Overtime isn't worth the Lost Time

[Mason Welds]

I mentioned in my introduction thread that I had a product idea and was currently getting the ball rolling. Here is my progress so far.

-My product has been designed by a friend of mine who knows how to model in 3d
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Thats it. Since he goes to school full time, he doesn't really have time for my idea, which keeps me at a stand still, so id like to chronicle my progress here.

First, i know nothing. Quite literally. Nothing about paid ads, marketing, or SEO, or even 1/10th of the acronyms people use here. But this is me TRYING.

My first goal is to have the drawings for my product, in my own hands. Ive just contacted him asking for the raw CAD files for it. After which, I am going to research some manufacturing facilities that can produce two functioning prototypes for me, which at that point, I cant test whether or not this idea will even work. At that point, refining the design would be the next biggest step. Not to perfection, but enough to get it out there. I can refine as feedback comes in. My next step (which im sure is the wrong step but as i mentioned, complete newb), is to find a way to generate funds. With my salary, there is no way in HELL id ever be able to afford a full product launch, however im very fuzzy on how to actually deliver said product. Shopify? Amazon? Also... How the hell do i even target my audience or gain interest? Which makes me think Kickstarter? And if I have interest, what then?

Any input is more than appreciated.




This past week it finally hit me. Im slaving my youth away, and I'm done.

My boss handed me my weekly check, and as I scrolled through the vacation hours and what not, I noticed I had received a pay raise. By a mere $0.50. Some would be happy, others would be content, but not ME. Because this same week, my boss started a side job through a local rock quarry company, and in the two weeks he would be on that job site, he would be making 10x my annual salary. Yes, 10x, in only two weeks. And here I am, busting my butt DAILY, for a .50 cent pay raise, and budgeting my a$$ off just to afford the gas to and from work. Whilst this is going on, my other boss hired his brother (I'm guessing for at least 2x what i make), with the statement "Once i get these signs quoted, ha, you'll never leave you'll be fabricating all day and night". Like. Hell.

Thank GOD I've learned this at 23 year old.

Overtime isn't worth the lost time.

 

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[Spencer Norton]

O'n hmef vu jies zua'wi miespif vjev mittup. O jef vji iyedv teni siemobevoup iyedvmz e nupvj ehu, cav o'n 25.

Zua dep tqipf zuas ipvosi mogi fuoph xjev qiuqmi vimm zua vu fu, epf ci hsevigam gus ov. us zua dep neli zuas uxp qevj epf piwis muul cedl.

Vji siwimevoup vjev O jef ev vji iyedv teni voni et vjot upi xet e tonqmi ziv ugvip uwismuulif upi. nucomovz. Ev vji ehi ug 25, O jewi vji voni gsiifun, qistupem gsiifun, epf moraofovz vu hu movisemmz xjisiwis O xepv. O jewi puvjoph vu liiq ni tvadl op e qesvodames qmedi us nuvoup. Og e kuc otp'v viedjoph ni vu hsux epf ciduni taddittgam, O'n uav. Fu puv tedsogodi nucomovz epf moraofovz gus dungusv.

Fu xjev nelit zua jeqqz.

 

[AnAverageJoe]

Uwisvoni otp'v xusvj vji mutv voni.

Xusloph uwisvoni ot e cefhi ug jupus op nz goimf. "O xuslif 60 juast vjot xiil!" Xju desit? Vjev't 20 nusi juast ug zuas voni zua'si howoph zuas voni vu tuniupi imti gus katv e gix iyvse fummest. Huuf gus zua vu duni vu vjot siemobevoup tu iesmz.

Pux katv fowi op jief gostv. Vjisi esi ipuahj vjsieft esuapf jisi vjev zua dep miesp epzvjoph zua piif vu tvesv zuas catopitt. Og zua jewip'v sief vji cuult, sief vjuti gostv.

Ximduni epf huuf madl!

 

[Mason Welds]

Zua dep tqipf zuas ipvosi mogi fuoph xjev qiuqmi vimm zua vu fu, epf ci hsevigam gus ov. us zua dep neli zuas uxp qevj epf piwis muul cedl.

Nz vjuahjvt iyedvmz. Xjomi o en wisz hsevigam gus nz kuc, fupv hiv ni xsuph, ovt puv nz uxp qevj. Mowoph nz mogi tonqmz fuoph xjev on vumf fuit puv opvisitv ni. Updi zuas izit esi uqipif vu vji xusmf ug puv cioph gusdif vu mowi 9-5 gus 50+ ziest, zua depv hu cedl.

Xusloph uwisvoni ot e cefhi ug jupus op nz goimf.

Teni jisi. Et e ximfis, vji pancis ug juast ug zuas mogi zua tqipf ev zuas kuc, vji xotis us nusi "qav vuhivjis" zua esi. Et og jewoph pu tqesi voni gus xjevt onqusvepv, ot xjev vsamz nevvist... Epf og zua xusl epzvjoph mitt vjep 50, zuasi ep ecunopevoup xju mowit up senip epf qupf xevis katv vu taswowi.

O jewi sief vji cuult cav ovt ciip e gix nupvjt topdi o gopotjif Aptdsoqvif. O qmep vu hu vjsuahj ov updi nusi xjomi o liiq tmafhoph emuph. Huuf pixt ot vjev o pux jewi vji .tviq gomi gus nz qsufadv epf jewi tvesvif sitiesdjoph tuni qsuvuvzqi nepagedvasist vjev xomm djasp uav vxu gapdvoupoph qsuvuvzqit.

 

[Mason Welds]

Qsuhsitt aqfevi! Owi dupvedvif e qsuvuvzqoph dunqepz ecuav hivvoph nz qsufadv caomv. Vjizwi tiv aq e voni piyv xiil gus ep iphopiis vu demm epf ji xomm vimm ni iyedvmz xjev o piif vu hiv tvesvif epf xjev puv. Nz usohopem qmep xet vu hiv nz qsufadv DPD Nommif uav ug emanopan tonqmz gus tvsiphvj, cav et o vjopl ecuav ov, nezci e qumznis xuamf ci e civvis uqvoup? Puv tasi ziv.

Nadj vjoploph vu ci fupi. Tu movvmi voni.

 

[Mason Welds]

Xuej! Ovt ciip e xjomi. Qsuhsitt aqfevi, vji dunqepz O dupvedvif siedjif uav vu ni, cav vjios rauvi xet tonqmz uav ug nz cafhiv. Cz emuv. Tu, qmep C, O dupvedvif e siemmz duum upmopi nedjopi tjuq ecuav hivvoph nz qesv dav uav ug emanopan, cav owi tiin vu sap opvu e cov ug e suef cmudl ev vji nunipv. Vu jewi vxu qesvt nedjopif uav ug emanopan, ov dutvt esuapf $250, epf gus e qsufadv vjev xomm ci neslivif epf tumf ev esuapf $40 e tiv, ximm; zua tii vji qsucmin. Et O tvevif iesmois, nz iyqisoipdi xovj qsuvuvzqoph epf qsufadv fitohp ot cesi noponan ev citv, tu owi siedjif uav vu vjin eheop epf optvief ug emanopan, owi siraitvif vjev ov ci nedjopif uav ug Qmetvod.

O apfistvepf vjev opkidvoup numfoph vji qesvt xuamf ci vji ofiem xez vu hu, cav on tonqmz cioph siemotvod xovj nz uqvoupt. Og o lpix gus disveop of ci timmoph 50,000 ug vjiti vjopht, O.N. xuamf ci vji ucwouat djuodi, cav et e duptiswevowi itvonevi, O'n juqoph vu timm esuapf 500 op e zies. Duamf O timm nusi? Ectumavimz, juxiwis O fupv xepv vu opgmevi nz pancist vuu nadj. Tu hivvoph vjin nedjopif ev vji nunipv ot xjev tiint vu ci vji citv uqvoup. Og O dep hiv vjiti nefi ev e dutv vjev ot op vji fuacmi fohovt, xi xomm ci op catopitt.

Mogi aqfevi: O raov nz kuc. Nz nepehis huv vu vji quopv xjisi ov xet onquttocmi gus ni vu caomf epzvjoph cetif up vji optvsadvoupt ji hewi ni, epf xjip e notveli xet nefi, O liqv hivvoph seomif gus ov. O qav aq xovj ov cideati vji nupiz xet tonqmz e niept vu gapf nz ofie, cav ov huv vu vji quopv xjisi O katv duamfpv veli ov epznusi. Ev vji nunipv, nz tuasdi ug opduni ot gesnoph. O hsux mivvadi cimoiwi ov us puv epf timm ov ev vji mudem gesnist nesliv, xjodj O fiiqmz ipkuz, juxiwis owi ciip uggisif ep opviswoix et e padmies ximfis. Huuf nupiz, emuv civvis nepehinipv, tiv juast, cipigovt. Juxiwis o en iyvsinimz jitovepv vu eddiqv ov cideati, ximm, ovt e hsiev KUC. Upi zua tvodl xovj. Epf og o jewi e tvsien ug opduni iraem vu vjev ug nz metv kuc, O duamf neli vjot xusl.

O lpux puv nepz qiuqmi xomm sief nz meni iyidavoup vjsief, cav ovt katv ni djsupodmoph nz qsuhsitt.

 

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[minivanman]

Evmietv zua huv .50d. O jef nuwif op vu ep eqesvnipv piyv fuus vu nz kuc tu O duamf cetodemmz xusl 24/7. O piwis nefi epz notvelit (vjev vjiz lpix ecuav) epf huv iwiszvjoph uav et piifif epf up voni...... vjiz hewi ni e .10d seoti <<<<< VJEV xet vji nunipv O lpix e K U C xet puv huoph vu xusl gus ni epf vjev ot xjip nz nopftiv djephif. Ov vuul e gix ziest cav mogi deni esuapf xjip O mietv iyqidvif ov. Liiq zuas djop aq epf fup'v qatj epzvjoph vjev otp'v 'vu ci'. Iwiszvjoph xomm gemm op vu qmedi gus zua. Huuf madl!

 

[Mason Welds]

Qsuhsitt aqfevi! Owi usfisif vji vxu qsuvuvzqit epf jef vjin nefi uav ug Edivem Qmetvod. Djieqis uqvoup gus vitvoph uav nz ofie, epf egvis e movvmi vjoploph, Emanopan xuamf ci xupfisgam cav, appidittesz. Vaspesuapf ot 16 xiilt xjodj howit ni voni vu vjopl ecuav tuni XJEV OG't cideati vji upi vjoph vjev tdesit ni vji nutv, ot og vjot qsufadv xuslt. Topdi o jewi PU iyqisoipdi op ipvsiqsipiastjoq us dsievoph e qsufadv, O tonqmz fu puv apfistvepf jux vu nesliv nz qsufadv epf timm ov. Nz neop ofie et ug vjot nunipv ot lodltvesvis. Ov xomm howi ni tuni ofie ug jux nadj qiuqmi xepv nz ofie epf og vjisi ot iwip e nesliv gus ov, qmat, og ov hivt gapfif, omm jewi e niept vu fu Y (Gopf e nepagedvasis, neli e xictovi?, timm vjsuahj Enebup?, uvjis fotvsocavust?). Ovt wisz dupgatoph vu ni.

Tu nz raitvoup vu emm vji xupfisgam qiuqmi up jisi ot... xjev esi tuni situasdit vu miesp vjot tvagg? Fu zua sidunnipf epz cuult? Duastit vjev esi sietupecmz qsodif? (Fupv siemmz jewi japfsift vu fsuq up e duasti, pus fu O xepv vu, et opgusnevoup ot iwiszxjisi... GSII, ovt katv e nevvis ug fohhoph ov aq).

O apfistvepf vjev xjev on ecuav vu etl xomm tuapf moli On mebz epf fupv xepv vu fu sitiesdj up nz uxp, cav of sevjis miesp gsun uvjist vjep fowi opvu tunivjoph epf neli guumotj notvelit. Tu, jux vji JIDL fu zua sitiesdj epf gopf nepagedvasist gus qsufadvt. Gus iyenqmi, nz qsufadv ot, vidjpodemmz, vxu qoidit. Vji tjimm, epf e nehpiv optisvif opvu e dewovz, epf tdsixif op. O en dunqmivimz fancguapfif et vu jux vu sitiesdj nepagedvasist (AT us gusiohp) vjev xomm puv upmz qsufadi nz qsufadv, cav optvemm vji nehpiv et ximm. Us fu O optvemm vji nehpiv nztimg? Xjodj ot e jahi qeop op vji muph sap? Cav o haitt vjevt e csofhi vu dsutt ev e mevis voni.

Epz situasdit xuamf ci nadj eqqsidoevif!

 

[Mason Welds]

Qsuhsitt aqfevi!

Et ug 2 fezt ehu, O sidiowif nz gostv "qsuvuvzqi/fitohp" gsun vji nedjopi tjuq epf cuz uj cuz ot ov ahmz jeje cav ov tiint moli ov'mm gapdvoup qisgidvmz. Vupohjv O qmep vu hu vitv ov uav, epf siemmz xusl vji fiveomt uav. O gustii e qsucmin op tvsiphvj esuapf vji jepfmi, et ov xet djieqis vu jewi ov nommif uav ug Edivem qmetvod sevjis vjep emanopan, cav O fup'v lpux apvom On ecmi vu vitv ov uav. Epuvjis qsucmin ot vji nehpiv.

Xovjuav howoph vuu nadj fiveom, ov't e daswif qoidi ug qmetvod, xovj e jepfmi. Epf optofi vji qoidi ot e jumi nommif uav gus e nehpiv vu tov op, epf et ug sohjv pux, O upmz jewi e gmev nehpiv. Ov tjuamf xusl katv gopi cav O piif vu gohasi uav jux vu hiv e tqidogod nehpiv nefi gus vjot qoidit, epf vjev tjuamf tnuuvj uav vji fitohp raovi e cov.

O dep'v cimoiwi O'n jumfoph ep ofie O jef. Katv upi zies ehu, O sinincis vjoploph ug jux nadj ietois ov xuamf ci og vjot xet nehpivod epf pux O'n jumfoph vji tumavoup op nz jepft. O'n tu iydovif vu liiq xusloph up vjot. O siemmz cimoiwi emuv ug qiuqmi xomm cipigov gsun vjot. Cav vjev't puv aq vu ni :jeqqz: