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17 years old and wanting to build a brand

Hey Guys I'm 17 years old I want to start a brand online but was wondering if I could get a few pointers first before I start. I did do drop shipping and enjoyed the grind to grow my store and enjoyed...

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The Cold Email that started a $500m - $1B Company

I've taxed this from a post on r/Entrepreneur by u/harrydry that I hadn't seen posted here after a quick search. **Post begins** Back in February 2010, Jason Cohen had an idea: A new Wordpress hosting...

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My biggest error as an international contractor

One of my biggest errors as an international contractor was becoming an international employee. That's it. Now my "employers" are wanting me to relocate to their country, Spain—which is a very good...

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Self Employment SUCKS

Hello Everyone, what I am referring to when I say self employment sucks is owning a small one or two person business where you are responsible to all the work performed. This is NOT being in business,...

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Learning How to Get Out of My Own Way: Growth, Stagnation, and Rebuilding...

I've already talked about my background at length in other posts so I'll spare y'all of the redundancy. To sum up though, I started dabbling in freelancing when I was 20, became fully self-employed...

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Holy shit

Holy shit. We got offered almost a quarter million dollars for a small (ish) (portion of the podcast Corp today. My friends used to laugh at me for podcasting. I'm laughing today tho

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Tanner Chidester (Ex. Fastlane Forum User) is having great success in the...

I just came across a user that used to be in the forum in 2018, and I recalled his name from some ads that keep showing up in my feed (Frequency build familiarity). That's when I realized it was Tanner...

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My first big FAIL

Ok, I must admit. This has nothing to do with building a brand or building your business AT ALL. So the idea of financial freedom has been eating at me these past few weeks, so much so tat I fell for a...

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Your worst entrepreneurial failure... details please!

What is your worst entrepreneurial failure... please, let's hear the details! If you share, please let us know how you ACTED, ASSESSED, and ADJUSTED, if at all. I'll start... I mentioned this story in...

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I’m a selfish bastard, and that has caused me to fail.

I admit it, I’m a selfish bastard. After reading all three books, one of the key points that stood out to me was the idea of becoming a producer. Throughout my whole life I have been selfish, only...

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Hit $2 Million Net Worth This Year!

Last year I hit a million in net worth, already this year I'm at 2 million. When I hit the 1st million it was a rush and I felt like I finally hit that goal I always wanted to hit since I was like 21...

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Feeling Lost - How to move forward with this E-Commerce business

Hi all, I'm going through a very tough time and would really appreciate some advice on my e-commerce company situation. Background I began work on the business (physical products) in April 2019 and...

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What would you say to your younger self, in order to help him get his money fast

I gonna challenge even the most successful entrepreneurs here. Design an actual practical plan that you would give to your younger self, to execute for 30 days and get guaranteed results at the end of...

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What's Your Advice on Traversing the Desert of Attrition?

Lately, I know a lot of what I'm doing (direct lead generation through cold calling/personal networking and then paid advertisement) requires time to work. Perhaps I'm impatient. But I suppose my...

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Finally made that million. A Self-Publishers Story...

Hi folks, this is my first post in this forum. Up to now I was just a quiet reader, but I learned a lot from your contributions. Thanks for that. I thought I share my story, as I finally made my first...

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What Are Your Gold Stars? (How Are You Rewarding Yourself?)

In the Great Rat Race Escape, MJ writes: In elementary school, good work was rewarded with a gold star. In business, you need to do the same. Every expensive car I’ve ever owned, from Vipers to...

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Growing & Scaling a Self-Publishing Business

Hi everyone, this is my first post. I wanted to share my story because : - I hope it will help some of you. - I would like to receive advices, if possible, about growing & scaling my...

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Question about the book - Finding your numbers?

In chapter 37 of TMF, MJ explains how to find the cost of your desired lifestyle and then how to calculate your business and money system targets. The one part I don't understand is how to determine...

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My Journey from Sidelane to Fastlane - Ongoing

So, I posted Looking for a way to achieve my dreams and Now, I have decided to work on it. I'll be updating my journey here and will try to document it here. I have around 1 Lakh debt right now and...

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What I Learned Operating A Commercial Cleaning Company

I hope this helps someone, somewhere... A little background…I owned and operated a non-franchise commercial cleaning business for almost 10 years and sold it recently (New role will be business...

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FAILURE? "How to Be a Firefighter" Teachable Course

Hey All, My name is Chris and I'm a Firefighter Paramedic in Southern California. For the past 4 months I've been making a Teachable online course called "How To Be Chosen to Be a Firefighter: Real...

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0 - Billionaire Without Creating Anything

I have an interest in mergers & acquisitions, investing, real estate. More buying, improving and growing vs starting. I have been looking into the stories of how these guys go from ZERO-10 figures....

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He read TMFL, he made one million dollars, HostiFi

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1413666084931227652View: https://twitter.com/_rchase_/status/1413666084931227652 "I made a million dollars in SaaS"...

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Not a failure but an interesting near miss...

I was in this game several years ago and a handful of setbacks (all of my own making) set me on my a$$. One of those setbacks was that the trainer from which I had gotten certain certificates the State...

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Shameful to be in the same business as your family?

I have heard that 80% of all businesses in the US are family run. It makes sense to me, for a number of reasons. But I have theory: One should find their own way, and not depend on the family business....

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We need a new term for this that's not slowlane or fastlane.

There's someone who lost $20 billion in 2 days with Archegos Capital Management look it up. I know you're going to say he'll make it back, but can he possibly?

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A Fellow Entrepreneurs Journey

Well boys, I did it again. More mistakes.... I've been a full-time business owner now since 2018, when I left my corporate sales job at indeed.com. To say it's been all sunshine and roses is laughable....

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[Success Story] Earning $3K a month with crypto passive income (in 2 hours)

This is my first post here. I read all the success stories and I had no idea how would I make it. Happy to be sharing this small success today here with you gentlemen... A few years ago I was...

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Commandment of Control: Violations

The Commandment of Control is 1 of the 5 Fastlane Commandments. It states: As an entrepreneur, you want to control your business whereas no one entity can put you into bankruptcy. For example, will a...

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SUPER SUCCESS FUN TOKEN - DEFI CASINO

Hello everyone, 7 months ago I coded a blockchain application for a cryptocurrency casino that included several software applications involving online gambling that only accepted cryptocurrency. I was...

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A Story to Inspire (From drug addict to entrepreneur)

Hey Fastlaners, I wanted to briefly share my story thus far to hopefully inspire those who are younger or struggling. 3 years ago, I was a struggling drug addict. I was addicted to cocaine, pills,...

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Describe your first sale as an entrepreneur!

I love reading stories of how people got started, especially the turning point where people make their first sale and get hooked. Let’s see if we can inspire other forum members to make their first...

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What Are the Dumbest Financial Decisions You Have Ever Made?

I will start. 1. I sank 80% of my net worth into stocks in May 2019, and sold when they bottomed in March 2020, 2 or 3 days before the Fed rolled out QE. Then I bought options with the remaining money...

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How Turning Down Business Can Lead To More Business

You may already know I run a search engine marketing agency. We are a 99% referral shop, and we only take on at most 3 new marketing clients a month. This might change soon, but historically, I turn...

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What is the BEST "value" you ever paid for?

What is the best "value" you ever paid for? Just curious to hear people's experiences. For me, my foam roller was a great value. It cost around $20 bucks but helps relieve my back and neck of stress...

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