I’ve got a box of old newspapers if you want!

Any old tech, really. Gaming PCs from the late 90s are taking off right now. I’ve got a bag of flip phones and a constant flow of old tech that’s not yet worth a lot. Let me know if you want some of it.

I need a sales person to help promote my training program and speaking tour. DM me if you want!

In-home tech support. The market is vastly under-served. The only name that comes to mind is the squad that comes out and smashes everything and leaves. Near infinite demand for competent in-home help.

I’d suggest doing some networking to team up with local affiliate you can trust. That’s what I’m starting to do this year!

It’s a lot less responsibility than if you had W2 employees and company-owned locations, so to speak. And the local partners will be much more motivated.

Either way, keep us updated. Seem like you’re making a lot of connections here. I’m excited to see what comes of this.

I’m similarly sensitive, so I get it. Two of my friends reminded me, ideally business is where both parties benefit.

I do in-home tech support for seniors for a living. I charge a lot of money, but make sure they just never have headaches again. In many cases I’m able to remove hidden fees/deceptive packages from their Internet and cell phone bills, so they actually make money on my visit. Yesterday I charged a guy 450 to install and configure his new PC, and saved him 1200/yr on his cable/Internet bill during the appointment. He gave me a $50 tip.

There are win-wins out there!

Yyyeeepp… None of them were taught that customer retention is a lot cheaper than just marketing to new people and then disappointing the new people.

And beyond that it’s a huge waste. Think of all the HP printers that are in the landfill right now that worked for a year and then clogged.

Yes! I actually protect people from runaway tech for a living. I do real human in-home tech support, fighting against phonetrees and automation to get my clients to a real person and sometimes even renegotiate their bills for them.

Turns out most people hate being thrust into an automated anything, and are willing to pay for real human support!

I once spent a year trying to do a startup full time. Did not go well. My business partner and I became obsessed with needing it to work, and lost all work-life balance.

If at all possible, do what I did for my subsequent business: Work on your startup in your spare time while you still have a dayjob. This way you can take that leap when the new one has started to prove itself.

Hope that helps!

Ha, I’m quite anxious and couldn’t stand cubicle life. I have to be out there in the world, driving around, and seeing the results of my work!

As my buddy told me when I took the leap: Dayjobs are dime a dozen. Give yourself a chance. Try it for a few months and see what happens.

I will say, photography is great but the market is oversaturated. I’d suggest doing something where you’re rare. I do in-home tech support for seniors, and am pretty much the only one in my midsize city who does it. The calls never stop.

The site looks good and great examples.

The only issue is, webdevs are pretty common now, and a lot of them are fighting for work.

If you’re good at running small businesses (I had the EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE with employees: I’d do a 12 hr day THEN have to clean up after their destruction!), then research what small businesses are in high demand. I ended up getting into in-home tech support for seniors, which mostly involves password resets and removal of Fake Rental WiFi. I have a feeling you could handle that, and the market is vastly under-served. Feel free to pick my brain about it!