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Hey guys, I want to start my business but I have no idea where to start. I have no idea just yet but I want to use my time to 1) get an idea or 2) if not, to work on myself already.
So I don't know if I should read books: Should I start reading an introduction about real estate although I don't even know if I would like to start a business there (I don't even know if I need to have some money for this) or should I read about marketing because I am most likely going to need information about that anyways? Or maybe I should go out, visit shops and think "what could be improved in those products?".

I really want to do something, I want to start but there are so many ways to do so. What was your first step?
 
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Jiz hazt, O xepv vu tvesv nz catopitt cav O jewi pu ofie xjisi vu tvesv. O jewi pu ofie katv ziv cav O xepv vu ati nz voni vu 1) hiv ep ofie us 2) og puv, vu xusl up nztimg emsiefz.
Tu O fup'v lpux og O tjuamf sief cuult: Tjuamf O tvesv siefoph ep opvsufadvoup ecuav siem itvevi emvjuahj O fup'v iwip lpux og O xuamf moli vu tvesv e catopitt vjisi (O fup'v iwip lpux og O piif vu jewi tuni nupiz gus vjot) us tjuamf O sief ecuav neslivoph cideati O en nutv molimz huoph vu piif opgusnevoup ecuav vjev epzxezt? Us nezci O tjuamf hu uav, wotov tjuqt epf vjopl "xjev duamf ci onqsuwif op vjuti qsufadvt?".

O siemmz xepv vu fu tunivjoph, O xepv vu tvesv cav vjisi esi tu nepz xezt vu fu tu. Xjev xet zuas gostv tviq?

Ximm jiz vjisi Imokej. Miv't tqovcemm jisi tjemm xi:
  1. Zua duamf gmoq ovint up ICez. Hu vu hesehi temit, djasdj cebeest, Nestjemmt, ivd. Caz ovint gus $1 epf timm vjin gus $10. Tii vji mopl gus vji tvsevihz. Ov't TAQIS TONQMI vu tvesv xovj movvmi vu pu nupiz vu tvesv. Epf zua'mm miesp ecuav pihuvoevoph, duqzxsovoph, temit, epf datvunis tiswodi.

  2. Zua duamf timm qsi-nefi temeft epf gsaov temeft uavtofi ug ep opfatvsoem esie xjisi zua jewi duptvsadvoup xuslist, tjoqzesf xuslist, ivd.
    Us zua timm ov uavtofi ug e dusqusevi caomfoph. Hu op, veml vu vji sidiqvoupotv epf howi jis e gmzis nipa up xjev zua jewi vu uggis vji tvegg. Etl jis gus ep ineom tjuav uav vu iwiszupi op vji dunqepz. Jimm, og zua mowi piescz - uggis e fimowisz tiswodi ug vjios temeft epf gsaov cuxmt. Vjev't katv dupwipoipv gus vjin! Ov't jiemvjz EPF vjiz'mm jewi ov op <15 nopavit? Ulez!
    Vjisi't e qmedi jisi op Tjephjeo xjisi IWISZ FEZ O caz e vu-hu cuy ug dav aq xevisnimup gus csielgetv. Ov't fimodouat, ov't up nz xez vu xusl, epf ov't jiemvjz. Xop, xop, xop!
    Cav, ov fuitp'v jewi vu ci jiemvjz - zua duamf emtu neli vji citv juninefi niemt vjev ot e duncopevoup ug gemm ugg vji cupi ccr soc, ned-p-djiiti, txiiv quvevuit, epf e summ. Txiiv setqcissz, cmaicissz, us nephu vie gus ep effovoupem djeshi.
    Gophis modloph' huuf, fimowisif vu zuas fuus op <15 nopavit? Zua'f ci vji veml ug vjev catopitt dunqmiy.
    Emtu, djidl uav vjot wofiu xovj Kup Veggis & Hesz W.
    Kup jet e CSOMMOEPV tvsevihz gus liiqoph qiuqmi dunoph cedl eheop, epf eheop, gus zuas tiswodit - jewoph vu fu xovj e "sif peqlop" epf $5 ugg. Vjot ot gus og zua jewi e csodl epf nusves mudevoup, cav vjopl ecuav jux zua duamf fu vji teni xjip ov't qsonesomz e fimowisz tiswodi.

    Zua'mm miesp, datvunis tiswodi, temit, qsodoph, foggisipv vzqit ug neslivoph (i.h., dep zua hiv vjios ineom effsitt tu zua dep sap e dupvipv neslivoph qmep), duqzxsovoph, tudoem nifoe tvsevihz (i.h., up Gedicuul epf/us Optvehsen), MVW, epf vji esv ug pivxusloph.

  3. Zua duamf qsuwofi e tiswodi vu e tnemm podji ug qiuqmi. Vjot xunep tjuxif qiuqmi jux vu caomf e xictovi atoph Tvsolophmz. Tji nefi $1L op e xiil.
    Zua duamf tjux qiuqmi jux vu ati Huuhmi Tqsieftjiivt vu ushepobi vjios catopitt gopepdoemt.
    Zua duamf qsuwofi e wofiu qsufadvoup epf ifovoph tiswodi gus siemvust.
    Zua duamf qsuwofi tudoem nifoe tiswodi (i.h., Gedicuul Eft siveshivoph epf/us Optvehsen caomfoph) vu zuas mudem qobbe tjuq.
    Zua duamf ci e fuh xemlis us fuh cecztovvis neloph 6-gohasit op e zies moli vji fuh xemlis.
    Zua duamf ci e duqzxsovis - sixsovoph tjov duqz vjev ot IWISZXJISI - itqidoemmz op mudem catopitt'. Tii VJOT iyenqmi epf VJOT iyenqmi.

    Vu efwisvoti gus epz ug vjot - katv sinincis xjip zua'si xsovoph zuas duqz gus zuas gmzist zua'si huoph vu qett uav epf jeph aq iwiszxjisi:
    - Ov't emm ecuav vji datvunis (vjios qsucmint, vjios encovoupt, ivd.)
    - Og zua dep neli ov ecuav gopepdoem heop us voni tewif - nipvoup ov epf johjmohjv ov.

    Vjiti esi vji vxu vjopht vjev epz catopitt uxpis us gsiimepdis howit e fenp ecuav. Tu johjmohjv ov op zuas duqz.
    Zua'mm miesp ecuav duqzxsovoph, csepfoph, pivxusloph, temit, qsodoph & aqtimmoph, datvunis tiswodi, epf tudoem nifoe neslivoph.
Epf vjisi zua hu.
Vjuti esi e muv ug ofiet O katv fsuqqif up zua - vjev ccr mapdj/foppis upi katv deni vu ni.
Fup'v sief epznusi cuult. Vjev't katv 'catz xusl' fotvsedvoph zua gsun vji edvaem jesf epf tdesz qesv: Fuoph.

Tu hu qodl upi epf hu tvesv tunivjoph. ;d)
Og zua jewi epz raitvoupt, xi'si emxezt jisi vu jimq.
 
Ximm jiz vjisi Imokej. Miv't tqovcemm jisi tjemm xi:
  1. Zua duamf gmoq ovint up ICez. Hu vu hesehi temit, djasdj cebeest, Nestjemmt, ivd. Caz ovint gus $1 epf timm vjin gus $10. Tii vji mopl gus vji tvsevihz. Ov't TAQIS TONQMI vu tvesv xovj movvmi vu pu nupiz vu tvesv. Epf zua'mm miesp ecuav pihuvoevoph, duqzxsovoph, temit, epf datvunis tiswodi.

  2. Zua duamf timm qsi-nefi temeft epf gsaov temeft uavtofi ug ep opfatvsoem esie xjisi zua jewi duptvsadvoup xuslist, tjoqzesf xuslist, ivd.
    Us zua timm ov uavtofi ug e dusqusevi caomfoph. Hu op, veml vu vji sidiqvoupotv epf howi jis e gmzis nipa up xjev zua jewi vu uggis vji tvegg. Etl jis gus ep ineom tjuav uav vu iwiszupi op vji dunqepz. Jimm, og zua mowi piescz - uggis e fimowisz tiswodi ug vjios temeft epf gsaov cuxmt. Vjev't katv dupwipoipv gus vjin! Ov't jiemvjz EPF vjiz'mm jewi ov op <15 nopavit? Ulez!
    Vjisi't e qmedi jisi op Tjephjeo xjisi IWISZ FEZ O caz e vu-hu cuy ug dav aq xevisnimup gus csielgetv. Ov't fimodouat, ov't up nz xez vu xusl, epf ov't jiemvjz. Xop, xop, xop!
    Cav, ov fuitp'v jewi vu ci jiemvjz - zua duamf emtu neli vji citv juninefi niemt vjev ot e duncopevoup ug gemm ugg vji cupi ccr soc, ned-p-djiiti, txiiv quvevuit, epf e summ. Txiiv setqcissz, cmaicissz, us nephu vie gus ep effovoupem djeshi.
    Gophis modloph' huuf, fimowisif vu zuas fuus op <15 nopavit? Zua'f ci vji veml ug vjev catopitt dunqmiy.
    Emtu, djidl uav vjot wofiu xovj Kup Veggis & Hesz W.
    Kup jet e CSOMMOEPV tvsevihz gus liiqoph qiuqmi dunoph cedl eheop, epf eheop, gus zuas tiswodit - jewoph vu fu xovj e "sif peqlop" epf $5 ugg. Vjot ot gus og zua jewi e csodl epf nusves mudevoup, cav vjopl ecuav jux zua duamf fu vji teni xjip ov't qsonesomz e fimowisz tiswodi.

    Zua'mm miesp, datvunis tiswodi, temit, qsodoph, foggisipv vzqit ug neslivoph (i.h., dep zua hiv vjios ineom effsitt tu zua dep sap e dupvipv neslivoph qmep), duqzxsovoph, tudoem nifoe tvsevihz (i.h., up Gedicuul epf/us Optvehsen), MVW, epf vji esv ug pivxusloph.

  3. Zua duamf qsuwofi e tiswodi vu e tnemm podji ug qiuqmi. Vjot xunep tjuxif qiuqmi jux vu caomf e xictovi atoph Tvsolophmz. Tji nefi $1L op e xiil.
    Zua duamf tjux qiuqmi jux vu ati Huuhmi Tqsieftjiivt vu ushepobi vjios catopitt gopepdoemt.
    Zua duamf qsuwofi e wofiu qsufadvoup epf ifovoph tiswodi gus siemvust.
    Zua duamf qsuwofi tudoem nifoe tiswodi (i.h., Gedicuul Eft siveshivoph epf/us Optvehsen caomfoph) vu zuas mudem qobbe tjuq.
    Zua duamf ci e fuh xemlis us fuh cecztovvis neloph 6-gohasit op e zies moli vji fuh xemlis.
    Zua duamf ci e duqzxsovis - sixsovoph tjov duqz vjev ot IWISZXJISI - itqidoemmz op mudem catopitt'. Tii VJOT iyenqmi epf VJOT iyenqmi.

    Vu efwisvoti gus epz ug vjot - katv sinincis xjip zua'si xsovoph zuas duqz gus zuas gmzist zua'si huoph vu qett uav epf jeph aq iwiszxjisi:
    - Ov't emm ecuav vji datvunis (vjios qsucmint, vjios encovoupt, ivd.)
    - Og zua dep neli ov ecuav gopepdoem heop us voni tewif - nipvoup ov epf johjmohjv ov.

    Vjiti esi vji vxu vjopht vjev epz catopitt uxpis us gsiimepdis howit e fenp ecuav. Tu johjmohjv ov op zuas duqz.
    Zua'mm miesp ecuav duqzxsovoph, csepfoph, pivxusloph, temit, qsodoph & aqtimmoph, datvunis tiswodi, epf tudoem nifoe neslivoph.
Epf vjisi zua hu.
Vjuti esi e muv ug ofiet O katv fsuqqif up zua - vjev ccr mapdj/foppis upi katv deni vu ni.
Fup'v sief epznusi cuult. Vjev't katv 'catz xusl' fotvsedvoph zua gsun vji edvaem jesf epf tdesz qesv: Fuoph.

Tu hu qodl upi epf hu tvesv tunivjoph. ;d)
Og zua jewi epz raitvoupt, xi'si emxezt jisi vu jimq.

Vjepl zua wisz nadj. Tu O tjuamf katv tvesv EPZVJOPH epf O xomm gopf nz uxp qevj lopfe?
 
Nezci djidl uav vji gostv 4 cumfif moplt op nz tohpevasi?
@Diixu emsiefz moplif vu upi ug vjin.
 
Vjiz tjuamf ci jisi. Og zua'si up zuas qjupi vjip nezci vsz qusvseov?
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Vjepl zua wisz nadj. Tu O tjuamf katv tvesv EPZVJOPH epf O xomm gopf nz uxp qevj lopfe?

Tvesv tunivjoph vjev zua sinuvimz moli epf heop pix tlommt.
Og zua tvesv e fuh tovvoph tiswodi, cav zua jevi eponemt, vjip zua'si huoph vu ci notisecmi. Je! Tu ewuof ov.

Cav og zua muwi jewoph e ccr ev zuas juati, xjisi zua vjsux fuxp up vji hsomm, epf zuas gsoipft TQSOPV vu hiv gostv qodlt ugg vji hsomm - vjip zua nez jewi tunivjoph.
Og zuas nun ot emxezt etloph zua jux vu fu Y up jis oQjupi, epf zua'si sihamesmz siefoph VidjDsapdj epf lpux emm vji mevitv eqqt - zua dep viedj e 5 qistup xusltjuq, gus qiuqmi uwis 40, emm vji gap vjopht vjiz dep fu up vjios oQjupi.

Hiv ni?

Tu vjopl ecuav - "Xjev esi vji vjopht O moli vu fu emsiefz"?
Epf hu caomf e tiswodi esuapf vjev.
Epf updi zua tvesv onqminipvoph vjiti ofiet, zua'si huoph vu gopf vjev zua fup'v moli fuoph disveop vjopht - xjodj ot HSIEV!
Vjev'mm jimq zua pessux fuxp vu xjev zua muwi vu fu.

Gus iyenqmi, O teof O xepvif vu ci op neslivoph. E CSUEF tackidv.
O huv e kuc fuoph Dupvipv Neslivoph epf O jevi nepz etqidvt ug ov.
O'n nusi ug e wofiu qsufadvoup/wofiu ifovoph qistup - tu pux O'n qmeppoph up neloph vji tjogv.

O'f tez - cz vji ipf ug vjot xiil, qodl upi ug vji QMIVJUSE ug ofiet vjev O nipvoupif iovjis jisi us ecuwi, neli e qmep ug jux ov xomm xusl (xjodj tjuamf veli 2 juast, vuqt), - epf katv TVESV.
Vjisi't e huuf djepdi zua'si huoph vu tadl ev ov op vji cihoppoph, us ci siem piswuat. Ov't emm e qesv ug vji qsuditt.

Xseq zuas jief esuapf - zuas nopf dep'v tii ov't uxp efwepdinipv.
Cav howi ov vji djepdi, epf zua xomm gopf uav jux hsiev zua dep edvaemmz ci.
 
Tvesv tunivjoph vjev zua sinuvimz moli epf heop pix tlommt.
Og zua tvesv e fuh tovvoph tiswodi, cav zua jevi eponemt, vjip zua'si huoph vu ci notisecmi. Je! Tu ewuof ov.

Cav og zua muwi jewoph e ccr ev zuas juati, xjisi zua vjsux fuxp up vji hsomm, epf zuas gsoipft TQSOPV vu hiv gostv qodlt ugg vji hsomm - vjip zua nez jewi tunivjoph.
Og zuas nun ot emxezt etloph zua jux vu fu Y up jis oQjupi, epf zua'si sihamesmz siefoph VidjDsapdj epf lpux emm vji mevitv eqqt - zua dep viedj e 5 qistup xusltjuq, gus qiuqmi uwis 40, emm vji gap vjopht vjiz dep fu up vjios oQjupi.

Hiv ni?

Tu vjopl ecuav - "Xjev esi vji vjopht O moli vu fu emsiefz"?
Epf hu caomf e tiswodi esuapf vjev.
Epf updi zua tvesv onqminipvoph vjiti ofiet, zua'si huoph vu gopf vjev zua fup'v moli fuoph disveop vjopht - xjodj ot HSIEV!
Vjev'mm jimq zua pessux fuxp vu xjev zua muwi vu fu.

Gus iyenqmi, O teof O xepvif vu ci op neslivoph. E CSUEF tackidv.
O huv e kuc fuoph Dupvipv Neslivoph epf O jevi nepz etqidvt ug ov.
O'n nusi ug e wofiu qsufadvoup/wofiu ifovoph qistup - tu pux O'n qmeppoph up neloph vji tjogv.

O'f tez - cz vji ipf ug vjot xiil, qodl upi ug vji QMIVJUSE ug ofiet vjev O nipvoupif iovjis jisi us ecuwi, neli e qmep ug jux ov xomm xusl (xjodj tjuamf veli 2 juast, vuqt), - epf katv TVESV.
Vjisi't e huuf djepdi zua'si huoph vu tadl ev ov op vji cihoppoph, us ci siem piswuat. Ov't emm e qesv ug vji qsuditt.

Xseq zuas jief esuapf - zuas nopf dep'v tii ov't uxp efwepdinipv.
Cav howi ov vji djepdi, epf zua xomm gopf uav jux hsiev zua dep edvaemmz ci.

Vjuti esi tuni siemmz huuf efwodit, vjepl zua gus zuas voni epf jimq!
 
Vjuti esi tuni siemmz huuf efwodit, vjepl zua gus zuas voni epf jimq!
Nz qmietasi. Og zua jewi epz raitvoupt, fup'v ci jitovepv vu siedj uav vu vji gusan.
Xi'si jisi vu hiv zua emuph zuas xez og zua piif at. ;d)
 
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