after a busy last week things have calmed down significantly; about to finish a 900 page book in three days, which is quite an accomplishment

    • JillyB@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      7 days ago

      Yeah I’m pumped and also terrified. My friend (I guess business partner now) and I are currently making a bunch of plans and I just keep remembering the Mike Tyson quote: “everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth”.

      • Che Banana@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        6 days ago

        My 2 cents: that planning is key, having a plan B, and also have mapped out what your absolute minimum that you need to keep going. Xcel is your friend.

        My industry is apart from yours, but I’ve been through some shit (opening restaurants as well as opening our own 4 months before COVID hit). Feel free to DM me. Good luck!

        • JillyB@beehaw.orgEnglish
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          6 days ago

          Thanks. We’ve been making spreadsheets already to try to figure out costs, potential profits, pricing, etc.

          Weirdly enough, the ultimate backup plan is to make jewelry since a lot of the tools for making brazed steel bikes is the same as for working on jewelry. My friend and I have dabbled in jewelry as a hobby so we figure we can at least make the shop rental pay for itself with some jewelry sales if the bike business is a total flop. We definitely want to make the bike thing work though.