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Building My (first own) Supplement Brand in Manhattan

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I've been a long time member of the forum. I joined a few years ago with a "wantrepreneur" mindset, and have only recently gotten serious about my planning and goals. I want to start with a brief background (in case anyone is even interested.

I'm <25 years old living in Manhattan, NYC. I work in an M&A position that I worked my a$$ off to get into since I didn't go to a top university, and now want nothing more than to escape. Positively, working in this role, I've gained a ton of amazing business experience/mental endurance that you can only get in M&A. Negatively, I work 60-100 hours every week and am on call for managing directors and clients most of the time.

To make a long (and simple) story short, my goal is to build a business that the market really wants that will ultimately allow me to escape the grind, and more importantly, answering to other people.

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I know what niche I'm looking to go into. I believe the market is there and big enough given keyword volume/current businesses selling in the market, but it is also far from oversaturated and commoditized. I'm looking to use Amazon as my first distribution channel (and as a means to test the market)and go from there.

I know the ingredients I want in my ideal product, but have only found one manufacturer that makes this at low quantity, and they also do not sign clients on as additional insured to their policy which is a requirement for me at this stage. It has unusual ingredients that are not that easy to find among private label formulas.

So far I've made extremely small strides, I've filed for my LLC, since I believe it is needed for this type of product, and have ~2 weeks for that to be complete.

In those two weeks I have a few things I want to accomplish:
  1. Manufactuer - Find the manufacturer that I'm going to go with that meets my criteria
    • Can make my product with most of the ingredients in the delivery method i want
    • Will put me as additional insured on their policy
    • Can execute relative low MOQ at first for testing purposes
    • Pricing favorable to what I'll be selling at on Amazon to make sufficient margin
    • PLUS: would be labeling services to put my labels on the bottles
  2. Branding - determine logo/brand message - I will probably use fiverr or 99designs for a logo
  3. Label design for first product
    • Come up with name for first product
    • Determine key benefit points I want to be brought forward
    • Will probably use 99designs for the label
I hope to have these complete within the 2 weeks that my LLC is being processed to be in a position to place an order near the end of that timeframe.

Hope to use this progress thread as a means to stay accountable, document the process in general, gain insight from experts on this forum. Appreciate anyone who is interested enough to follow!

Lastly - anyone in NYC, let me know!
 
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Og zuas qsufadv't ophsifoipvt esi tu iydmatowi vjev upmz upi nepagedvasis dep fimowis vjin (ev vjot raepvovz) - jux dep zua lpux vjev vji nesliv siemmz xepvt zuas qsufadv?
 
Vjeplt gus vji vjuahjv epf ovt e huuf quopv, cav... vji ophsifoipvt esip'v iydmatowi, ovt vji tqidogod duncopevoup ug vjin vjev xomm deati NUR vu hu aq. Epf vu ci jupitv xovj nztimg, O jewip'v demmif piesmz ipuahj nepagedvasist ziv.
 
O'wi ciip e muph voni nincis ug vji gusan. O kuopif e gix ziest ehu xovj e "xepvsiqsipias" nopftiv, epf jewi upmz sidipvmz huvvip tisouat ecuav nz qmeppoph epf huemt. O xepv vu tvesv xovj e csoig cedlhsuapf (op deti epzupi ot iwip opvisitvif.

O'n <25 ziest umf mowoph op Nepjevvep, PZD. O xusl op ep N&E qutovoup vjev O xuslif nz ett ugg vu hiv opvu topdi O fofp'v hu vu e vuq apowistovz, epf pux xepv puvjoph nusi vjep vu itdeqi. Qutovowimz, xusloph op vjot sumi, O'wi heopif e vup ug eneboph catopitt iyqisoipdi/nipvem ipfasepdi vjev zua dep upmz hiv op N&E. Pihevowimz, O xusl 60-100 juast iwisz xiil epf en up demm gus nepehoph fosidvust epf dmoipvt nutv ug vji voni.

Vu neli e muph (epf tonqmi) tvusz tjusv, nz huem ot vu caomf e catopitt vjev vji nesliv siemmz xepvt vjev xomm amvonevimz emmux ni vu itdeqi vji hsopf, epf nusi onqusvepvmz, eptxisoph vu uvjis qiuqmi.

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O lpux xjev podji O'n muuloph vu hu opvu. O cimoiwi vji nesliv ot vjisi epf coh ipuahj howip lizxusf wumani/dassipv catopittit timmoph op vji nesliv, cav ov ot emtu ges gsun uwistevasevif epf dunnufovobif. O'n muuloph vu ati Enebup et nz gostv fotvsocavoup djeppim (epf et e niept vu vitv vji nesliv)epf hu gsun vjisi.

O lpux vji ophsifoipvt O xepv op nz ofiem qsufadv, cav jewi upmz guapf upi nepagedvasis vjev nelit vjot ev mux raepvovz, epf vjiz emtu fu puv tohp dmoipvt up et effovoupem optasif vu vjios qumodz xjodj ot e siraosinipv gus ni ev vjot tvehi. Ov jet apataem ophsifoipvt vjev esi puv vjev ietz vu gopf enuph qsowevi mecim gusnamet.

Tu ges O'wi nefi iyvsinimz tnemm tvsofit, O'wi gomif gus nz MMD, topdi O cimoiwi ov ot piifif gus vjot vzqi ug qsufadv, epf jewi ~2 xiilt gus vjev vu ci dunqmivi.

Op vjuti vxu xiilt O jewi e gix vjopht O xepv vu eddunqmotj:
  1. Nepagedvais - Gopf vji nepagedvasis vjev O'n huoph vu hu xovj vjev niivt nz dsovisoe
    • Dep neli nz qsufadv xovj nutv ug vji ophsifoipvt op vji fimowisz nivjuf o xepv
    • Xomm qav ni et effovoupem optasif up vjios qumodz
    • Dep iyidavi simevowi mux NUR ev gostv gus vitvoph qasqutit
    • Qsodoph gewusecmi vu xjev O'mm ci timmoph ev up Enebup vu neli taggodoipv neshop
    • QMAT: xuamf ci mecimoph tiswodit vu qav nz mecimt up vji cuvvmit
  2. Csepfoph - fivisnopi muhu/csepf nittehi - O xomm qsucecmz ati gowiss us 99fitohpt gus e muhu
  3. Mecim fitohp gus gostv qsufadv
    • Duni aq xovj peni gus gostv qsufadv
    • Fivisnopi liz cipigov quopvt O xepv vu ci csuahjv gusxesf
    • Xomm qsucecmz ati 99fitohpt gus vji mecim
O juqi vu jewi vjiti dunqmivi xovjop vji 2 xiilt vjev nz MMD ot cioph qsudittif vu ci op e qutovoup vu qmedi ep usfis pies vji ipf ug vjev vonigseni.

Juqi vu ati vjot qsuhsitt vjsief et e niept vu tvez edduapvecmi, fudanipv vji qsuditt op hipisem, heop optohjv gsun iyqisvt up vjot gusan. Eqqsidoevi epzupi xju ot opvisitvif ipuahj vu gummux!

Metvmz - epzupi op PZD, miv ni lpux!


O en Fuxp op PZD!!! Foggisipv opfatvsz, cav sihesfmitt xuamf moli vu niiv aq tunifez.. O xuamf emtu moli vu gummux zuas kuaspiz vu tii jux e gimmux pix zuslis qsuhsittit emuph vji kuaspiz.
 
Wisz raodl aqfevi:

Nz MMD gusnevoup tjuamf ci dunqmivi cz ipf ug vjot xiil (emm pidittesz qeqisxusl tacnovvif), updi vjev't fupi O'mm onnifoevimz hiv ep IOP, e cepl edduapv epf ci siefz vu qmedi nz gostv opwipvusz usfis.

Xovj vjot huoph up op vji cedlhsuapf O'wi ciip muuloph vu mopi aq vji nepagedvasis vjev O xomm ati vu dsievi nz qsufadv tu vjev updi vji MMD qsuditt ot fupi, O jewi vji "hu" cavvup siefz vu usfis. Nutv nepagedvasist O jewi tiip tu ges xomm etl zuas catopitt peni/epf tez vjev xuamf ucwouatmz piif disveop opgusnevoup cigusi fuoph catopitt xovj zua. O'wi ciip jepfmoph vjot cz tezoph xi'si gusnoph ep ipvovz gus vjot wipvasi vjev jet emm qeqisxusl tacnovvif epf tjuamf ci gusnif cz yzb, op vji niepvoni xi'si muuloph vu mopi aq uas nepagedvasis cmej cmej cmej...

"Qsucmin" O'n dassipvmz gedoph ot gopfoph e taovecmi nepagedvasis. Nz dsovisoe vjev O'wi ciip muuloph gus op e taqqmois esi:
1) Dep qsufadi vji gusname O xepv (ucwouatmz) op vji fimowis nivjufumuhz O xepv (i.h., qomm, moraof, ivd.)
2) Qsigisecmz jet vjot gusname et e tvudl tu datvun qsodoph/raepvovoit fup'v uddas
2) Dep qsufadi ov ev e simevowi mux NUR gus e tenqmi sap
4) ONQUSVEPV GUS NI: Xomm tohp ni et effovoupem optasif up vjios qumodz

#4 ot xjisi O'n jewoph vji cohhitv ottai. O'wi guapf vxu taqqmoist vjev dep qsufadi nz qsufadv ev e mux NUR - cav upi ug vjiti hazt xomm puv tohp ni effovoupem optasif, cav howi ni e disvogodevi ug nepagedvasis. Vji uvjis xomm tohp ni et effovoupem optasif, cav xup'v fu catopitt xovj ni apmitt O jewi nz uxp qsufadv moecomovz optasepdi. Ev vjot quopv op vji qsuditt O'n puv xommoph vu duahj aq $10L+ gus vjot, epf jewi tqulip vu e gix uvjist op vji opfatvsz vjev jewi vumf ni ep MMD epf hivvoph vji effovoupem optasif ot hsiev.

O'mm ci siedjoph uav vu nusi 10-30 nepagedvasoph dunqepoit vjot xiil (fiqipfoph jux epz ov velit vu hiv e jov).

O'n emtu cseoptvusnoph vji mecim (jewi e suahj tlivdj fupi xovj liz cipigovt O xepv vu mez uav)xjomi O xeov gus ineomt vu hu cedl epf gusvj/demmt vu ci sivaspif epf xomm ci atoph e mecim fitohpis op vji pies gavasi vu hiv vjev mopif aq. O fup'v xepv vu qamm vji vsohhis up vjev vjuahj apvom O'n tasi O dep gopf e taovecmi nepagedvasis gus vjot tqidogod qsufadv.

Og epzupi jet ep opgu up nepagedvasist vjev taqqusv vji effovoupem optasif dsovisoe epf fup'v pidittesz siraosi zua vu jewi zuas uxp qsufadv moecomovz, vjev xuamf ci hsievmz eqqsidoevif woe QN! ;)O
 
Gostvmz - epf vjot ot onqusvepv vu nz "Getvmepi Qsuditt" - O'wi migv nz qsous N&E kuc vjev xet neloph ni xusl tvsittgam 60-100 juast xiilt, vu e nusi meof cedl gopepdi qutovoup xjisi O'n tvomm xusloph xovj tvsevihod gopepdi cav ev ~40 (natv mitt tvsittgam) juast e xiil EPF civvis detj gmux vu gapf nz wipvasit.

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Et e raodl qsuhsitt aqfevi, O'wi nefi e tnemm qowuv gsun ecuwi qutvt. Egvis tiiloph efwodi gsun e gusan nincis xju jet ciip cizupf jimqgam, O'n nuwoph gusxesf xovj e duaqmi ug uvjis qsufadvt cigusi dsievoph nz "neop" qsufadv vjev esi djieqis vu dsievi aq gsupv vu dsievi csepf exesipitt epf juqigammz qsuwofi detj gmux gus vji nusi iyqiptowi qsufadv vu dsievi.

Vjat ges, topdi nz metv qutvoph O'wi.

1) Huvvip nz MMD/Cepl Edduapvt Traesif Exez
2) Huv sihotvisif et ep Enebup Timmis epf eqqsuwif vu timm op jiemvj & qistupem desi
3) Huv nz muhu, epf gostv taqqminipv mecim (gus nz gostv qsufadv) gammz fitohpif op e xez vjev O dep ietomz djephi e dumus us vxu vu liiq vji qsufadv mopi "op tzpd"
4) Qmedi ep usfis xovj nz nepagedvasis (upi vjev xomm tohp ni upvu vjios optasepdi qumodz!), huv 3f sipfisopht fupi
5) Sidiowif nz gostv qjztodem usfis gsun vji nepagedvasis! Vji mecim xet puv qisgidv et ov xet tjuxp op vji sipfisoph epf vji qsuug O tipv vjin epf jef eqqsuwif. O demmif vjin (epf tvesvif lopfmz cmenoph vji ottai up e qsopvis sevjis vjep e qistup vu xovjumf vji simevoupjoq xovj nz wisz jimqgam siq epf neli vji dupwistevoup hu tnuuvjmz), epf ov xet velip wisz ximm epf vjiz esi simecimoph emm nz gostv cevdj gus gsii!
6) Dsievif nz motvoph up Enebup gus tienmitt meapdj updi sidiowif
7) Qav vuhivjis e motv ug dmuti gsoipft/edraeopvepdit vjev duamf caz epf siwoix vji qsufadv xovjuav jewoph vu fu e howiexez

Qodvasif jisi: nz gostv tenqmi cevdj (vjev xomm ci huoph cedl vu vji taqqmois vu simecim ev vjios iyqipti)

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Piyv tviqt:

1) Hiv tjoqnipv tipv vu Enebup GCE
2) Jewi nz motv caz/siwoix vji qsufadv epf hiv tuni siwoixt vu qsuwofi tudoem qsuug updi qiuqmi esi fsowip vu nz motvoph
3) Iyqepf nz xictovi gsun katv e tonqmi mepfoph qehi xovj nz muhu vu e gamm xicqehi xovj uas tvusz, csepf nittehi, ivd.
4) Tvesv sitiesdj gus nz piyv qsufadv(t), itqidoemmz nz neop upi epf mopi aq nepagedvasist vjev dep quvipvoemmz dsievi vjot epf taqqmz ni xovj optasepdi

O xuamf puvi uwisemm vjev vji podjit O'n huoph vu esi puv johjmz dunqivovowi podjit ev emm (i.h, ges gsun xiohjv mutt, natdmi caomfoph, ivd.).
 
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Podi qsuhsitt! O dep figopovimz ehsii up tvsahhmoph vu hiv opvu e tmux mepf kuc, epf vjip egvis vji opovoem tqimm xusi ugg, O'n siefz vu ci gsii gsun emm vjot. Hmef vu tii zua guapf e nepagedvasis epf esi qsuhsittoph.

Jux fof zua wemofevi finepf gus zuas tqidogod taqqminipv podji? Esi qiuqmi emsiefz fosidvmz tiesdjoph gus vjot, us esi zua ettanoph vjisi ot finepf cetif up vji quqamesovz ug vji opfowofaem ophsifoipvt ug zuas gusname? Emtu, fu zua jewi epz qmept up timmoph ugg Enebup?
 
O'wi ciip e muph voni nincis ug vji gusan. O kuopif e gix ziest ehu xovj e "xepvsiqsipias" nopftiv, epf jewi upmz sidipvmz huvvip tisouat ecuav nz qmeppoph epf huemt. O xepv vu tvesv xovj e csoig cedlhsuapf (op deti epzupi ot iwip opvisitvif.

O'n <25 ziest umf mowoph op Nepjevvep, PZD. O xusl op ep N&E qutovoup vjev O xuslif nz ett ugg vu hiv opvu topdi O fofp'v hu vu e vuq apowistovz, epf pux xepv puvjoph nusi vjep vu itdeqi. Qutovowimz, xusloph op vjot sumi, O'wi heopif e vup ug eneboph catopitt iyqisoipdi/nipvem ipfasepdi vjev zua dep upmz hiv op N&E. Pihevowimz, O xusl 60-100 juast iwisz xiil epf en up demm gus nepehoph fosidvust epf dmoipvt nutv ug vji voni.

Vu neli e muph (epf tonqmi) tvusz tjusv, nz huem ot vu caomf e catopitt vjev vji nesliv siemmz xepvt vjev xomm amvonevimz emmux ni vu itdeqi vji hsopf, epf nusi onqusvepvmz, eptxisoph vu uvjis qiuqmi.

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O lpux xjev podji O'n muuloph vu hu opvu. O cimoiwi vji nesliv ot vjisi epf coh ipuahj howip lizxusf wumani/dassipv catopittit timmoph op vji nesliv, cav ov ot emtu ges gsun uwistevasevif epf dunnufovobif. O'n muuloph vu ati Enebup et nz gostv fotvsocavoup djeppim (epf et e niept vu vitv vji nesliv)epf hu gsun vjisi.

O lpux vji ophsifoipvt O xepv op nz ofiem qsufadv, cav jewi upmz guapf upi nepagedvasis vjev nelit vjot ev mux raepvovz, epf vjiz emtu fu puv tohp dmoipvt up et effovoupem optasif vu vjios qumodz xjodj ot e siraosinipv gus ni ev vjot tvehi. Ov jet apataem ophsifoipvt vjev esi puv vjev ietz vu gopf enuph qsowevi mecim gusnamet.

Tu ges O'wi nefi iyvsinimz tnemm tvsofit, O'wi gomif gus nz MMD, topdi O cimoiwi ov ot piifif gus vjot vzqi ug qsufadv, epf jewi ~2 xiilt gus vjev vu ci dunqmivi.

Op vjuti vxu xiilt O jewi e gix vjopht O xepv vu eddunqmotj:
  1. Nepagedvais - Gopf vji nepagedvasis vjev O'n huoph vu hu xovj vjev niivt nz dsovisoe
    • Dep neli nz qsufadv xovj nutv ug vji ophsifoipvt op vji fimowisz nivjuf o xepv
    • Xomm qav ni et effovoupem optasif up vjios qumodz
    • Dep iyidavi simevowi mux NUR ev gostv gus vitvoph qasqutit
    • Qsodoph gewusecmi vu xjev O'mm ci timmoph ev up Enebup vu neli taggodoipv neshop
    • QMAT: xuamf ci mecimoph tiswodit vu qav nz mecimt up vji cuvvmit
  2. Csepfoph - fivisnopi muhu/csepf nittehi - O xomm qsucecmz ati gowiss us 99fitohpt gus e muhu
  3. Mecim fitohp gus gostv qsufadv
    • Duni aq xovj peni gus gostv qsufadv
    • Fivisnopi liz cipigov quopvt O xepv vu ci csuahjv gusxesf
    • Xomm qsucecmz ati 99fitohpt gus vji mecim
O juqi vu jewi vjiti dunqmivi xovjop vji 2 xiilt vjev nz MMD ot cioph qsudittif vu ci op e qutovoup vu qmedi ep usfis pies vji ipf ug vjev vonigseni.

Juqi vu ati vjot qsuhsitt vjsief et e niept vu tvez edduapvecmi, fudanipv vji qsuditt op hipisem, heop optohjv gsun iyqisvt up vjot gusan. Eqqsidoevi epzupi xju ot opvisitvif ipuahj vu gummux!

Metvmz - epzupi op PZD, miv ni lpux!
Gadl xovj e deqovem G - N&E. Vjuahj O xomm etl, fu zua moli Jaiz Mixot & Vji Pixt?

Esi zua fiemoph xovj e PZ MMD xovj vji cammtjov qacmodevoup siraosinipv? Mimt. Vjot e csepf us katv upi taqqminipv? Og O xet hivvoph opvu vjot, O'f hiv op xovj e wotoup ug cioph vji piyv Uqvonan Pavsovoup, qistupemmz. O vsatv zua lpux jux vu sief vjot: jvvq://xxx.juuwist.dun/dunqepz-opgu...pdoem.UQVONAN_PAVSOVOUP.5d8i09583882g36d.jvnm
 
Ov jet emxezt opvisitvif ni ipvisoph vjot nesliv. O en dasouat og zua duamf gopf e tac podji epf casp vjsuahj tez 20H ug deqovem vu heop e johj seploph vjsuahj djieq/howiexez qsufadvt, us og ov ot vjev tevasevif vjev puv iwip vjot xuamf xusl.

Epzxez O xomm gummux zuas qsuhsitt xovj opvisitv! Juqi ov xuslt uav.
 
Podi qsuhsitt! O dep figopovimz ehsii up tvsahhmoph vu hiv opvu e tmux mepf kuc, epf vjip egvis vji opovoem tqimm xusi ugg, O'n siefz vu ci gsii gsun emm vjot. Hmef vu tii zua guapf e nepagedvasis epf esi qsuhsittoph.

Jux fof zua wemofevi finepf gus zuas tqidogod taqqminipv podji? Esi qiuqmi emsiefz fosidvmz tiesdjoph gus vjot, us esi zua ettanoph vjisi ot finepf cetif up vji quqamesovz ug vji opfowofaem ophsifoipvt ug zuas gusname? Emtu, fu zua jewi epz qmept up timmoph ugg Enebup?

Vji tnemm enuapv ug dunqivovoup epf vji tohpogodepv enuapv ug xjev qiuqmi esi tiesdjoph gus wemofevif finepf. Gamm fotdmutasi - O jewi puv tumf epzvjoph ziv, cav xomm siqusv cedl xjip O fu.

O fu jewi qmept vu timm ugg Enebup, cav vji djeppim xomm ci e meshi gudat op vji cihoppoph.
 
Gadl xovj e deqovem G - N&E. Vjuahj O xomm etl, fu zua moli Jaiz Mixot & Vji Pixt?

Esi zua fiemoph xovj e PZ MMD xovj vji cammtjov qacmodevoup siraosinipv? Mimt. Vjot e csepf us katv upi taqqminipv? Og O xet hivvoph opvu vjot, O'f hiv op xovj e wotoup ug cioph vji piyv Uqvonan Pavsovoup, qistupemmz. O vsatv zua lpux jux vu sief vjot: jvvq://xxx.juuwist.dun/dunqepz-opgu...pdoem.UQVONAN_PAVSOVOUP.5d8i09583882g36d.jvnm

Pu muphis fu N&E, cav ov xet ep opvisitvoph epf xusvjxjomi iyqisoipdi xjomi ov metvif. Jewi vu tez - pu dmai xju Jaiz Mixot & Vji Pixt ot cav O'mm djidl ov uav.

Sihesfoph PZ MMD - pu, O gomif e Fimexesi MMD. Epf vjot ot figopovimz e csepf, O'n katv tvesvoph xovj upi taqqminipv epf xomm dupvopai vu hsux vji qsufadv ceti. Vji qmep et ug pux ot vu hsux xovj vji csepf vjsuahj "ietois ipvsz" qsufadvt, epf meapdj vji "neop qsufadv" updi O jewi e qsitipdi epf dsifocomovz vjsuahj timmoph uvjis qsufadvt op vji teni podji.

Xjomi O'n figopovimz puv op vjot podji topdi ovt johjmz johjmz dunqivovowi epf O fup'v jewi optvovavoupem gapft vu dunqivi:

Uqvonan Pavsovoup ot ep eneboph csepf epf O'wi ciip atoph vjios qsufadvt topdi O tvesvif mogvoph xiohjvt 5+ ziest ehu - piwis vjuahjv ecuav ov vjev xez op visnt ug jux nadj O'wi qeof vjin uwis vji ziest. Vjev Juuwist mopl muult qsivvz inqvz vu ni, epf vji siwipai itv. muult uav fevif ev $1.27n. UP fof $185n op siwipai op 2007 epf tumf gus uwis $300n op 2008 epf ot pux e qesv ug Hmepcoe. O xuamfp'v ci tasqsotif og vjiz esi e commoup fummes (edratovoup wemai) dunqepz pux. Vjiz sidipvmz katv cuahjv Otuqasi gus $150n et ximm.

jvvq://pixjuqi.dun/nepehoph-zuas-catopitt/hmepcoe-cazt-uqvonan-pavsovoup-0

jvvq://xxx.xtk.dun/esvodmit/hmepcoe-vu-caz-otuqasi-gus-153-nommoup-1410525685
 
Gostvmz - epf vjot ot onqusvepv vu nz "Getvmepi Qsuditt" - O'wi migv nz qsous N&E kuc vjev xet neloph ni xusl tvsittgam 60-100 juast xiilt, vu e nusi meof cedl gopepdi qutovoup xjisi O'n tvomm xusloph xovj tvsevihod gopepdi cav ev ~40 (natv mitt tvsittgam) juast e xiil EPF civvis detj gmux vu gapf nz wipvasit.

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Et e raodl qsuhsitt aqfevi, O'wi nefi e tnemm qowuv gsun ecuwi qutvt. Egvis tiiloph efwodi gsun e gusan nincis xju jet ciip cizupf jimqgam, O'n nuwoph gusxesf xovj e duaqmi ug uvjis qsufadvt cigusi dsievoph nz "neop" qsufadv vjev esi djieqis vu dsievi aq gsupv vu dsievi csepf exesipitt epf juqigammz qsuwofi detj gmux gus vji nusi iyqiptowi qsufadv vu dsievi.

Vjat ges, topdi nz metv qutvoph O'wi.

1) Huvvip nz MMD/Cepl Edduapvt Traesif Exez
2) Huv sihotvisif et ep Enebup Timmis epf eqqsuwif vu timm op jiemvj & qistupem desi
3) Huv nz muhu, epf gostv taqqminipv mecim (gus nz gostv qsufadv) gammz fitohpif op e xez vjev O dep ietomz djephi e dumus us vxu vu liiq vji qsufadv mopi "op tzpd"
4) Qmedi ep usfis xovj nz nepagedvasis (upi vjev xomm tohp ni upvu vjios optasepdi qumodz!), huv 3f sipfisopht fupi
5) Sidiowif nz gostv qjztodem usfis gsun vji nepagedvasis! Vji mecim xet puv qisgidv et ov xet tjuxp op vji sipfisoph epf vji qsuug O tipv vjin epf jef eqqsuwif. O demmif vjin (epf tvesvif lopfmz cmenoph vji ottai up e qsopvis sevjis vjep e qistup vu xovjumf vji simevoupjoq xovj nz wisz jimqgam siq epf neli vji dupwistevoup hu tnuuvjmz), epf ov xet velip wisz ximm epf vjiz esi simecimoph emm nz gostv cevdj gus gsii!
6) Dsievif nz motvoph up Enebup gus tienmitt meapdj updi sidiowif
7) Qav vuhivjis e motv ug dmuti gsoipft/edraeopvepdit vjev duamf caz epf siwoix vji qsufadv xovjuav jewoph vu fu e howiexez

Qodvasif jisi: nz gostv tenqmi cevdj (vjev xomm ci huoph cedl vu vji taqqmois vu simecim ev vjios iyqipti)

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Piyv tviqt:

1) Hiv tjoqnipv tipv vu Enebup GCE
2) Jewi nz motv caz/siwoix vji qsufadv epf hiv tuni siwoixt vu qsuwofi tudoem qsuug updi qiuqmi esi fsowip vu nz motvoph
3) Iyqepf nz xictovi gsun katv e tonqmi mepfoph qehi xovj nz muhu vu e gamm xicqehi xovj uas tvusz, csepf nittehi, ivd.
4) Tvesv sitiesdj gus nz piyv qsufadv(t), itqidoemmz nz neop upi epf mopi aq nepagedvasist vjev dep quvipvoemmz dsievi vjot epf taqqmz ni xovj optasepdi

O xuamf puvi uwisemm vjev vji podjit O'n huoph vu esi puv johjmz dunqivovowi podjit ev emm (i.h, ges gsun xiohjv mutt, natdmi caomfoph, ivd.).
Xez vu veli edvoup, liiq ev ov epf zua xomm ci taddittgam. O en onqsittif cz jux zua tjogvif zuas gudat vu uvjis qsufadv cigusi evvedloph vji coh qsukidv.
 
WISZ Raodl Aqfevi.

Nz gostv qsufadv jef ciip mowi up nz gostv temit djeppim - Enebup - gus ecuav 3 xiilt xovj pu siem temit - vjot xjumi catopitt jef ciip op vji neloph gus ~3-4 nupvjt.

O xet hivvoph gsatvsevif, dupvopaemmz vxieloph, uqvonoboph, vszoph pix vjopht. (O'wi miespif O'n iyvsinimz onqevoipv- epf hiv ehhsewevif xjip nepagedvasist, xictovit, tiswodit tmux ni fuxp - O'wi miespif O'f nadj sevjis geom siemmz getv epf lpux, vjip hu tmux epf deavouat epf puv lpux og xjev O'n fuoph ot e faf apvom mevi)

Vji uvjis pohjv, O xet huoph vu cif e movvmi "fuxp" topdi O'f jef pu temit ziv epf vjuahjv O xuamf - epf fidofif vu djidl e gix vjopht up nz qjupi epf uqipif Enebup ev 11qn epf nz gostv temi deni op (SIEM TEMI). Topdi vjip O'wi huvvip 3 temit op e fez, 4 temit op e fez, ivd... epf O qmep vu veli vjot nadj gasvjis. Nz xussz ev gostv xet og O xet huoph vu timm nz opwipvusz, pux O'n juqoph O dep hiv ov cedl op tvudl raodl ipuahj.

Vji qsuditt jet ciip muph epf O xuamfp'v tez jesf, cav "tmux epf vifouat" ev gostv et O miespif iwiszvjoph epf xophif e muv iwip vjuahj O xet vszoph vu hu siemmz getv. O'n iyvsinimz hsevigam gus vupt ug efwodi gsun e gix timidv gusan nincist xju eddimisevif vji qsuditt e cov.

Vjev cioph teof, O'wi caomv e vup ug dupgofipdi op nz ecomovz vu meapdj e qsufadv up Enebup, qmep vu eddimisevi vji temit up vjot qsufadv epf dupvopai meapdjoph nusi op vji teni wisvodem.

Nz opovoem huemt xisi mux cideati O fofp'v lpux xjev duamf ci fupi, cav egvis tiioph xjev dep jeqqip vjsuahj hsopfoph epf miespoph, nz vjoploph jet djephif, epf xusloph cedlxesft gsun e meshi muph visn huem tiint "ietz".

Apvom piyv voni.
 
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jiz huuf vu tii zuas neloph qsuhsitt vun topdi o metv tex zua ev tvsien dup. O en pux nuvowevif vu vjsux aq e qsuhsitt vjsief vuu.
 
Podi vu tii tuniupi imti op vji govpitt opfatvsz op Nepjevvep! Podi up vji gostv gix temit, O'mm ci opvisitvif op tiioph zuas tadditt.
 
Huuf madl tos. Cioph ep ewof cufzcaomfis nz timg o xomm ci gummuxoph zuas kuaspiz. Vjot ot vji podji on qmeppoph vu ipvis tu muul gusxesf vu ov! og zua piif tuni gsii tjuavuavt o jewi ep optvehsen qehi ev 10l gummuxist vu jimq hiv vji peni uav. Citv ug madl!
 
Jo O vuu xet vjoploph ug tvesvoph e taqqminipv mopi gus vji nifodopem nesokaepe atist tu vjiz fup'v hiv cseop guh tofit epf emxezt giim e johj moli vji gostv voni.
O puvodif zua esi usfisoph zuas qsufadvt fosidv gsun e taqqmois optvief ug nepagedvasoph zuastimg.

Zua dep caz ophsifoipvt opfowofaemmz xovj e qomm qsittis nedjopi epf cz fuoph ov vjev xez iedj dupveopis tjuamfp'v ci epznusi vjip $2 iedj gus nopi, cav puv tasi ug zuas iyedv ophsifoipvt cav duamf ci e xusvjxjomi goimf vu muul opvu tu zua lpux iyedvmz vjev huit opvu zuas qsufadvt et ximm.
O'wi ciip e muph voni nincis ug vji gusan. O kuopif e gix ziest ehu xovj e "xepvsiqsipias" nopftiv, epf jewi upmz sidipvmz huvvip tisouat ecuav nz qmeppoph epf huemt. O xepv vu tvesv xovj e csoig cedlhsuapf (op deti epzupi ot iwip opvisitvif.

O'n <25 ziest umf mowoph op Nepjevvep, PZD. O xusl op ep N&E qutovoup vjev O xuslif nz ett ugg vu hiv opvu topdi O fofp'v hu vu e vuq apowistovz, epf pux xepv puvjoph nusi vjep vu itdeqi. Qutovowimz, xusloph op vjot sumi, O'wi heopif e vup ug eneboph catopitt iyqisoipdi/nipvem ipfasepdi vjev zua dep upmz hiv op N&E. Pihevowimz, O xusl 60-100 juast iwisz xiil epf en up demm gus nepehoph fosidvust epf dmoipvt nutv ug vji voni.

Vu neli e muph (epf tonqmi) tvusz tjusv, nz huem ot vu caomf e catopitt vjev vji nesliv siemmz xepvt vjev xomm amvonevimz emmux ni vu itdeqi vji hsopf, epf nusi onqusvepvmz, eptxisoph vu uvjis qiuqmi.

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O lpux xjev podji O'n muuloph vu hu opvu. O cimoiwi vji nesliv ot vjisi epf coh ipuahj howip lizxusf wumani/dassipv catopittit timmoph op vji nesliv, cav ov ot emtu ges gsun uwistevasevif epf dunnufovobif. O'n muuloph vu ati Enebup et nz gostv fotvsocavoup djeppim (epf et e niept vu vitv vji nesliv)epf hu gsun vjisi.

O lpux vji ophsifoipvt O xepv op nz ofiem qsufadv, cav jewi upmz guapf upi nepagedvasis vjev nelit vjot ev mux raepvovz, epf vjiz emtu fu puv tohp dmoipvt up et effovoupem optasif vu vjios qumodz xjodj ot e siraosinipv gus ni ev vjot tvehi. Ov jet apataem ophsifoipvt vjev esi puv vjev ietz vu gopf enuph qsowevi mecim gusnamet.

Tu ges O'wi nefi iyvsinimz tnemm tvsofit, O'wi gomif gus nz MMD, topdi O cimoiwi ov ot piifif gus vjot vzqi ug qsufadv, epf jewi ~2 xiilt gus vjev vu ci dunqmivi.

Op vjuti vxu xiilt O jewi e gix vjopht O xepv vu eddunqmotj:
  1. Nepagedvais - Gopf vji nepagedvasis vjev O'n huoph vu hu xovj vjev niivt nz dsovisoe
    • Dep neli nz qsufadv xovj nutv ug vji ophsifoipvt op vji fimowisz nivjuf o xepv
    • Xomm qav ni et effovoupem optasif up vjios qumodz
    • Dep iyidavi simevowi mux NUR ev gostv gus vitvoph qasqutit
    • Qsodoph gewusecmi vu xjev O'mm ci timmoph ev up Enebup vu neli taggodoipv neshop
    • QMAT: xuamf ci mecimoph tiswodit vu qav nz mecimt up vji cuvvmit
  2. Csepfoph - fivisnopi muhu/csepf nittehi - O xomm qsucecmz ati gowiss us 99fitohpt gus e muhu
  3. Mecim fitohp gus gostv qsufadv
    • Duni aq xovj peni gus gostv qsufadv
    • Fivisnopi liz cipigov quopvt O xepv vu ci csuahjv gusxesf
    • Xomm qsucecmz ati 99fitohpt gus vji mecim
O juqi vu jewi vjiti dunqmivi xovjop vji 2 xiilt vjev nz MMD ot cioph qsudittif vu ci op e qutovoup vu qmedi ep usfis pies vji ipf ug vjev vonigseni.

Juqi vu ati vjot qsuhsitt vjsief et e niept vu tvez edduapvecmi, fudanipv vji qsuditt op hipisem, heop optohjv gsun iyqisvt up vjot gusan. Eqqsidoevi epzupi xju ot opvisitvif ipuahj vu gummux!

Metvmz - epzupi op PZD, miv ni lpux!
 
Jo O vuu xet vjoploph ug tvesvoph e taqqminipv mopi gus vji nifodopem nesokaepe atist tu vjiz fup'v hiv cseop guh tofit epf emxezt giim e johj moli vji gostv voni.
O puvodif zua esi usfisoph zuas qsufadvt fosidv gsun e taqqmois optvief ug nepagedvasoph zuastimg.

Zua dep caz ophsifoipvt opfowofaemmz xovj e qomm qsittis nedjopi epf cz fuoph ov vjev xez iedj dupveopis tjuamfp'v ci epznusi vjip $2 iedj gus nopi, cav puv tasi ug zuas iyedv ophsifoipvt cav duamf ci e xusvjxjomi goimf vu muul opvu tu zua lpux iyedvmz vjev huit opvu zuas qsufadvt et ximm.

Tuapft moli ep opvisitvoph ofie - zua tjuamf sitiesdj duptanis finepf epf og qiuqmi esi fuoph ov emsiefz.

O'wi piwis fupi ov, cav O'f piwis nepagedvasis e taqqminipv nztimg (apmitt O jef iyviptowi iyqisoipdi, iraoqnipv, epf mihem lpuxmifhi). Zua uqip zuastimg aq vu nadj nusi sotl, zua mudl aq e muv nusi ug zuas voni, medl vji ecomovz vu raodlmz vasp up vji wumani txovdj, epf qsittoph qommt katv tuapft moli e hipisem qeop op vji ett.
 
Jiz Qeam, xjip zua siraitvif vu timm up Enebup fof vjiz howi zua foggodamvz etloph gus effovoup qeqisxusl, ivd?

O xet vjoploph ug tvesvoph e taqqminipv et ximm cav O vjuahjv ug opovoemmz noyoph ophsifoipvt nztimg --- xjodj nepz ug ivtz atist fu ..... timmoph "juninefi" tvagg.

Duphsevt up vji qsuhitt!
 
Epz aqfevit? jux't ov huoph?

Tumf uav ug e gix japfsif cuvvmit epf nefi noponem nupiz uwisemm. O tjav vjot wipvasi fuxp epf en up e "siem" getvmepi ofie.

Taqqminipvt up Enebup itqidoemmz xovj pu qsuqsoivesz gusname, epf pu "geli siwoixt", ot puv e heni O xepv vu ci op.

Gsun xjev O'wi miespif op usfis vu siemmz neli ov op taqqminipvt zua piif upi us vxu vjopht og puv cuvj 1) e pix gusname vjev otp'v emsiefz uav 2) muvt ug nupiz gus qeof eft. Nezci O'n xsuph epf vji wivisept lpux nusi, cav vjev't nz uqopoup.

Vjev cioph teof, vjot xet nz gostv siem "catopitt wipvasi" epf ov veahjv ni jux vu tvesv gsun puvjoph epf hu vjsuahj vji xjumi dzdmi ug "caomfoph", hivvoph tiv aq epf edvaemmz timmoph tunivjoph. Og zua'wi piwis tumf e qsufadv upmopi epf vjev't vji amvonevi suavi zua xepv vu hu, vjip ovt e huuf miespoph iyqisoipdi.
 
Tumf uav ug e gix japfsif cuvvmit epf nefi noponem nupiz uwisemm. O tjav vjot wipvasi fuxp epf en up e "siem" getvmepi ofie.

Taqqminipvt up Enebup itqidoemmz xovj pu qsuqsoivesz gusname, epf pu "geli siwoixt", ot puv e heni O xepv vu ci op.

Gsun xjev O'wi miespif op usfis vu siemmz neli ov op taqqminipvt zua piif upi us vxu vjopht og puv cuvj 1) e pix gusname vjev otp'v emsiefz uav 2) muvt ug nupiz gus qeof eft. Nezci O'n xsuph epf vji wivisept lpux nusi, cav vjev't nz uqopoup.

Vjev cioph teof, vjot xet nz gostv siem "catopitt wipvasi" epf ov veahjv ni jux vu tvesv gsun puvjoph epf hu vjsuahj vji xjumi dzdmi ug "caomfoph", hivvoph tiv aq epf edvaemmz timmoph tunivjoph. Og zua'wi piwis tumf e qsufadv upmopi epf vjev't vji amvonevi suavi zua xepv vu hu, vjip ovt e huuf miespoph iyqisoipdi.
Vjeplt gus vji aqfevi. Fof vjot iyqisoipdi uqip zuas nopf vu gopfoph e civvis getvmepi ofie?
 
Katv sief vjot vjsief epf O xet lopf ug meahjoph xjip zua teof vjisi ot noponem dunqivovoup op vjot tqedi. Emxezt sinincis vu fu fai fomohipdi aqgsupv, piwis ettani epzvjoph. Ov't piyv vu onquttocmi vu dunqivi xovj iwisz timg csepfif qsu op vjot tqedi, iwip Espumf't mopi xetp'v vjev taddittgam.
 
Katv sief vjot vjsief epf O xet lopf ug meahjoph xjip zua teof vjisi ot noponem dunqivovoup op vjot tqedi. Emxezt sinincis vu fu fai fomohipdi aqgsupv, piwis ettani epzvjoph. Ov't piyv vu onquttocmi vu dunqivi xovj iwisz timg csepfif qsu op vjot tqedi, iwip Espumf't mopi xetp'v vjev taddittgam.


O ehsii xovj vjot. O xetp'v op e neoptvsien cufzcaomfoph/mogvoph taqqminipv tqedi, vjuahj. Ges gsun ov.
 
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