I’ve avoided this book my entire life. I never understood what the big deal was. Why do so many people quote it? How come so many stories relate back to some part of this book? I’m a Laotian and Vietnamese refugee baby that was raised both Catholic and Buddhist. As a Buddhist, I genuinely enjoyed …
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I’ve copyrighted an image of an NFT, registered a trademark of a new business, and now proceeding with utility and design patent applications for a new product. Do I think this was all necessary? Not really. The only item absolutely necessary was the trademark registration so I can create a branded listing on Amazon. From a …
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I bought a 3-D printer two years ago. My goal was to create a medical training product that was modeled after a real medical device. After finding the right people and learning the basics, I’ve successfully printed and sold about 200 of these products for a profit of about $50 each. That’s a total profit …
The Creator spread seed all throughout the land. One particular little seed landed in the soil and began to take root. As the roots grew so did its awareness. It looked around and saw other seedlings coming of age. The little seed was curious about this place that it landed on. As it moved around …
If you’re reading this, I’m probably getting ready to jump into the frigid Long Lake at Bishop Pass. There’s nothing that can describe the invigorating rush of jumping into ice cold water of an alpine lake. Definitely a bucket list item if you haven’t tried. Whatever you need, nature will provide. Will be back by …
As an Amazon seller, I look for products that have a profit margin of 100% or better. I basically run the cost-of-goods-sold (COGS) calculations in my head and if I’m not doubling my money, I let the product idea go. The reason for this clear line is that I take into consideration how much personal …
The “hidden path” is a concept. It’s an idea simmering in my subconscious. It was placed there while listening to a chapter about “Secrets” in Peter Thiel’s Zero to One. Peter talks about secrets as fundamental “truths” in nature and in people. He provides examples of how you can use a secret for monetary gain. …
I’m writing this article to keep myself accountable to what I preach. I’ve been thinking about creating videos for a long time. I have all the equipment, software, basic understanding of editing, and ideas of what kind of videos I want to make. But I never started. I’m perpetually stuck in this “preparation” phase where …
Money is everywhere. How do some see the diamonds where others cannot? On July 27th, 1981 Bill Gates walked through airport security with a bunch of floppy disks rubber banded together. During inspection he warns the airport staff to be careful with it because it’s worth millions of dollars. I’m paraphrasing here but he had …
One of the important principles of product creation is to examine niches you already belong to. I recently took up backpacking and in my deep dive into the genre, I discovered a community of “Ultralight” backpackers. Ultralight is vaguely defined by having a set of backpacking gear with a base weight (not including consumables like …
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