Hahahahahhahahahahaa please tell us you don’t think China gives a flying fuck about stealing IP.

Best thing you can do is keep your patent quiet and make your money as fast as you can before someone steals it. I can absolutely guarantee that if you sent a good idea to China for manufacture there is a mirror of it being sold in every market you can’t reach already, and it will enter all your target markets as soon as your IP is diluted fat enough to have no value in court.

Hahahahaha I’m not even going to fix it

Number ONE: do not make any long term commitments until you’ve done some things.

Number Two: Real estate investing and general contracting are two careers that do not require degrees or licensing (depending on where you are of course), and they both can make you very wealthy pretty quickly, if you’re willing to learn a LOT and work yourself to near death for a few years first.

Number three: move away from home and learn at least two other languages plus ASL. Dead people will tell you damn near anything simply because you understand their signing.

1994 I’d put everything into the online store and advertising, and I’d burn the phone lines down between me and the post office / UPS / FedEx, and the Waltons. I’d be digging 100% of the time for freight and warehousing and logistics and investors.

1960 I’d go into real estate, which is a lot of work but easily the most lucrative business a determined person can use to make significant money consistently.

Also I’d bet on every World Series and Super Bowl between then and now.

Also I’d bang Sherry when I had that one shot.