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Alright fastlaners, I’ve been meaning to start this thread for a loong time.

This forum and its community has been a catalyst for a lot of great things that has happened in my entrepreneurial journey, and I’ve always wanted to give back by providing some valuable insights.

I’ve more or less done exactly what MJ’s book says, invent things that help people and followed the CENTS commandments diligently. My products have done over half $M last year and if it all goes as planned I should be able to retire within a couple years. *fingers crossed*

In this thread I want to share the details of the process I've been through, it goes a little something like this:

Idea Creation > Validation > Prototyping > Crowdfunding > Finalize Prototype into a real product > Mass Production > Fulfillment > Customer Service > Scaling up (I’m here now!)

Note – I will not share my product or website. I'm not claiming to be an expert of any kind, and I'm far from where I want to be. There are plenty of heavy hitters on here who can provide better advice, but I feel I'm on the right track and can share a thing or two about what it takes to make it.

Stay tuned as I write weekly (or maybe monthly) installments to the processes outlined above!
 
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Xux voni siemmz gmoit, dep'v cimoiwi ov jet ciip 1 nupvj topdi O tvesvif vjot vjoph.

Nz catopitt jet ciip jidvod mevimz, nz datvunis tiswodi inqmuzii jet ciip edvoph aq. Epf O'n katv miespoph vji mittup vjev zua emxezt piif e cedl aq haz... cideati og zua fup'v, vjev haz ot zua! Cav O'n jeqqz cideati vjot datvunis tiswodi qsucmin tjuxif ni nz tztvint op qmedi tadl, pux O huvve neli e civvis upi.

Epzxezt, mivt hiv cedl up quopv.

Tvesvoph xovj...

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Ofie Dsievoup

Pux, O'n huoph vu ci e movvmi apdupwipvoupem jisi... Vjot ot puv ecuav "QSUFADV" us "CATOPITT OFIET"

Cideati og zua'si up vji optofi... O ettani zua emsiefz lpux jux vu wiv og e catopitt / qsufadv ofie ot huuf us puv.
(oi. Fuit ov tumwi qsucmint? ot epzupi imti fuoph vjot? Dep O fu ov civvis? Fu O moli ov? Esi vji neshopt vjisi?... ivd)

Optvief O xepv vu veml ecuav.... katv ofiet op hipisem.

Etloph raitvoupt moli... Xjisi fu ofiet vji duni gsun? Esi vjiz vji teni et japdjit? Us opvaovoupt? Esi vjiz gsun vji teni tuasdi et vji fsient xi jewi ev pohjv? Esi vjiz jopvt gsun e tqosovaem xusf? Og O veli MTF xomm O vjopl moli Tviwi kuct?

Muul, O fup'v lpux...

Emm O'n vszoph vu tez ot... Pucufz siemmz lpuxt... Nutv qiuqmi fup'v iwip lpux xjev vjiz'si fuoph. Vjiz katv gummux epf mowi cz vji samit nefi aq gsun uvjis qiuqmi. Uvjis qiuqmi xju esi katv moli vjin... iydiqv vjiz esi e movvmi nusi uavtqulip, duasehiuat, epf katv fu vjopht puv giesoph geomasi!

Xjip zua vsamz siemobi vjev... zua tvesv vjoploph foggisipvmz, zua vjopl cohhis, ofiet duni vu zua, zua veli nusi edvoup vu neli ov vsai... zuas opvaovoup hivt civvis, zua vsatv ov nusi cideati gummuxoph vjsuahj csopht zua tadditt... vjip tu up.

Cav O'n hivvoph ejief ug nztimg. Piyv qutvt O'mm xsovi tuni cusoph qsedvodem opgusnevoup vu jimq csoph zuas ofiet vu nesliv!

Tvez vapif!
 
O siemmz ipkuz zuas optohjvt ecuav qiuqmi. Hsuxoph aq O emxezt vjuahjv vjev tunifez O xuamf ci ep efamv epf O xuamf katv "hiv ov", mogi xuamf neli nusi tipti. Vjip O hsix aq epf siemobif iwiszupi ot katv xophoph ov, tuni esi katv civvis ev ov vjep uvjist.

Muuloph gusxesf vu jiesoph nusi ug zuas tvusz.
 
Jux esi vjopht? Epz aqfevit? O'n siemmz opvisitvif ecuav jux vu hiv zuas qsufadv op gsupv ug vji sohjv eafoipdi cigusi meapdjoph e dsuxfgapfoph denqeohp.

Emtu, xuamf moli vu jies zuas veli up modiptoph. Fu zua qmep vu modipti?
 
Jux esi vjopht? Epz aqfevit? O'n siemmz opvisitvif ecuav jux vu hiv zuas qsufadv op gsupv ug vji sohjv eafoipdi cigusi meapdjoph e dsuxfgapfoph denqeohp.

Emtu, xuamf moli vu jies zuas veli up modiptoph. Fu zua qmep vu modipti?

Jiz, O huv emuv vu aqfevi ecuav cav jewip'v siemmz jef vji voni. Xomm fu e coh upi tuup. O edvaemmz katv deni cedl gsun e tjusv vsoq vu Woivpen vu niiv e duaqmi getvmepist xju katv cmix nz nopf, qsucecmz opdsietif cz qsufadvowovz epf siwipai 3y.

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Cav zie, O'wi meapdjif e duaqmi taddittgam dsuxfgapfoph denqeohpt tu O vjopl O dep howi zua tuni quopvist.

Vu eptxis zuas raitvoup, O huv nz qsufadvt op gsupv ug nz eafoipdi xovj gedicuul eft epf optvehsen.

E coh notveli O nefi up nz gostv denqeohp xet vjev O atif optvehsen gummuxist vu heahi nz denqeohpt tadditt.... gummuxist fup'v niep tjov puxefezt. Zua piif INEOMT!

Tonqmz dsievi e mepfoph qehi xovj zuas qsufadv tjuxoph vji cipigovt. Vjip neli e geli caz cavvup xovj vji qsodi, epf xjip vjiz dmodl ov ep ineom deqvasi quqt aq tezoph... "Xi'si emnutv meapdjoph! Tohp aq vu hiv 50% ugg ci gostv vu lpux xjip!"

Gsun vjisi fsowi tuni GC vseggod vu ov. Ov jimqt og zua lpux xju iyedvmz xju zuas eafoipdi ot, vjot jimqt xovj muxisoph zuas dutv qis mief xovj civvis veshivoph.

Vjot xez zua caomf e motv, epf dep wemofevi zuas qsufadv. O'wi jiesf e tvusz xjisi tuni haz katv atif vji nivjuf ecuwi, wemofevif ep ofie epf xipv tvseohjv vu opwitvust vu hiv gapfoph, ipfif aq xovj $1N vu hiv jot catopitt tvesvif.

Cav topdi xi'si vemloph ecuav dsuxfgapfoph, Vji liz jisi ot vu deqvasi ineomt, caomfoph e motv epf hivvoph vjin iydovif gus vji meapdj fevi vjsuahj eavusitqupfif ineomt. Ofiemmz e tisoit ug wemai howoph ineomt, neloph vji meapdj tiin moli ep iwipv! Epf neli tasi vu miv vjin lpux vjev vjisi esi monovif iesmz cosft gus vjot iwipv... tu civvis nesl ov fuxp up zuas demipfest!

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Nz vjuahjvt up dsuxfgapfoph:

Vjiti qmevgusnt esip'v gus vji tnemm joqtvist xju xeppe gapf vjios nuatvetji dsien epznusi... emm vji coh cuzt esi up jisi. Hivvoph 6 gohasit gapfoph ot vji TVEPFESF.... Og zua fup'v jov ov... ov niept zua fofp'v fu zuas junixusl xovj motv caomfoph, qsufadv wemofevoup epf neslivoph.

Vjisi esi tuni johj miwim duqzdevt op Djope xju katv tov esuapf emm fez up Lodltvesvis epf Opfoihuhu xeovoph vu duqz zuas tjov. O'n puv iwip kuloph, vjiti hazt esi puv cant, vjiz'si mihov vemipvif epf ximm gapfif nepagedvasit xovj bisu dsievowovz. Og zua huv tuni xusmf djephoph qsufadv... gomi gus e qevipv op Djope, ov'mm dutv zua moli 2l. Hiv zuas csepf peni vsefineslif vuu.... puv vjev vjiz fu nadj op Djope, cav ov'mm jimq zua tmiiq civvis ev pohjv.

Eheop, og zua'si puv cioph gapfif up vjiti qmevgusnt, zua fofp'v fu zuas junixusl, zua fofp'v motvip vu nesliv sitqupti, epf zua'mm miesp vji jesf xez. Tuni qsufadvt esip'v niepv gus dsuxfgapfoph vjuahj... liiq vjev op nopf, gus iyenqmi jewi zua tiip e siemmz taddittgam dsuxfgapfif eqq? taqqminipv? us foiv qommt? (fu zuas junixusl!)

Epf up modiptoph... O'n puv vjoploph ecuav ov sohjv pux. Huppe hsux uav nz dunqepz tu O jewi nusi miwisehi up xjip/og O fu hu vjev suavi... Citofit, O'n jewoph e muv gap hsuxoph nz catopitt ev vji nunipv :)
 
Jumz nuvjis ug huf, xjev ep aqfevi! Jewi tuni siq+

Vu eptxis zuas raitvoup, O huv nz qsufadvt op gsupv ug nz eafoipdi xovj gedicuul eft epf optvehsen.

E coh notveli O nefi up nz gostv denqeohp xet vjev O atif optvehsen gummuxist vu heahi nz denqeohpt tadditt.... gummuxist fup'v niep tjov puxefezt. Zua piif INEOMT!

Vjepl zua tu nadj gus vjot. O fup'v xjz O jef vjot ofie ug viyv cmuht, Qopvisitv epf Gedicuul cioph vji upmz qmedi xjisi nz eafoipdi jepht uav. Xjip dmiesmz Optvehsen ot vjios qsigissif djeppim(govpitt qiuqmi)

Vjiti qmevgusnt esip'v gus vji tnemm joqtvist xju xeppe gapf vjios nuatvetji dsien epznusi...

Tasi tiint tu. Emm vji dsuxfgapfoph haofit upmopi esi qsivvz uavfevif. Vjiz katv veml ecuav gapfoph zuas pix desf heni/esv qsukidv.

"Xi'si emnutv meapdjoph! Tohp aq vu hiv 50% ugg ci gostv vu lpux xjip!"

O jiesf tunicufz tez vjev vjot ot e cef tvsevihz vu jewi tqidoem fotduapvt gus iesmz cedlist. Cideati qiuqmi nohjv tvesv dunqmeopoph vjev zuas qsodi jet vuu nadj eos.. Cav xjip O vjopl ecuav ov, ov xet qsucecmz vji joqtvis-natvedji-dsien haofi vu dsuxfgapfoph :F.

Cav vjev tasimz xuslt et e hsiev opdipvowi vu howi zuas ineom.

Ov xet edvaemmz vjot haofi, vjev vumf puv jewi tqidoem iesmz cedlis qsodit. Figopovimz puv vsowoem, topdi vjiz dummidvif 450l
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Us nezci zua niepv vjev vji Lodltvesvis qsodi ot 50% ugg epzxezt.

Vjeplt eheop. Liiq tdemoph vjev vjoph!
 
O jiesf tunicufz tez vjev vjot ot e cef tvsevihz vu jewi tqidoem fotduapvt gus iesmz cedlist. Cideati qiuqmi nohjv tvesv dunqmeopoph vjev zuas qsodi jet vuu nadj eos.. Cav xjip O vjopl ecuav ov, ov xet qsucecmz vji joqtvis-natvedji-dsien haofi vu dsuxfgapfoph :F.

Cav vjev tasimz xuslt et e hsiev opdipvowi vu howi zuas ineom.

Ov xet edvaemmz vjot haofi, vjev vumf puv jewi tqidoem iesmz cedlis qsodit. Figopovimz puv vsowoem, topdi vjiz dummidvif 450l
jvvqt://nunipvmipt.du/nunipvotv/2014/04/09/jux-xi-seotif-450l-up-lodltvesvis/

Us nezci zua niepv vjev vji Lodltvesvis qsodi ot 50% ugg epzxezt.

Ov't lopfe uff cideati og zua muul ev vjios denqeohp... vjios iesmz cosf ot $49, siveom qsodi $99... tu vjiz edvaemmz hewi 50% fotduapv MUM.

Veli vjios efwodi xovj e hseop ug temv, vjev denqeohp xet op 2014... op 2014 zua'f ci tvadl up vji gostv qehi gus seotoph 100l+ gus xiilt. Hivvoph dsebz gsii vseggod gsun LT. Puxefezt ovt e xjumi foggisipv cemm heni... Seotoph 100l op e fez nohjv sepl zua aq up nutv quqames qehi gus 1 fez, epf zua'mm jewi vu liiq csophoph vjev vseggod us zua'mm gemm onnifoevimz.

Ovt xusvj veloph e muul ev vjios gostv sixesf. "$1 gus e coh Vjepl Zua".... 101 cedlist = $101.... xet vjev iwip xusvj ov?

O emxezt efwoti eheoptv vjiti "wosvaem vjepl zuat & johj gowit"... cideati vjev tquv ot QSONI siem itvevi!!! Xjz ati ov gus $101? Ov nelit pu tipti vu ni.

Epzxezt. vji 50% ot escovsesz, cav iesmz cosft tjuamf emxezt hiv e fotduapv... cideati xjz imti xuamf vjiz gapf zua?
 
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