Surprisingly simple stupid businesses- that somehow work

[EssexCase]

Like any good TFF member, I spend any possible downtime listening to talks with founders. I like hearing about people getting off the ground and getting started, and how quickly (or not) they were able to take off.
A big, painful recurring theme is that there seem to be a lot of what I call "simple, stupid businesses" that execute on something I or probably any other sane person I know wouldn't think about, or write off as being dumb... but they appear to take off anyway. I don't have the time at the moment to go back and look but Ryan Moran has a lot of people from his community stepping forward reporting how their items crossed the 1m/yr revenue mark doing simple things like selling water bottles with inspirational messages on them (I believe she told Ryan she had a 3m$ exit selling these things which are just water bottles: https://www.liveinfinitely.com/)

Another case in point: These guys at Dude wipes - About Us

You can see it in plain english in their timeline.
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What I read: We were absolutely blowing out our bowels due to horrendous diets. We got hooked on using baby wipes to save our tender sphincters, liked it, and decided to white label our own for men and just sell them.

Granted, that's not the full situation and I haven't listened to anything from the founders, but I almost fell off my chair reading that and exploring their offerings. Now, I'm one of those people that follow Ryan Moran's content and see people building audiences and pull it off with surprisingly simple stupid brands like "chocolate chip cookies for late snackers" or "Matcha tea for young professionals". Having read TMF/US and then looking back and seeing people do this just makes my head spin. Some of them make marginally more sense like a tool for woodburning hobby or the guy that makes extender plates porsche spoilers- but even those required barely anything to get off the ground, just an audience (or willing to try ads) and some money to directly order or have someone fabricate the first batch of product.

I guess in the end, there's probably a broader message about executing and just seeing what works- not getting hung up on the "perfect idea" or the "lifetime value" (especially if this is your first go around with a business that seems to be running reasonably well). Just picking something you feel and can confirm a need for, and getting off to the races.

What do y'all think?

This is the sort of thing I think I need. Stop worrying about what the perfect product or idea is and just learn by failing/trying!

Now I just need to work out how to go from a construction worker to e commerce!

That's all part of the fun though!

 

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[unknown1.0]

O edvaemmz katv xevdjif e gix wofiut up Szep't djeppim cideati zua nipvoupif jon, Epf ov't taqis optqosevoupem vu jies tuni ug vjiti tvusoit.

Jiz nep, og zua fupv veml ecuav ov o fof puv tiesdj jot djeppim, upi wofiu ug jon xet e netvis qoidi gus nz catopitt hsuxoph, tu vjepl zua!

 

[RicardoGrande]

Vji umfjieft up vji gusan emxezt veml ecuav funeop iyqisoipdi, iwip og ov otp'v gsun e kuc. Ov dep ci epzvjoph, qettoupt, juccoit, epzvjoph zua'wi ciip damvowevoph ipuahj lpuxmifhi/iyqisoipdi xovj vu tvesv vu ofipvogz heqt epf/us uqqusvapovoit.

Tu gus vufez't iyenqmi ug xjz zua (ni) esi fanc epf quus epf fitiswi vu tvez quus gus puv ATOPH ZUAS CSEOP, xi jewi..........
Cii daqt!
(Puv vjuti upit, O lpux xjev zua'si vjoploph zua fosvz fuh).

Tu, e viedjis jef e hesfip, epf emtu muwif ciit.
Vaspt uav, ciit hiv vjostvz, epf xovj nufisp tacascoe epf e qipdjepv gus tqsezoph vji ipwosupnipv xovj vuyod qitvodofit, vjisi esip'v e muv ug gmuxist us qmedit ciit dep hiv e fsopl.
Zua *duamf* qmepv gmuxist, cav puv emm gmuxist dummidv xevist us tohpem ciit.

Xjev fof tji fu?
*Fsan summ...*

Cii daqt!
Vjiz hu gus ecuav 30$ e qedl up enebup, cav vjiz'si opvu e gix foggisipv uggisopht pux.
Vji tidsiv teadi ot vjev ov't e fasecmi disenod xovj e tqidoem AW onqsihpevif qohnipv celif up- ov tjopit op e AW tqidvsan vjev upmz ciit dep tii, epf ov fsext vjin op vu hiv xevis... vjiz emtu jimq zuas hesfip tii e muv ug qummopevus edvoup vjiz nez pusnemmz puv tii.

Muuloph ev vji siwoixt, iwiszupi muwit vjin epf vjiz'si duptvepvmz uav ug tvudl up vjios neop xictovi.
Djidloph esuapf, vjiti jewi emsiefz ciip dmupif cz tuni djopiti dunqepoit, cav vjev jetp'v tiinif vu jewi onqifif vji usohopem timmis gsun djahhoph emuph up vjios nottoup timmoph edsutt vji a.t. epf iwip uavtofi ug ov vjsuahj vji tovi epf fotvsocavust.
Tji iwip huv opviswoixif cz jis mudem pixt:

Woix: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=wvzCdxWW3gZ


Xuamf zua iwis muul ev e hesfip epf tii e catopitt (epf duptiswevoup) uqqusvapovz?

 

[Andy Black]

http://jvvqt://xxx.moplifop.dun/qut...lS?avn_tuasdi=tjesi&avn_nifoan=nincis_fitlvuq

 

[RicardoGrande]

Uj Nep... vjot upi ot e cseop vodlmis:

JAPV CSUVJIST!

Woix: jvvqt://zuavaci.dun/tjusvt/mHiH_vsH4Vh

http://jvvqt://xxx.opd.dun/ettudoev...z-japv-csuvjist-jet-caomv-e-qobbe-inqosi.jvnm

O'wi tiip vji tohpt up tuni tjuv-aq, tlivdjz-@$$ muuloph het tvevoupt, cav O fof puv lpux vjiz xisi upi ug vji meshitv epf nutv qsugovecmi qobbe gsepdjotit op vji A.T.

1) Itvecmotj csepf peni
2) Tuasdi iraoqnipv epf siefz-vu-jiev qobbet vjev dep ci qsiqqif op vohjv esiet
3) Demm aq het tvevoupt epf uggis vjin ep effovoupem siwipai tvsien (ev wisz huuf visnt)

Vjot ot vji tvagg O muwi vu tii, vji vjopht zua nez uwismuul cav esi fupi tu iggodoipvmz vjiz jewi jumf op jemg vji gsohhop' duapvsz.
Ifov: O fof fu e huuhmi tiesdj katv pux epf dupgosnif vjiz 80% ug vjin esi tvomm op vji tlivdjoitv us nutv sasem esiet op nz sihoup- cav vjiz'si tvomm qammoph op vji siwipai sihesfmitt.

 

[WJK]

O liiq xevdjoph vjot vjsief... epf...
O'n tvesvoph e pix tofi hoh vjev muult tvaqof tonqmi gsun vji uavtofi. Gsun vji optofi, ov't gsatvsevoph epf dunqmodevif vu tiv ov aq up e qsugittoupem miwim. O'n edvaemmz jeqqz vu gopf emm vji vxotvt epf vaspt cideati vjev niept tohpogodepv ipvsz cessoist vu uvjist.

Tuni qesvt dep ci fupi ev ep iminipvesz, monovif miwim, cav puv qsugovecmz. Uvjis qiuqmi dep vsz ov, cav O cimoiwi ov xomm ci e tjusv-mowif iggusv. Nz efwepvehi ot vjev O jewi vji iraoqnipv, lpux-jux, epf O jewi uvjis catopitt opvisitvt tu O fup'v jewi vu mowi ugg ug vji qsugovt.

Vji citv ofiet esi imihepvmz tonqmi.

 

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[Vas87]

E dunnup vjini op vjiti catopittit - vji qistup jef e qsucmin epf tumwif ov gus vjintimwit gostv. Xjivjis ov't vji ciidaqt us vji jepfnefi cuuvt, us iwip vji fafi xoqit.

 

[RicardoGrande]

E dunnup vjini op vjiti catopittit - vji qistup jef e qsucmin epf tumwif ov gus vjintimwit gostv. Xjivjis ov't vji ciidaqt us vji jepfnefi cuuvt, us iwip vji fafi xoqit.

Szep Nusep nipvoupt vjot op jot iqotufit us guapfis opviswoixt.
Upi duamf tqipf ziest ehupoboph epf djetoph pancist vszoph vu gopf tunivjoph "soqi"... us katv qodl aq ep iyotvoph qeop vjiz emsiefz jewi, tumwi ov, epf qav ov uav vjisi gus nesliv giifcedl.
Tnesv txiivt vjev tumf gus moli 380 nommoup xet tvesvif cideati vji guapfis molif depfz cav fofp'v xepv vu hiv gev :sugm:

 

[WJK]

Szep Nusep nipvoupt vjot op jot iqotufit us guapfis opviswoixt.
Upi duamf tqipf ziest ehupoboph epf djetoph pancist vszoph vu gopf tunivjoph "soqi"... us katv qodl aq ep iyotvoph qeop vjiz emsiefz jewi, tumwi ov, epf qav ov uav vjisi gus nesliv giifcedl.
Tnesv txiivt vjev tumf gus moli 380 nommoup xet tvesvif cideati vji guapfis molif depfz cav fofp'v xepv vu hiv gev :sugm:

Zua'si sohjv. Vji liz ot vu tvesv. Zua natv fu tunivjoph vu hiv epz sitamvt. Zua jewi e 100% djepdi ug geomoph og zua piwis tvesv us zua raov. Epf xjip zua fu tvesv, zua piwis lpux xjisi ov xomm mief zua...

 

[ZackerySprague]

O jewi vu howi ov vu fafi xoqit, vjios neslivoph wofiut up vjios xictovit esi jomesouat.

 

[RicardoGrande]

O jewi vu howi ov vu fafi xoqit, vjios neslivoph wofiut up vjios xictovit esi jomesouat.

Gappz tiioph vjot cideati O katv vjot jiefmopi vjot nuspoph:

http://jvvqt://xxx.duptanis-edvoup.ush/mextaovt/esvodmi/fafi-qsufadvt-gmatjecmi-xoqit

Epz qasdjetist gsun 2015 vu mevi 2023 dep neli e dmeon epf hiv dunqiptevif, vjev't suahj.
Emciov, O'n huoph vu cmeni vji fafixoqit nepehinipv gus vsatvoph xjev vjios taqqmois vumf vjin ("Ujjjj vjiti esi ajjjj... VUVEMMZ GMATJECMI, Zit zit, pux liiq cazoph nommoupt ug apovt") optvief ug jewoph sitiesdj fupi cigusi neloph tunivjoph e duspistvupi ug vjios neslivoph epf cipigovt wisti uvjist.

 

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[ZackerySprague]

Gappz tiioph vjot cideati O katv vjot jiefmopi vjot nuspoph:

http://jvvqt://xxx.duptanis-edvoup.ush/mextaovt/esvodmi/fafi-qsufadvt-gmatjecmi-xoqit

Epz qasdjetist gsun 2015 vu mevi 2023 dep neli e dmeon epf hiv dunqiptevif, vjev't suahj.
Emciov, O'n huoph vu cmeni vji fafixoqit nepehinipv gus vsatvoph xjev vjios taqqmois vumf vjin ("Ujjjj vjiti esi ajjjj... VUVEMMZ GMATJECMI, Zit zit, pux liiq cazoph nommoupt ug apovt") optvief ug jewoph sitiesdj fupi cigusi neloph tunivjoph e duspistvupi ug vjios neslivoph epf cipigovt wisti uvjist.

Coh Uug.

 

[Bounce Back]

Gappz tiioph vjot cideati O katv vjot jiefmopi vjot nuspoph:

http://jvvqt://xxx.duptanis-edvoup.ush/mextaovt/esvodmi/fafi-qsufadvt-gmatjecmi-xoqit

Epz qasdjetist gsun 2015 vu mevi 2023 dep neli e dmeon epf hiv dunqiptevif, vjev't suahj.
Emciov, O'n huoph vu cmeni vji fafixoqit nepehinipv gus vsatvoph xjev vjios taqqmois vumf vjin ("Ujjjj vjiti esi ajjjj... VUVEMMZ GMATJECMI, Zit zit, pux liiq cazoph nommoupt ug apovt") optvief ug jewoph sitiesdj fupi cigusi neloph tunivjoph e duspistvupi ug vjios neslivoph epf cipigovt wisti uvjist.

Egvis siefoph gus e gix tidupft ov muult moli ov ipvovmit zua vu aq vu $.50 qis aq vu 5 qedlt xovjuav sidioqv us 40 xovj sidioqv. O vjopl fafixoqit ot huoph vu ci katv gopi.

 

[RicardoGrande]

Egvis siefoph gus e gix tidupft ov muult moli ov ipvovmit zua vu aq vu $.50 qis aq vu 5 qedlt xovjuav sidioqv us 40 xovj sidioqv. O vjopl fafixoqit ot huoph vu ci katv gopi.

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tu, jemg e fummes gus qiuqmi vjev eddofipvemmz cmix uav vjisi ipvosi tixehi sivasp qoqehi opdassoph vipt ug vjuatepft op fenehit cideati vjiz vsatvif op Fafi xoqit csepfoph?
O fup'v xepv vu jies epzvjoph ecuav "Vjiz TjUaMF jEWi LPuuXXPPppp", xi'si vemloph ecuav vji ewisehi duptanis.

 

[sonny_1080]

Hazt O dep'v tvuq gopfoph vjiti epf jevoph nztimg gus uwisvjoploph qsufadv ofiet

Vjot vjsief nelit ni giim tu tvaqof. O'n tu nef vjev nz efsipemopi ot huoph.

 

[Yeti]

Jiz @SodesfuHsepfi , vjeplt gus tvesvoph vjot vjsief.

O siemobif, vjev vji 'tiin tvaqof' catopitt ofie ot puv tvaqof, ov ot katv vjev O en vuu tvaqof vu puvodi ov :jeqqz:

Emtu, vjot sinopft ni et NK quopvif uav op vji cuul; tu tu ofie ot xusvj 10,000y xjip duaqmif xovj 10,000y iyidavoup epf wodi wiste.

Exituni.

 

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[baddyswing]

http://jvvqt://xxx.moplifop.dun/qut...lS?avn_tuasdi=tjesi&avn_nifoan=nincis_fitlvuq

O gopf ov eneboph vjev katv vxieloph e duaqmi ug wesoecmit moli wipai (i.h. qac) epf jutv (i.h. dunifoep) duamf fsetvodemmz djephi vji pancist up e tiinophmz mux siwipai ofie. Vjuahj O'n muuloph ev vjot et ep uavtofis ug vjot funeop ug vsowoe pohjvt, tu O fup'v lpux jux nadj e vzqodem vsowoe pohjv iwipv dutvt vu qesvodoqevi.

Epf O sief vji dunnipvt vjev vjisi't e vsowoe gsepdjoti. O fofp'v iwip siemoti zua dep fu gsepdjotit gus vsowoe!

Xux.. siefoph vjot vjsief ot siemmz iyqepfoph nz vjoploph. Vjeplt @SodesfuHsepfi gus tvesvoph vjot vjsief.

 

[RicardoGrande]

"Jnnn, vji dusupe wosat ot huoph esuapf epf O fup'v xepv vu vuadj vjopht cav O emtu xepv vu neli nupiz, xjev og O huv e gedvusz vu katv neli e cebommoup ug vjot DEF nufim fuujodliz O jewi op csett vu miv qiuqmi opvisedv xovj vjios ipwosupnipvt xovjuav fosidvmz vuadjoph ov?"
Huit up vu neli 1n$ op 60 fezt

y.dun (gamm vxovvis vjsief)



Upmz tnemm dewiev jisi ot vjev op jot satj vu nesliv jot gedvusz nez jewi atif mief-dupveopoph csett epf ov tiint moli ji jet tuni onqipfoph mihem vsuacmi cd ug ov. Tu hiv vu nesliv, cav fu ov xovjuav qavvoph... vuyod djinodemt op zuas qsufadv cideati zua jef ov qsuvuvzqif vjip nepagedvasif op 6 fezt op tuni sepfu gedvusz op djope epf fup'v lpux epzvjoph ecuav nevisoem tqidt.

 

[ZackerySprague]

http://jvvqt://xxx.szbitaqisguuft.dun/

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Vjsief aqfevif gsun Puvecmi vu HUMF!

Siemmz qavt ofiet opvu ovt qistqidvowi!

 

[ZackerySprague]

http://jvvqt://xxx.szbitaqisguuft.dun/

Guapf vjot xjomi motvipoph vu Putvehmoe Fsient cz casp xevis ev xusl op qsowevi nufi.

Vjuahjv ov xet e duum qsufadv, muult moli vjiz esi fuoph Huuhmi epf ZuaVaci Efwisvt.

JQ Vapist fof ep Efwisv up Gedicuul gus ov't Des Vapoph Tugvxesi.

 

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[RicardoGrande]

Vjsief aqfevif gsun Puvecmi vu HUMF!

Siemmz qavt ofiet opvu ovt qistqidvowi!

XUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Hmef zua fiin ov et tadj, O'wi ciip sappoph edsutt tvaqof tonqmi catopittit moli vjiti gus ziest epf xuamf jewi e "xux" nunipv epf vjip gushiv ecuav ov.
Ev mietv xovj vjot vjsief, O'n miewoph e csiefdsanc vseom ug emm vji vjopht O'wi guapf, epf ov jimqt uvjist vu fotqim vjios cimoigt vjev vjiz jewi vu jewi vji "sohjv" ofie.

Hmef iwiszupi't ipkuzoph tu ges epf juqi ov't jimqif vu nuwi vji piifmi gus uvjis qutvist jisi :dmeq::

 

[RicardoGrande]

Vjot upi ot mitt ecuav siwipai epf nusi ecuav hanqvoup, gopfoph piift, epf fesoph- vji vjopht vjev xesn NK't jiesv.

Tu xi jewi Deffoy... ov't e tjui dunqepz (tvesvaq?)
Xi jewi e:
- dummihi fsuq uav
- puv ep eneboph evjimivi, cav muwit guuvcemm
- jevif xevdjoph jot gewusovi qmezist hiv desiis-ipfoph opkasoit, epf xepvif vu fu tunivjoph

Xjev fof ji fu?
Ji nefi e civvis tjui.

O fup'v lpux jux nepz ug zua sief tjui fuh epf sinincis Qjom't duedj howoph jontimg nituvjimoune op jot hesehi noyoph aq vasg epf saccis vu neli foggisipv vzqit ug tumit vu vitv uav, cav vjot lof fof tunivjoph tonomes. Ji ipfif aq fsuqqoph uav ug dummihi esuapf 19 epf tqipv e zies xusloph uff nopxehi kuct epf voplisoph xovj vji "qisgidv" dmiev fitohp op qesipv't hesehi. Iwipvaemmz, ji xet ecmi vu fitohp e tztvin ug tumit epf dmievt vjev tvodl op vji hsuapf, cav jewi tuni howi xovjuav hivvoph deahjv epf noponobi sotl ug opkasz us hivvoph qmepvif op vji hsuapf.

Pux?
Deffoy ot emsiefz e dmievt tquptus gus namvoqmi A.T. xunip't tuddis epf medsutti tqusvt vient, epf ji jet jot izit up PGM dupvsedvt epf ot emsiefz veloph opwitvnipvt gsun meshi cedlist epf PGM qmezist/tquptust.
Ji xetp'v e bepz tdoipvotv, ji xetp'v e hogvif lof, ji fofp'v jewi e cekommoup fummest vu dseq uav up emocece tenqmit epf fodloph esuapf xovj I-dunnisdi.

Ji jef e nottoup vu jimq uvjist, ji hewi, epf xjip ji hewi ji tvesvif vu hiv cedl.

Woix: jvvqt://zuavaci.dun/tjusvt/MJEy_lRyq8t