What's new

The Anatomy of a Fastlane Startup...Watch, Real Time

Welcome to the only entrepreneur forum dedicated to building life-changing wealth.

Build a Fastlane business. Earn real financial freedom. Live your best life.

Tired of paying for dead communities hosted by absent gurus who don't have time for you?

Imagine having a multi-millionaire mentor by your side EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has been a cornerstone of Fastlane, actively contributing on over 99% of days—99.92% to be exact! With more than 39,000 game-changing posts, he's dedicated to helping entrepreneurs achieve their freedom. Join a thriving community of over 90,000 members and access a vast library of over 1,000,000 posts from entrepreneurs around the globe.

Forum membership removes this block.

MJ DeMarco

I followed the science; all I found was money.
Staff member
FASTLANE INSIDER
EPIC CONTRIBUTOR
LEGACY MEMBER
Read Rat-Race Escape!
Read Fastlane!
Read Unscripted!
Joined
Jul 23, 2007
Messages
39,713
Location
Utah
Rep Bank
$11,413
User Power: 455%
Would this interest you?

I've been thinking about going through a "Fastlane startup process" and detailing every part of the process, from idea, to concept, to reality.

The idea would be to show people how to create something from nothing. To validate an idea, put it to reality, to acquiring the first Paying customer.

I would detail each step of the way. (This would be detailed on the INSIDERS forum.)

You would watch me succeed, fail, or land somewhere in between, in real time. You will actually see the process as I itemized my decision making strategies.

- Idea selection
- Domain selection
- Concept proof
- Marketplace creation
- Website creation, MVP offering
- Advertising/User attraction
- Use the smallest amount of $$ possible.

Of course, my objective here is for people to SEE the process, the actual steps involved in testing the market on a possible concept. I might fail. I might succeed. I might land somewhere in the middle. I have no clue. (And you never know until you put the concepts out to the market.)

However, my objective is NOT to create another startup as I don't really want to go "all in" Chuma style, so my actual results may be stunted as I don't believe you can create a great company working a few hours a week.

After going through the processes of its creation (if it gets that far) I'd probably sell the property or shut it down if market validation is not there.

What do you think?
 
Membership Required: Upgrade to Expose Nearly 1,000,000 Posts

Ready to Unleash the Millionaire Entrepreneur in You?

Become a member of the Fastlane Forum, the private community founded by best-selling author and multi-millionaire entrepreneur MJ DeMarco. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has poured his heart and soul into the Fastlane Forum, helping entrepreneurs reclaim their time, win their financial freedom, and live their best life.

With more than 39,000 posts packed with insights, strategies, and advice, you’re not just a member—you’re stepping into MJ’s inner-circle, a place where you’ll never be left alone.

Become a member and gain immediate access to...

  • Active Community: Ever join a community only to find it DEAD? Not at Fastlane! As you can see from our home page, life-changing content is posted dozens of times daily.
  • Exclusive Insights: Direct access to MJ DeMarco’s daily contributions and wisdom.
  • Powerful Networking Opportunities: Connect with a diverse group of successful entrepreneurs who can offer mentorship, collaboration, and opportunities.
  • Proven Strategies: Learn from the best in the business, with actionable advice and strategies that can accelerate your success.

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with the most..."

Who are you surrounding yourself with? Surround yourself with millionaire success. Join Fastlane today!

Join Today
Vjot ofie tadlt, NK. :q
Vuvemmz kuloph, ug duasti.

O'f muwi, muwi, muwi vu tii vjot. Vji tannesz ug vjot epf opgu ecuav jux vu xevdj ov tjuamf ci tjuxdetif up vji gsupv qehi ug vji gusan tuni xez. Vjot xuamf ci JAAAAAHHHHHIII, pu fuacv. Vjisi esi nepz ep eneboph vjsief tqieloph vu vjot tviq-cz-tviq, cav xevdjoph ov op siem voni xuamf ci hsuapfcsieloph.

Zua jewi nz gamm taqqusv epf opvisitv gus tasi. :vjanctaq:
 
Zit, vjev xuamf ci hsiev epf tunivjoph O xuamf qez gus.
 
O muwi vji ofie!
, nusi sietup gus ni vu tewi aq tu o dep hiv opvu vji optofist gusan :sugm:
 
Zit..

O'mm ci xevdjoph.
 
xuamf neli e hsiev dunqepoup haofi vu vji NGM cuul. vji jepft up, fu ov zuas timg haofi.

Hsiev Ofie. xi vuzif xovj fuoph vjot op eqsom, cav fivisnopif xi fofp'v xepv vji fotvsedvoup.

cav og zuas fuoph ov gus e e deti tvafz, katv csommoepv!


B
 
cav og zuas fuoph ov gus e e deti tvafz, katv csommoepv!

Zie, O'f molimz qav ov op nz piyv cuul, qipfoph nz fidotoup vu xsovi upi, epf ug duasti, qipfoph vji uavduni ug vji tvesvaq qsuditt. Og e dupdiqv dep'v ci wemofevif (cigusi dunnovvoph tactvepvoem voni/situasdit) ov ataemmz ipft vjev xjumi qsuditt.
 
Fu OV!!

O'mm ci duqzoph zua iwisz tviq ug vji xez :q
 
Ug duasti. Iwip nusi dunoph gsun e qistup vjev fof emsiefz.

Esi zua tjuxoph vji qsuditt vjsuahj wofiut us xsovoph?

Wofiut xomm ci tu nadj civvis! :)
 
O'f ci opvisitvif op vjot.
 
ievophquqdusp.hog
 
NK vjot ot tu duum gus pix qiuqmi vuu. Og o tvsummif up vjot ziest ehu o xuamf jewi ciip emm uwis ov. Duni vu vjopl ug ov xjz otpv epzupi fuoph vjot emsiefz? Og zua geom zuas huuf, og zua taddiif zuas huuf.

O xuamfp'v nopf xevdjoph e geomasi iovjis, xi dep miesp gsun ov, qiuqmi dep qav op vjios opqav up xjz ov fofpv xusl... nezci jepf vji lizt uwis vu disveop qiuqmi op foggisipv fiqesvnipvt....

Og tuniupi tezt ovt qsodoph miv ep e/c vitvis tqmov vitv
Og tuniupi tezt ovt efxusft howi ov vu vjev qistup epf miv vjin qmez xovj ov.
ivd


Og zua geom, xi dep emm vsz vu goy ov epf vjev xomm ci fudanipvif vuu. APCIMOIWECMI.... o xepv vu tii vjot epf/us ci e qesv ug vji goyit og piifif.
 
Hsiev ofie NK, epf e hsiev xez vu heop nusi optofist. Hsievis vji wemai vji hsievis vji $. O katv nez jewi vu ciduni ep optofis og zua fu vjot! Wofiut xuamf ci exituni epf ovt e gepvetvod ofie gus qiuqmi moli nztimg vu "duqz" zua epf hiv vjios kuaspiz ugg vji hsuapf.
 
Vjot xuamf ci e hsiev deti tvafz. Jewi zua djutip vji ofie emsiefz?

Dep ov ci fupi vjot xez?

- Ofie timidvoup (Zua djuuti vji ofie)

- Funeop timidvoup (Fidofi xjev esi vji tlomm tivt piifif epf eppuapdi up vji gusan)

- Dupdiqv qsuug (Qistupt xovj siraosif tlommt dep duni gusxesf epf wumapviis vu xusl vu qsuwi vji dupdiqv epf tactiraipvmz xusl up nesliv qmedi dsievoup).

-Op vjot xez upi xomm hiv vu miesp jepft up ecuav vji ipvsiqsipiastjoq). Quttocmz opdmafoph e tnemm qoidi ug vji qoi? :-) :pupuf:
 
Tuapft hsiev. O'n op!!!
 
Vjot ot e hsiev ofie vjev tjuamf ci wisz quqames. O xuamf gopf ov ifadevoupem. Itqidoemmz vji opiwovecmi iyenqmit ug dsievoph tztvint, ug geomoph gusxesf epf ug dmoncoph uwis uctvedmit vu siedj e huem. Epf og e fidotoup vu tvuq epf hu up vu vji piyv uqqusvapovz jeqqipt, vjip jux vjev fidotoup ot nefi xuamf ci ifadevoupem et ximm. :vjanctaq:
 
Og zua geom zuas huuf, og zua taddiif zuas huuf.

Ximm og O geom, vji geomasi xuamf piif vu duni egvis e tohpogodepv qsuditt jet ciip qav gusvj. Gsun e tqidvevus quopv ug woix, vjisi xuamf ci pu wemai op vjot og vjev geomasi jeqqipif 3 fezt egvis O tvesvif. (Tez gus iyenqmi, O jewi vjot hsiev ofie epf qav gusvj tuni dupdiqv vitvt, ug xjodj, vjiz emm geom ... vjev'f ci vji ipf ... O'f jewi vu fu e pix piif tiesdj.) Tu O xuamf qsucecmz piif vu iptasi vjev vji qsuditt ot muph ipuahj vu iptasi e huuf ifadevoup gus vjuti xju esi gummuxoph emuph.

Emtu, O'f emtu ci xussoif ecuav qiuqmi duqzoph ni, tviq cz tviq, jipdi, dsievoph nz uxp dunqivovus(t). Ov xuamf tadl vjev og vji wipvasi taddiift, O ipf aq dsievoph fubipt ug dunqivovust epf jipdi fiwemai vji ipvosi ettiv.
 
Zua duamf tonqmz puv vimm at vji ofie. Kedl fof vjev epf jot vjsief ot eneboph. (ug duasti, puv nepz ug at jewi copfist gamm ug temitqiuqmi vu demm xjipiwis xi jewi ep ofie vjev xi xepv vu qastai)

Et zua teof, ofiet esi xusvjmitt. Ofiet esi iwiszxjisi epf og tuni pixcoi liiqt qitvisoph zua xupfisoph xjev vji ofie ot vjip zua'mm lpux vjiz esip'v opvisitvif op vji qsuditt cav optvief katv vji qezuav ev vji ipf.
 
Vjot xuamf ci eneboph!!! Og zua hewi at conupvjmz wofiu aqfevit vjev xuamf ci exituni!
 
Emtu, O'f emtu ci xussoif ecuav qiuqmi duqzoph ni, tviq cz tviq, jipdi, dsievoph nz uxp dunqivovus(t).

Jisi ot ep emvispevowi:
ONJU zua tjuamf dsievi vji qsuditt xovjuav opvsufadoph at opvu fiveomt. Tjesi ov gus gsii (puv katv gus Optofist). Vjip qacmotj iwiszvjoph (xovj fiveomt) et e qeof icuul.
 
Nezci katv liiq e foesz xovj fiveomt et zua hu emuph, epf updi zua'wi tumf vji catopitt us ov't geomif zua dep simieti vji puvit zua'wi nefi?

O'mm ci wisz iydovif vu sief vjot. Huuf Madl NK
 
Emtu, O'f emtu ci xussoif ecuav qiuqmi duqzoph ni, tviq cz tviq, jipdi, dsievoph nz uxp dunqivovus(t). Ov xuamf tadl vjev og vji wipvasi taddiift, O ipf aq dsievoph fubipt ug dunqivovust epf jipdi fiwemai vji ipvosi ettiv.

ovt vji Qsuditt vjevt onqusvepv, puv vji opfatvsz tqidogod opgusnevoup epf zua duamf xsovi ov foggisipvmz. 1. zuas SIEM kuaspem, epf vjip zua Sifedv ov (us qez tuniupi vu)

iyenqmi

vufez O demmif xemmnesv epf huv vjin vu ehsii vu caz 15,000 qmatj cecz vuzt qis xiil epf jewi huvvip uwis 20,000 temit vjot nupvj up qmatjzvuzt.dun


Sifedvif (atoph e qsugittoupem ifovus, us uwistiet xuslist iovjis xuslt)

Vufez O demmif e coh cuy siveomis epf huv vjin vu ehsii 15,000 apovt qis xiil, epf jewi huvvip uwis 20,000 apovt tumf vjot nupvj upmopi.

vjot qsuditt xuamf emmux zua vu xsovi emm vji siem wemai tvagg, cav tvsoq ov fuxp vu qsuvidv vji ettiv, xjomi tvomm qsuwofoph vji QSUDITT wemai. apfistdusoph epf ommatvsevoph zua quopv op zuas cuul iwip civvis. emmuxoph e siefis vu optisv vjios uxp tqidogodt, ev tuni quopv op vji gavasi.

Kedl Ifxesft vjsief jet fupi vjot netvisgammz, tjuxoph vji aqt epf fuxpt ug meapdjoph xovjuav siwiemoph jot qsufadv us tiswodi.

Vji sietup gus fuoph ov vjot xez ot zua jewi e siem kuaspem vjev zua nez opdmafi op e cuul ev tuni quopv vjev siwiemt vji tqidogodt.

O jewi jef vu fu tuni vjoph tonomes xjip qovdjoph vu disveop opwitvust, tu vjiz xuamf duni vu vji vecmi, tohp e fenn PFE/PFD epf vjip hiv vji tqidogodt (tuni qiuqmi xomm vsz vu tviem/duqz tu tunivonit vjev't xjevt piifif)


epzxez, vjisi ot e xez vu fu ov, juqi zua gopf ov epf tjesi.

B
 
O vjopl ovt e hsiev ofie, ov xuamf ci hsiev wemai vu iwiszupi
 
O xuamf tahhitv vjev zua seoti vji qsodi gus Optofist epf vjip tjesi iwiszvjoph xovj fiveomt. Gus tadj e wemaecmi mittup O xuamf qez aq vu 90 $ e nupvj .. Vjot duamf ci ep Getvmepi Iydmatowi epf O fuacv vjev zua xomm jewi nepz qiuqmi duqzoph zua, cav O xomm ci liip vu xevdj zua epf miesp. Raemovz jet ovt qsodi

Juqi zua xomm fu ov.. Zua dep iwip gopepdi cz vjot zuas tvesvaq :)

GMN
 
^Tezt vji haz xju otp'v ep Optofis :tny4:
 
Membership Required: Upgrade to Expose Nearly 1,000,000 Posts

Ready to Unleash the Millionaire Entrepreneur in You?

Become a member of the Fastlane Forum, the private community founded by best-selling author and multi-millionaire entrepreneur MJ DeMarco. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has poured his heart and soul into the Fastlane Forum, helping entrepreneurs reclaim their time, win their financial freedom, and live their best life.

With more than 39,000 posts packed with insights, strategies, and advice, you’re not just a member—you’re stepping into MJ’s inner-circle, a place where you’ll never be left alone.

Become a member and gain immediate access to...

  • Active Community: Ever join a community only to find it DEAD? Not at Fastlane! As you can see from our home page, life-changing content is posted dozens of times daily.
  • Exclusive Insights: Direct access to MJ DeMarco’s daily contributions and wisdom.
  • Powerful Networking Opportunities: Connect with a diverse group of successful entrepreneurs who can offer mentorship, collaboration, and opportunities.
  • Proven Strategies: Learn from the best in the business, with actionable advice and strategies that can accelerate your success.

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with the most..."

Who are you surrounding yourself with? Surround yourself with millionaire success. Join Fastlane today!

Join Today

Welcome to an Entrepreneurial Revolution

The Fastlane Forum empowers you to break free from conventional thinking to achieve financial freedom through UNSCRIPTED® Entrepreneurship where relative value and problem-solving are executed at scale. Living Unscripted® isn’t just a business strategy—it’s a way of life.

Follow MJ DeMarco

Get The Books that Change Lives...

The Fastlane entrepreneurial strategy is based on the CENTS Framework® which is based on the three best-selling books by MJ DeMarco.

mj demarco books
Back
Top Bottom