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I was something like 10 when I had my first business idea - "I'll do library/rentals for comic-books \o/"!!! My room window was just above neon sign for video/
by techcode 9y ago
I was something like 10 when I had my first business idea - "I'll do library/rentals for comic-books \o/"!!!
My room window was just above neon sign for video/movies rental shop (VHS stuff - where I'm from it was called "Video Klub"). And naturally I used paper, scissors & glue to make my own sign to hang from my window as of course I wanted to "tap into" people looking at VHS-shop neon sign...
And let me tell you - business was doing awesome ... Until one day an older neighbor (like a grandpa) asked my parents what's up with sign hanging from one of our windows saying "Strip Klub"?!? (context: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_strip https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_strip)
And in the ~25 years since then - I've had plenty of those "not the brightest idea". However over time, most of them these days are good, though almost all are either a bit too late or too early, so I didn't quite yet come up with million bucks idea...
I still keep trying - and it's the combination of knowing two things:
1) The only reason everyone can walk (that is able to physically) is because they kept trying until they did it!
2) On your death bed - only things you'll regret, are the things you wish you tried but didn't ...
Keep trying!