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Hi everyone, I joined the forum a few years back but now I'm actually here for change. I'm a 23 y.o student studying Building and Construction Management graduating this December. As I get closer to graduation I feel like I'm getting ready to be the perfect slave, and it terrifies me.
Rant:F*ck THIS EVENT
Is this F*cking it? Going to school Mon-Thur and working 13 hour shifts as an EMT from 6am-7pm, 40 hours Fri, Saturday, & Sunday. This can't be real right? I rent a cubicle in someones basement, am sometimes a paycheck away from being homeless, spend hours on the phone trying not to get fined for being poor(no health ins, etc), and drive an old SUV with 3/4 windows duck-taped up with no AC or heat. FYI one back open window doesn't do shit when its 90 degrees out and you drive 45 min to work, your boy was cookin' . The damn SUV stuck with an open vent at your feet, so when its 15 degrees out in the winter you sure know my a$$ was freezing, I even bough toe warmers for my shoes haha. F*ck THAT SHIT
That was me two years ago before I transferred to a 4 year college and things have relaxed a lot, I'm well groomed for the script, have a high credit score, stock market investments, and ready for the workforce- except I'm not. I feel pain and trauma when I think about going back to working 40 hours a week, except for the rest of my life till I die. Sure my starting salary will average 65k, but I just can't do it for my whole life till I die. It's not that I'm a pansy scared to work, I've put in 80 hour work weeks, 26 hour shifts with 30 mins of sleep. My life is worth way more than this, I have dreams and aspiration that I need to achieve. I need to start driving the fastlane. I've always had a little entrepreneurial spirit, having a little landscaping business in my teen years, making some websites, turning profit on some random things, etc. I'm just ready to start a business that can replace a job. You guys are awesome, and reading the Millionaire Fastlane has been a blessing from @MJ DeMarco . Currently I'm reading Unscripted . I'm here to share, and to receive input from this community, whether harsh or positive.
The Business
An ambulance company providing non-emergency medical transportation services solely for dialysis patients. I want to differentiate myself by offering a better patient experience, including comfier cots, more customer service, and entertainment systems in our ambulance, in addition to only serving dialysis patients which will allow us to be more focused and on time, which isn't the case for most companies. There are some other differentiating things, but they are minor.
(My Experience: Certified EMT X3 years working in this industry on the bottom level transporting patients)
CONTROL:
I would be making the company, hire employees, and wouldn't rely on others for this service. I believe I would be in complete control. If I get investors this may not be the case though. I am not well versed on this and appreciate any feedback.
ENTRY:
About 150 hours into this, and I can see hundreds more hours is required. Huge barrier to entry, not including over 100K Startup costs in the first 4 Months.
NEED:
Patients needs dialysis or they die, end stage patients need ambulance transportation to and from 3 days a week.
TIME:
This is the one I'm really not so sure about if it meets the TIME requirement. I will not be an EMT working on one of my ambulances, but at first I will be in charge of all operations, and going to facilities to acquire new patients. Even after a few years and I have employees doing this, I think I would still need to be in touch with the company maybe 20 hours a week.
SCALE:
Setting up new basses requires a fair amount of time an effort, and would require some involvement. Prices are high for ambulance services, so I'm aiming more for magnitude rather than reach.
Question: Although there is a strong need, if there are a lot of other ambulance services in the area would something like this still work? Since patient's need this, does differentiation matter that much?
I am happy to be on this forum feeling alive and energized, and am looking forward to talking to some of you.
-Steven
Rant:F*ck THIS EVENT
Is this F*cking it? Going to school Mon-Thur and working 13 hour shifts as an EMT from 6am-7pm, 40 hours Fri, Saturday, & Sunday. This can't be real right? I rent a cubicle in someones basement, am sometimes a paycheck away from being homeless, spend hours on the phone trying not to get fined for being poor(no health ins, etc), and drive an old SUV with 3/4 windows duck-taped up with no AC or heat. FYI one back open window doesn't do shit when its 90 degrees out and you drive 45 min to work, your boy was cookin' . The damn SUV stuck with an open vent at your feet, so when its 15 degrees out in the winter you sure know my a$$ was freezing, I even bough toe warmers for my shoes haha. F*ck THAT SHIT
That was me two years ago before I transferred to a 4 year college and things have relaxed a lot, I'm well groomed for the script, have a high credit score, stock market investments, and ready for the workforce- except I'm not. I feel pain and trauma when I think about going back to working 40 hours a week, except for the rest of my life till I die. Sure my starting salary will average 65k, but I just can't do it for my whole life till I die. It's not that I'm a pansy scared to work, I've put in 80 hour work weeks, 26 hour shifts with 30 mins of sleep. My life is worth way more than this, I have dreams and aspiration that I need to achieve. I need to start driving the fastlane. I've always had a little entrepreneurial spirit, having a little landscaping business in my teen years, making some websites, turning profit on some random things, etc. I'm just ready to start a business that can replace a job. You guys are awesome, and reading the Millionaire Fastlane has been a blessing from @MJ DeMarco . Currently I'm reading Unscripted . I'm here to share, and to receive input from this community, whether harsh or positive.
The Business
An ambulance company providing non-emergency medical transportation services solely for dialysis patients. I want to differentiate myself by offering a better patient experience, including comfier cots, more customer service, and entertainment systems in our ambulance, in addition to only serving dialysis patients which will allow us to be more focused and on time, which isn't the case for most companies. There are some other differentiating things, but they are minor.
(My Experience: Certified EMT X3 years working in this industry on the bottom level transporting patients)
CONTROL:
I would be making the company, hire employees, and wouldn't rely on others for this service. I believe I would be in complete control. If I get investors this may not be the case though. I am not well versed on this and appreciate any feedback.
ENTRY:
About 150 hours into this, and I can see hundreds more hours is required. Huge barrier to entry, not including over 100K Startup costs in the first 4 Months.
NEED:
Patients needs dialysis or they die, end stage patients need ambulance transportation to and from 3 days a week.
TIME:
This is the one I'm really not so sure about if it meets the TIME requirement. I will not be an EMT working on one of my ambulances, but at first I will be in charge of all operations, and going to facilities to acquire new patients. Even after a few years and I have employees doing this, I think I would still need to be in touch with the company maybe 20 hours a week.
SCALE:
Setting up new basses requires a fair amount of time an effort, and would require some involvement. Prices are high for ambulance services, so I'm aiming more for magnitude rather than reach.
Question: Although there is a strong need, if there are a lot of other ambulance services in the area would something like this still work? Since patient's need this, does differentiation matter that much?
I am happy to be on this forum feeling alive and energized, and am looking forward to talking to some of you.
-Steven
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