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Cake day: October 29th, 2023

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  • Yeah, in a recent part of his podcast Tim says that he likely wouldn’t update the book too much because it’s a worthless battle with new tech and changing businesses.

    It’s difficult to recommend to some people because I tell them “half this information is outdated, and young Tim is really up his own ass with his language. Just go for core concepts of MVP, 80/20, and a/b testing”.

    There are daily posts here from people looking to manufacture on scale before testing to see if anyone wants their product, or before they have a prototype. People need to really figure out the simplistic version of their idea before maxing out their credit card.


  • A friend is in a similar spot with wanting to monetize an existing entertainment niche, and I’ve suggest custom enamel pins. Lots of people do it, so you’re competing with a lot, but doing your own designs and small runs can have great margins. $1 each, and can sell for close to $10. Because they’re custom, noone else has the exact same ones so no price shopping.

    You could start with a “free plus shipping” model to test it out and order bulk Harry potter pins from AliExpress for 50 cents each, then ship them out for $2 and build up an email list.

    This answers the questions “will our customers buy this?” And doesn’t flood your home with bulky merch. The whole thing can be tested for about $50.