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The day I knew I would become an entrepreneur
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I was 9 years old
Near my parent's office, there were these white little rocks that I thought were beautiful
I decided to grab a bunch of them and bring them home
Because... why not?
Near my parent's office, there were these white little rocks that I thought were beautiful
I decided to grab a bunch of them and bring them home
Because... why not?
One day I decided to paint them with felt tip pens
When I saw the final result I thought to myself:
"Wow this is a masterpiece, I bet people are willing to pay for it"
(I genuinely believed that)
I told about it to my brother and he helped me painting all the rocks we had
When I saw the final result I thought to myself:
"Wow this is a masterpiece, I bet people are willing to pay for it"
(I genuinely believed that)
I told about it to my brother and he helped me painting all the rocks we had
Suddenly we had around 12 rocks painted with all sort of colors
It was time to start selling
We decided to charge 1€ ($1,18) for each and do a "buy 2, get 3" offer
We went door to door all around our neighborhood trying to sell them
It was time to start selling
We decided to charge 1€ ($1,18) for each and do a "buy 2, get 3" offer
We went door to door all around our neighborhood trying to sell them
Surprisingly, we made a few sales that day
About 6€ of profit
Selling painted rocks!!
It may not look much
But when you are 9 yo, every penny is a lot
About 6€ of profit
Selling painted rocks!!
It may not look much
But when you are 9 yo, every penny is a lot
We saw a pain point
Which was, clearly, the lack of beautiful rocks sitting at home
And we decided to fix that, painting white rocks and selling them
Which was, clearly, the lack of beautiful rocks sitting at home
And we decided to fix that, painting white rocks and selling them
Lesson here
If my 9 yo self could sell rocks you too can sell anything you want
I hope you enjoyed that short story from my childhood and perhaps learned something from a 9 yo stupid kid
If my 9 yo self could sell rocks you too can sell anything you want
I hope you enjoyed that short story from my childhood and perhaps learned something from a 9 yo stupid kid
