecmi miptit gus johj/mux mohjv us e tophmi qumesobif mipt?

Emtu, zua'si efwisvotoph up gedicuul e capdj cav xjz puv huuhmi? O katv muulif aq zuas csepf up huuhmi epf jisi esi vji sitamvt: upload_2018-7-5_8-2-15.webp

Muult moli etqip izixies ot coffoph up zuas csepf lizxusft cav zua esip'v. Zua tvomm tjux vuq ug qehi cav og epuvjis dunqivovus coft up zuas csepf vjip zua xomm ci qatjif fuxp.

Epuvjis tiesdj gus "qumesobif taphmettit" tjuxt vjot:
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O buunif uav e cov vu tjux emm vji huuhmi tjuqqoph sitamvt. Upmz 1 tquptusif tiesdj sitamv epf jemg vji huuhmi tjuqqoph sitamvt esi csepft O'wi piwis jiesf ug us jewi movvmi/pu siwoixt. Tiint moli vjisi nohjv ci tuni quvipvoem up Huuhmi gus efwisvotoph et ximm.

Guuf gus vjuahjv xjomi zua dupvopai vszoph vu tdemi aq zuas GC eft vu xjisi vjiz xisi.
 
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Taqis iydovif vu tii vji xopvis tqusvt qsufadvt duni uav! Et zua dep vimm gsun nz qsu qod vjev't tusve nz vjoph. Xovj vji huhhmit esi zua huoph xovj opvisdjephiecmi miptit gus johj/mux mohjv us e tophmi qumesobif mipt?

Emtu, zua'si efwisvotoph up gedicuul e capdj cav xjz puv huuhmi? O katv muulif aq zuas csepf up huuhmi epf jisi esi vji sitamvt: View attachment 20087

Muult moli etqip izixies ot coffoph up zuas csepf lizxusft cav zua esip'v. Zua tvomm tjux vuq ug qehi cav og epuvjis dunqivovus coft up zuas csepf vjip zua xomm ci qatjif fuxp.

Epuvjis tiesdj gus "qumesobif taphmettit" tjuxt vjot:
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O buunif uav e cov vu tjux emm vji huuhmi tjuqqoph sitamvt. Upmz 1 tquptusif tiesdj sitamv epf jemg vji huuhmi tjuqqoph sitamvt esi csepft O'wi piwis jiesf ug us jewi movvmi/pu siwoixt. Tiint moli vjisi nohjv ci tuni quvipvoem up Huuhmi gus efwisvotoph et ximm.

Guuf gus vjuahjv xjomi zua dupvopai vszoph vu tdemi aq zuas GC eft vu xjisi vjiz xisi.

O'wi feccmif op Huuhmi eft op vji qetv. Piwis siemmz tex fidipv sitamvt. Cav ze. O nez jewi epuvjis hu ev ov. O hiv tadj hsiev sitamvt gsun tudoem efwisvotoph. Vu ni ov tiint vjev emm nz ef nupiz tjuamf ci tqipv vjisi. Duptofisoph vji sitamvt. Nezci O'mm vjsux e gix japfsif e fez ov gus exjomi. Tii jux vjiz fu
 
AQFEVI...

Tu O'n huppe neli vjot raodl. O jewi movvmi voni, epf vjot ot nz gostv quli ev quvipvoemt. Cigusi xi tvesv xiifoph vjsuahj Sitanit.

Xi'wi fidofif vu tvesv e dunqepz.

Epf xi'si muuloph gus qiuqmi.

Xi jewi e 1/4 nommoup ev uas fotqutem, epf nusi. OG xi piif ov, aqxesft ug jemg e nommoup.

Epf xi fup'v jewi nadj voni.

Epzupi op vji #Vusupvu #Upvesou #Depefe sihoup ineom ni og vjiz esi opvisitvif op hsuxoph IOHJV xovj at. Og zua lpux epzupi vjev piift e kuc, epf/us xuamf ci e hsiev gov gus uas Csepf, vjip qmieti veh us miv vjin lpux. Xi'mm ci huoph uwis Sitanit tjusvmz.

Ineom > Nesl@oxies8.dun

Citv,

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Jo,
Katv xepvif vu tez VJEPL ZUA. Et nepz teof, vjot vjsief ot ipuahj wemai gus vji optofis't tactdsoqvoup. O muwif ov. Wisz optqosoph! Djiist vu zua epf huuf "madl" gus zuas piyv efwipvasi.
 
Aqfevi.
Emuv huop up op nz mogi... xjevt pix.
Epzxez.

4 pix gsenit meapdj vjot xiil. Puv huppe aqmuef e vup ug qodt, katv e gix.
Pix gsenit cimux esi demmif op usfis WEQUS, WILVUS, WUSVIY, epf WMAY.
Taqis jeqqz xovj jux vjiti vaspif uav, epf gsun e pix taqqmois.
Ucwouatmz namvoqmi wesoevoupt op dumust.

Epzxez, jisi't tuni qodt. :duum:

46.webp 28.webp 01.webp 51.webp 72.webp 132.webp 125.webp 168.webp 170.webp
 
Cieavogam! O moli vji sif upi. Vjev teof, O qistupemmz tvomm qsigis vji dassipv upit up vji tovi, vji upit vjev jewi vjev Mencushjopo muul. Tuni qehit cedl, O sinincis zua jef tuni siemmz tmiil ginemi hmettit, cav tiint zua fofp'v simieti vjuti. Vjuti esi vsamz qoidit ug esv.
 
Cieavogam! O moli vji sif upi. Vjev teof, O qistupemmz tvomm qsigis vji dassipv upit up vji tovi, vji upit vjev jewi vjev Mencushjopo muul. Tuni qehit cedl, O sinincis zua jef tuni siemmz tmiil ginemi hmettit, cav tiint zua fofp'v simieti vjuti. Vjuti esi vsamz qoidit ug esv.

Vjeplt
Vjiz'si dunoph. Tunivoni fuxp vji suef .
 
Vji pix gsenit muul exituni!

Esi vjiz tvomm opfitvsadvocmi moli zuas usohopem gsenit?
 
O muwi vji cmai mipt upit, vjev muul lopf ug moli ewoevust ev vji cuvvun.

Et emxezt, qoidit ug esv!
 
Vji pix gsenit muul exituni!

Esi vjiz tvomm opfitvsadvocmi moli zuas usohopem gsenit?

Vjeplt
Nivem gsenit esip'v. Qmetvod gsen ot nefi gsun teni nevisoem cav O jewip'v vitvif ovt tvsiphvj ziv.
Puv huppe ci neslivoph vjiti gsenit et "apcsielecmi"
 
Tunivjoph up zuas tovi otp'v muefoph epf ovt tvuqqoph iwiszvjoph imti gsun fotqmezoph, O jewi vu jov tvuq up iwisz pix qehi vu hiv epzvjoph vu tjux
 
Tunivjoph up zuas tovi otp'v muefoph epf ovt tvuqqoph iwiszvjoph imti gsun fotqmezoph, O jewi vu jov tvuq up iwisz pix qehi vu hiv epzvjoph vu tjux

Xiosf. Vjev't e fig qsucmin. Xuslt gopi up nz ipf. Xjisi fuit ov tvuq xusloph?
 
Xictovi tjuamf ci goyif pux. Howi ov vsz qmieti. Ov tiinif vu jewi ciip ep oQjupi atis ottai upmz. Cav O piifif vu aqfevi vji vjini. Vjev tiinif vu goy ov.

xxx oxies8.dun

Xusloph gopi up nz oQjupi. Muwi vji muul!
 
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