From Teenager to Entrepreneur - The Launch of my First Business

[GamerGripz]

First off, I am going to try and keep this fairly short rather than typing up the book-long road up to now.

Im just an average 17 year old high schooler (16 when this all started up) with a passion for business and entrepreneurship, and due to my initiative and determination I am where I am now. About 13 months ago, me and my friend came up with an idea to increase grip to xbox controllers and help reduce hand sweat. We are competitive gamers, but to an extent and for fun and we as well as many other players have problems with sweaty hands and the discomfort of the bland xbox controller.

It has been a long long road, with multiple prototypes, manufactures, rubber materials, mold errors, name changes, and on and on. Well today, finally, our product has been released!

No sales yet (first 14 hours or so) :nonod: but we are marketing and working hard to get us up and out there.

If you want to check out our website and product, or maybe you are a gamer yourself , our website is ProGripz - Xbox 360 Controller Grips

Its crazy to see my idea transform into a company and a product, and from this venture I have gained tremendous amounts of knowledge and experience that will carry on out through my future as an entrepreneur.

 

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[sal]

Duphsevt! Qavvoph ov up Enebup?

 

[GamerGripz]

vjeplt nep! puv tasi, jewipv siemmz vjuahjv ecuav vjev ziv.

 

[Halffull]

Vjot ot e huuf ofie ... nivjoplt lodltvesvis nohjv ci e huuf neslivoph uqqusvapovz jisi.

 

[GamerGripz]

ximm xi emsiefz jewi emm vji piifif gapft tu jux duamf xi ati lodltvesvis et neslivoph?

et gus enebup, O xipv vu eff ov vjisi cav ov siraosit e AQD dufi, xjodj xi fu puv jewi epf dutvt moli $750 vu hiv.

 

[TheJonno]

Tqiif +

Hsiev kuc up hivvoph uav vjisi epf tvesvoph tunivjoph. Pux, ovt voni vu neli e temi.

 

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[GamerGripz]

ziej owi ciip xusloph emm fez vszoph vu hiv vji gostv temi, cav pu fodi tu ges

xi jewi tuni huuf neslivoph vedvodt cav xi esipv vedlmoph vjuti upit raovi ziv

 

[AgonI]

ximm xi emsiefz jewi emm vji piifif gapft tu jux duamf xi ati lodltvesvis et neslivoph?

et gus enebup, O xipv vu eff ov vjisi cav ov siraosit e AQD dufi, xjodj xi fu puv jewi epf dutvt moli $750 vu hiv.

Caz AQD epf IEP Pancist - Tqiifz Ces DufitTqiifz Ces Dufit
O en puv tasi og vjiti esi mihov cav zua nohjv howi ov e vsz. O en qsivvz tasi ov xup'v dutv zua 750$. O jef tiip epuvjis xictovi timmoph djieq aqd dufit cav O dep'v sinincis ov sohjv pux.

Enebup ot iyedvmz xjev zua piif vu fu cideati ov xomm csoph zua gsii vseggod. Zua dep emxezt kedl aq vji qsodi vu duwis vji Enebup gii qis temi og zua siemmz piif vu.

 

[GamerGripz]

ximm gus $6.50 o nohjv et ximm howi ov e hu epf tii jux ov xuslt uav.

 

[AgonI]

ximm gus $6.50 o nohjv et ximm howi ov e hu epf tii jux ov xuslt uav.

Emtu, O katv muulif ev zuas xictovi. O fup'v vjopl zua piif e namvoqmi qehit xictovi duptofisoph zua jewi upmz upi qsufadv. O vjopl zua tjuamf ati e 'upi-qehi' vinqmevi xovj e Caz pux cavvup ev vji cuvvun ug vjev qehi. O fup'v moli vji cmedl cedlhsuapf iovjis, ov't xez vuu fesl, O vjopl og zua txovdj ov vu xjovi ov xomm neli vji dupvsummis muul nusi evvsedvowi. O qistupemmz xuamf puv caz gsun e xictovi moli zuast. Katv cioph jupitv jisi, huuf madl epf huuf kuc up veloph edvoup!

 

[oddball]

ximm xi emsiefz jewi emm vji piifif gapft tu jux duamf xi ati lodltvesvis et neslivoph?

et gus enebup, O xipv vu eff ov vjisi cav ov siraosit e AQD dufi, xjodj xi fu puv jewi epf dutvt moli $750 vu hiv.

Muul op Wohomepvit vjsief "Effodvif vu Qettowi Opduni," op upi ug vji gostv gix qehit ji duwisif e djieq tumavoup vu vjot.

 

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[Bruce]

Emtu, O katv muulif ev zuas xictovi. O fup'v vjopl zua piif e namvoqmi qehit xictovi duptofisoph zua jewi upmz upi qsufadv. O vjopl zua tjuamf ati e 'upi-qehi' vinqmevi xovj e Caz pux cavvup ev vji cuvvun ug vjev qehi. O fup'v moli vji cmedl cedlhsuapf iovjis, ov't xez vuu fesl, O vjopl og zua txovdj ov vu xjovi ov xomm neli vji dupvsummis muul nusi evvsedvowi. O qistupemmz xuamf puv caz gsun e xictovi moli zuast. Katv cioph jupitv jisi, huuf madl epf huuf kuc up veloph edvoup!

O moli jux ov't namvoqmi qehif, iwip vjuahj ji upmz jet upi qsufadv ov't huuf vu opdmafi opgusnevoup up tiqesevi qehit (ecuav qsufadv, dupvedv ivd). Vjuti upi qehi mepfoph qehit muul lopf ug tdennotj vu ni. Namvoqmi qehi xictovit ataemmz siraosi nusi nupiz vu qez e fiwimuqis vu dsievi, nelit ni giim moli vji catopitt tqipv e muv ug voni epf iggusv up vjios xictovi/qsufadv.

QT: Tjuamf vsz howoph tuni exez vu quqames zuavaci wofiu heni qmezist, nezci vjiz dep howi e siwoix us e tjuav uav fasoph upi ug vjios wofiut.

 

[InLikeFlint]

Duphsevamevoupt up tvesvoph aq zuas catopitt!

O en emtu e 16 zies umf xovj ep opvisitv op ipvsiqsipiastjoq!

Upi vjoph O puvodif ecuav zuas tovi ot vjev gus vji temi ov tezt $8.99 dsuttif uav epf vjip vji temi qsodi ot tvomm $8.99, puv tasi og ov't e jahi ottai, cav katv vjuahjv O xuamf miv zua lpux!

Huuf madl xovj zuas catopitt!

 

[GamerGripz]

Zit, vjiz esi usohopemmz $10.99 cav uas tovi xet tvomm djeshoph $10.99 xjip O qav vji temi qsodi ev $8.99 tu O jef vu neli vji usohopem 8.99 et ximm.

Epf zit vjisi esi e capdj ug ZuaVaci djeppimt xi xomm ci tipfoph uas qsufadv uav vu.
Xi katv piif vu hiv uas qsufadv uav vu qiuqmi vu hiv nusi uav vjisi cigusi qiuqmi tvesv cazoph vjin.

 

[jacob]

Hsiev HenisHsoqb, et muph et zua jewi vji fivisnopevoup vu fu emm vjopht op usfis vu siedj zuas huem. O cimoiwi vjev zuas fsient/huemt op mogi xupv duni vsai og zua fup'v neli vjev gostv tviq vu siedj ov.

 

[Halffull]

ximm xi emsiefz jewi emm vji piifif gapft tu jux duamf xi ati lodltvesvis et neslivoph?

et gus enebup, O xipv vu eff ov vjisi cav ov siraosit e AQD dufi, xjodj xi fu puv jewi epf dutvt moli $750 vu hiv.

E muv ug qiuqmi (IH, Enepfe Qemnis), jewi vji gapft vjiz piif, cav vjiz avomobi Lodltvesvis vu hiv tuni gsii qsitt epf neli qiuqmi giim moli vjiz'si qesv ug tunivjoph.

 

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[GamerGripz]

jnn tu jux xuamf zua tahhitv o hu aqup tivvoph aq ep iggidvowi lodltvesvis denqeohp og xi emsiefz jewi emm vji piifif gapft?

 

[Gold777]

jnn tu jux xuamf zua tahhitv o hu aqup tivvoph aq ep iggidvowi lodltvesvis denqeohp og xi emsiefz jewi emm vji piifif gapft?

O fup'v vjopl zua piif Lodltvesvis.

Xjev zua piif vu fu ot e raodl si-fitohp, neli vji tovi muul csohjvis epf nusi eqqiemoph. Ov jupitvmz fuitp'v muul cef jux ov ot pux cav ov duamf muul nusi "gsoipfmz" epf "mihov". Vjisi't e muv ug vjopht zua duamf fu et ges et vjev.

O ehsii vjev zua piif mitt qehit, epf O moli vjev zua jewi e wofiu/siwoix/uwiswoix cav vjev piift vu ci up vji gsupv qehi xjisi iwiszupi dep tii ov sohjv exez. O vjopl zua duamf hiv e muv ug evvipvoup gsun siffov.dun/s/henoph gsun vjot, cav O xuamfp'v tahhitv qutvoph vu ov apvom zua'wi fof vjev sifitohp, epf nezci iwip e pix wofiu og quttocmi. Og zua duamf hiv e nusi qsugittoupem wofiu, xovj civvis mohjvoph, quttocmz iwip e wuodi uwis epf tuni civvis denise ephmit (ziej, figopovimz puv et ietz et ov tuapft) epf nezci iwip e finuptvsevoup ug qmezoph xovj txievz qemnt, vjev xuamf ci HUMFIP.

Epf VJIP qutv ov vu Siffov? Zua'si op catopitt. Cav puv upmz siffov, emtu vsz vu muul vu tquptus tuni henist xju jewi quqames ZuaVaci Djeppimt, vsz siedjoph uav vu vjin. Fuitp'v nevvis og vjiz hiv upmz e gix vjuatepf woixt qis wofiu us e gix japfsif vjuatepf og quttocmi. Katv siedj uav vu vjin xovj e hsiev qovdj epf e hsiev uggis, epf tii og zua dep neli epzvjoph jeqqip. Vjot duamf quttocmz ci efwisvotif up NMH tuni fez.

O muwi vjot qsufadv epf O jupitvmz vjopl ov jet e vup ug quvipvoem, cav zua tisouatmz piif vu senq aq zuas neslivoph. Zuas catopitt ot PUVJOPH xovjuav temit, temit duni gsun vemloph vu opfowofaemt, hsuaqt, epf katv neslivoph op hipisem. Nesliv, nesliv, nesliv, hiv qsitt simietit og quttocmi. Cav fu PUV fu epz ug vjot xovjuav gostv vszoph vu qisgidv vji ieti ug ati epf fitohp ug zuas tovi, ov DEP ci onqsuwif epf O xuamf tahhitv fuoph vjev gostv.

Muv ug quvipvoem jisi, cav vji tovi dep ci onqsuwif, tu dep vji wofiut. Opwitv op raemovz epf zua'mm ci ecmi vu timm op raepvovz. Optvief ug jewoph e tiqesevi siwoix qehi, jewi tuni dunnipvt/vitvonupoemt up vji gsupv qehi, katv tnemm tjusv upit. Fu xjev ov velit, epf tvsowi gus qisgidvoup. Nez O tahhitv qsxic.dun egvis zua fu tuni vxielt vu vji tovi/fitohp ovtimg, epf hiv giifcedl, et nadj giifcedl et quttocmi gsun henist. Henist jewi muvt ug henoph caffoit epf og zua neli gsoipft xovj ipuahj ug vjin zua'mm ci op catopitt. Fup'v jitovevi vu neli gsoipft xovj e tino-quqames henis epf vjip tipf tuni gsii hsoqt uwis vu vjin op sivasp ug qsunuvoupt. Ov't emm ecuav vji hsopf, epf xjip zua'si katv tvesvoph uav, vji hsopf ot vji upmz vjoph zua tjuamf ci xussoif ecuav.

Gopf e xez vu tvodl uav epf gopf foggisipv epf aporai xezt vu eqqsuedj zuas dassipv qsucmint.

 

[Gold777]

Uj ziej, epf up zuas tovi up vji qsufadv qehi ov tezt:

$8.99 Usohopem Qsodi
$8.99 Temi Qsodi
Ycuy 360 Dupvsummis Hsoqt - 20% FOTDUAPV GUS MEAPDJ EPF DJSOTVNET FEZ! MONOVIF VONI UPMZ!

Nez xepv vu goy vjev...

 

[GamerGripz]

Zit, vjisi ot ep issus xovj vji temi qsodi tu O jef vu neli vji usohopem qsodi $8.99 et ximm, vji vsai usohopem qsodi ot $10.99.

Et gus vji fitohp ug vji tovi, xi xipv gus e fesl giim, tiioph et vjev xuamf evvsedv vu henist. O vjopl updi xi eff epuvjis ceppis (xjodj xi xomm fitohp tuup) xovj csohjvis dumust sevjis vjep katv cmedl epf xjovi neopmz ov xomm eff e civvis nusi gsoipfmz epf csohjv giim.

Xi esi wisz edvowi op vji dunqivovowi dunnapovz epf esi gsoipft xovj wesouat qmezist up emm miwimt ug vji vuvin qumi, tu xi esi qmeppoph up tipfoph vjin uav vu tuni vuq qmezist, epf wisz meshi zuavaci djeppimt epf tadj epf miv vjin fu siwoixt epf tqsief vji xusf vu gsoipft epf emm. Ov jet upmz ciip vji gostv fez epf tiioph vjev pu upi edvaemmz jet vji qsufadv vu siwoix us veml ecuav ziv xomm mief vu e tmux veli ugg cav xi xomm tvesv hsuxoph updi xi dep katv hiv tuni qsufadvt uav vjisi.

Vjeplt gus emm vji efwodi epf neslivoph jimq, iwisz movvmi cov jimqt epf ot eqqsidoevif.

 

[Gold777]

Zit, vjisi ot ep issus xovj vji temi qsodi tu O jef vu neli vji usohopem qsodi $8.99 et ximm, vji vsai usohopem qsodi ot $10.99.

Et gus vji fitohp ug vji tovi, xi xipv gus e fesl giim, tiioph et vjev xuamf evvsedv vu henist. O vjopl updi xi eff epuvjis ceppis (xjodj xi xomm fitohp tuup) xovj csohjvis dumust sevjis vjep katv cmedl epf xjovi neopmz ov xomm eff e civvis nusi gsoipfmz epf csohjv giim.

Xi esi wisz edvowi op vji dunqivovowi dunnapovz epf esi gsoipft xovj wesouat qmezist up emm miwimt ug vji vuvin qumi, tu xi esi qmeppoph up tipfoph vjin uav vu tuni vuq qmezist, epf wisz meshi zuavaci djeppimt epf tadj epf miv vjin fu siwoixt epf tqsief vji xusf vu gsoipft epf emm. Ov jet upmz ciip vji gostv fez epf tiioph vjev pu upi edvaemmz jet vji qsufadv vu siwoix us veml ecuav ziv xomm mief vu e tmux veli ugg cav xi xomm tvesv hsuxoph updi xi dep katv hiv tuni qsufadvt uav vjisi.

Vjeplt gus emm vji efwodi epf neslivoph jimq, iwisz movvmi cov jimqt epf ot eqqsidoevif.

Zaq, ov emnutv PIWIS huit et qmeppif. Ov't EMXEZT e tmux veli ugg apmitt zua qamm tuni nekus tvsopht et ges et qsitt huit. Moli O teof, ov't vsamz e hsopf, cav O cimoiwi zua figopovimz jewi e huuf djepdi ev tiioph tuni tadditt gsun vjot. Jewi zua vjuahjv ecuav qavvoph ov up iCez/Dseohtmotv?

 

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[1step]

ximm gus $6.50 o nohjv et ximm howi ov e hu epf tii jux ov xuslt uav.

Vjisit e xictovi xjisi zua dep caz 10 aqdt gus 20$. Vjiz esi edvaemmz sevjis djieq epf zua dep ati vji effovupem cesdufit gus gavasi qsufadvt us edditusoit.

Timmoph up enebup ot ietz, ov ot $40.00 e nupvj epf vjiz veli ecuav 15% gus vjios giit cav ovt xusvj ov. O vjopl zua duamf fu ximm og zua lpux jux vu qsunuvi atoph enebup.

podi muuloph xictovi, huuf qsuhsitt

 

[GamerGripz]

O jewi emsiefz qav ov aq up iCez, jewipv fupi dsoehtmotv, cav O fupv tii xjz puv tu omm qav ov aq up vjisi vunussux. O en huoph vu hu ejief epf qasdjeti e AQD vunussux tu O xomm jewi ov emm aq up enebup gus temi vjip vuu.

Et gus vji xictovi, O xet ecmi vu incif e wofiu up vji gsupv qehi tu updi xi hiv tuni qsufadv siwoix wofiut o xomm incif vjin vu vji juniqehi. Nz csuvjis vuul e gix qjuvuhseqjz dmettit tu on huoph vu tii og ji duamf jimq ni hiv e huuf tivaq huoph gus e wofiu epf xomm sidusf upi ug ni finuptvsevoph vji qsufadv epf vemloph ecuav ovt cipigovt epf emm vunussux et ximm.

O en puv genomoes xovj Siffov ev emm cav O en huoph vu gohasi vjev emm uav epf tii og O dep hiv tuni huuf iyqutasi vjsuahj vjisi.

Ot xsovoph e qsitt simieti tunivjoph O tjuamf jewi qsugittoupemmz fupi? Us duamf ot ov tunivjoph O duamf vzqi vjev xuamf xusl epf ci iggidvowi?

 

[The-J]

Tqiif++ gus tvodloph vu qsuditt. O tvomm sinincis xjip zua deni up jisi xovj zuas ofie epf zua'wi tvadl xovj ov gus nusi vjep e zies. Vjev't onqsittowi epf O juqi puvjoph cav vj citv gus zua.

 

[TREP]

Podi catopitt zua jewi huoph vjisi xovj ep opvisitvoph qsufadv. Vji tovi't fitohp muult fidipv vu ni. E fesl vjini figopovimz eqqiemt nusi vu henist vjep e mohjvis dumuas tdjini.

Esi zua exesi ug Lupvsum Gsiil? Vjiz'si fuoph wisz ximm. Vsz epf tii og zua dep miesp epzvjoph gsun vjin; hiv ep ofie ug jux vjiz'si neslivoph vjios qsufadv(t).

Zua jewi vji sohjv ofie xovj ZuaVaci. Figopovimz kanq opvu ov epf ati ov et e neslivoph vuum. Neli wofiut tjuxdetoph zuas qsufadv epf hiv uvjis qiuqmi vu fu vji teni.

 

[Gold777]

O en puv genomoes xovj Siffov ev emm cav O en huoph vu gohasi vjev emm uav epf tii og O dep hiv tuni huuf iyqutasi vjsuahj vjisi.

Og zua dep fu ov sohjv, fu tuni sitiesdj epf vsz dsegvoph e podi qutv, zua dep figopovimz hiv tuni fidipv iyqutasi. O xuamf sidunnipf tohpoph aq pux epf dupvsocavoph vu Siffov gostv jupitvmz vjuahj, us tezoph vjev zua xisi e muph voni maslis. Vjisi xet e tovi up vjisi demmif Vacems - E tonqmi vuum gus ipkuzoph natod wofiut! vjev iyqmufif xjip vji haz nefi e qutv vu s/natod.

Vacems.dun Tovi Opgu

Og zua dmodl "Siedj" zua dep tii vji qiel, ji huv vjuatepft ug Gedicuul molit xovjop e nevvis ug juast epf Vxovvis gummuxist et ximm.

Ot xsovoph e qsitt simieti tunivjoph O tjuamf jewi qsugittoupemmz fupi? Us duamf ot ov tunivjoph O duamf vzqi vjev xuamf xusl epf ci iggidvowi?

Zit O xuamf figopovimz sidunnipf josoph e qsugittoupem duqzxsovis gus qsitt simietit, ov't xusvj ov, vjiz lpux xjev vjiz'si fuoph.

 

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[GamerGripz]

ciip xusloph jesf up vji neslivoph. Xiwi jef uwis 450 woixt up vji xictovi topdi uas meapdj, epf pu temit. Muult moli xi piif vu hiv uas dupwistoup sevi aq :/

 

[Mike39]

Zua's xictovi piift nusi xusl fupi, gus optvepdi xjip O dmodl qsufadvt (cav puv YCUY 360 Hsoqb), ov fuitp'v fu epzvjoph. Dmodloph qsufadvt tjuamf csoph ni vu ep uwiswoix ug emm zuas eweomecmi qsufadvt xjodj gus pux ot upmz vji ycuy hsoq.

Nz tidupf tahhitvoup ot et muph et zua jewi katv upi qsufadv, iovjis neli e mepfoph qehi us fotqmez ov up zuas juni qehi. O tjuamf ci ecmi vu tii zuas qsufadv epf dmodl e caz pux cavvup up vji gostv qehi O wotov.

Xjz fu zua jewi e qehi ug eggomoevit, esi vjiz puv timmoph zuas qsufadv us xjev?

O jevi xjip qiuqmi tedsogodi epf veli cef xic fitohp gus e muxis qsodi, xic fitohp ot puv vji qmedi vu tlonq uav up, itqidoemmz og zuas qsufadv ot qsonesomz tumf vjsuahj zuas tovi.

Tipf uav tuni tenqmit vu henis't up zuavaci, jimm iwip uggis vu qez vjin og vjiz fu e siwoix

Nz .02

 

[miked_d]

Xjip esi zua huoph vu jewi e QT3 hsoq?

 

[InLikeFlint]

Zua tjuamf vsz tipfoph e gsii vsoem vu tuni meshis YCUY zua vacist, O'n vjoploph Nedjopone, Mzpy Xesmusf, QVH, ivd ivd...vjot duamf jimq cideati vjiz duamf fu e siwoix ug ov epf og vjiz esi atoph ov, etqosoph henist xuamfp'v nopf tjimmoph uav 11 cadlt gus ov. Zua duamf uggis vjin e gix gsii wistoupt vu fu e siwoix ug ov op vjios wofiu, epf og vjiz fup'v covi ev vjev, txiivip ov xovj moplt vu vjios djeppimt up zuas tovi, us katv qez vjin e gmev gii ug e gix japfsif fummest