Bored. AMA about my business. We are looking to push $9,000,000 Gross 2015

[ShayZ]

From $1,500,000 gross in 2012.

[Ratfish]

still that cell phone chit?

[cgrimaldo]

Damn bro...I remember some of your older threads...good to hear about progress!

[ShayZ]

still that cell phone chit?

yep, cell phone parts and accessories/repair tools

Damn bro...I remember some of your older threads...good to hear about progress!

Thank you. Last year was rough, we had a lot of employee theft.

You're cancer free now brah?

Real glad to hear it man

Yep, lots of side effects from it though. Hypothyroidism the major one, amongst other things, but at least Im cancer free.

[NVious]

If money was no object, what would be the number one thing that would make you even more money (partnership/training/advertising etc)?

[MetroBrah]

You are still one of my misc heroes of all time srs

[Zagor001]

what kind of business is that?

[axiom15]

Damn good for you man, was always wondering when you'd pop back in misc for updates on life. Have you done anymore stuff from your bucket list? You haven't bumped that thread in ages

[Bishamon]

repped

[portamoral]

miring gains brah

[ShayZ]

If money was no object, what would be the number one thing that would make you even more money (partnership/training/advertising etc)?

partnership possibly. Maybe some advertising. We are looking to hire an outside sales rep. I think that will help a lot and push us over 8 figures next year

do you still lift?

not as much as I need to.

My question would be what has been the biggest factor in terms of you being able to scale your business so much. What would you say have been the biggest things allowing for growth.

You operate in a market that has become much more saturated with everyone trying to do what you do so I'm sure it's been at the very least somewhat challenging.


In regards to hypothyroid, I can point you to some stuff that should really be able to help you if you want. PM me and I'd be glad to help

Scaleability is limited by my experience. If I had a ton of capital around me, and the right consultants we could grow exponentially. However, I do not mind slow steady growth.

You are still one of my misc heroes of all time srs

Thank you!

what kind of business is that?

InjuredGadgets.com

Damn good for you man, was always wondering when you'd pop back in misc for updates on life. Have you done anymore stuff from your bucket list? You haven't bumped that thread in ages

Havent looked at that thread recently. One thing on there was to get a girlfriend lol. I am getting married in January now.

[CoreMaster75]

1) Besides theft, what was the hardest part of scaling your business?

2) How have you budgeted your time over the years, and what have you learned?

3) What do you do when a massive incoming or outgoing shipment goes missing, is it insured? Assuming this has happened?

Also, congrats on making it and being cancer free brotha, you've always been an inspiration.

[ItzYerrp]

lemme get a job

[CHARBACK]

profit?

[ShayZ]

1) Besides theft, what was the hardest part of scaling your business?

2) How have you budgeted your time over the years, and what have you learned?

3) What do you do when a massive incoming or outgoing shipment goes missing, is it insured? Assuming this has happened?

Also, congrats on making it and being cancer free brotha, you've always been an inspiration.

Really just lazyness on my mind and going at it without a mentor. It's hard to do things when you don't know how to scale. Maybe I need a consultant.

I try to set certain days for certain jobs. Ive learned that I need to delegate better. I use to want to do it all by myself. Thats just not the way to do it. Others may not do it as well as I feel like I can, but they are capable, and I cannot stress myself out.

Knock on wood nothing has been missing. Pretty much if its missing in Hong Kong or China the supplier covers it, if it goes missing in the US, I cover it.

[Getter_done]

op is literally ceo 24/k a day

how exactly do u make that much off phone repair stuff? could u give us more detail on the operation?

any cool things uve done/bought with all the money u made?

[LaoHu7]

Did you start with a small $1mil loan from your father?

[Who?]

Cliffs of what your business does and how you got started?

Do you think the market for cell repair is saturated? I see repair stores and kiosks pop up all the time around here.

[skapis]

are we all gonna make it?

[Dreyth]

shayZ can you rep me

congrats on your business

whered you meet the girl? getting married in the states or back home? prenup?

[ShayZ]

profit?

for tax purposes we write off as much as possible. But its pretty decent. We bought our building this year, 9000 sq ft. So we no longer rent, we put 1/3 of the total value down and I could've bought it outright if I wanted to easily. I purchased a house this year, and am putting over $100,000 down, and me and my fiance are covering a wedding which will cost us $60,000, so I wont give exact details, but I am not hurting at all when it comes to money.

op is literally ceo 24/k a day

how exactly do u make that much off phone repair stuff? could u give us more detail on the operation?

any cool things uve done/bought with all the money u made?

Just check out my website, look at what we sell.
I guess the only cool thing I bought was my Tesla last year, and of course a house this year.

Did you start with a small $1mil loan from your father?

Not the Donald. I started with $3,500 on my own money which I saved

[Dreyth]

is there ever a MISC discount code for injuredgadgets.com?

[standon23]

Are you only based online? 2nd even if you have 10% net margins you will make 900k before taxes. You are an inspiration.



How do you drive so much traffic to gross 9 million? How many uniques do you get a year

[CalmYerSwag]

If your business dried up and became nonexistent, how would you determine a market need for a next business? Knowing business and having a different mindset, would you ever get a job?

[Dbowens]

Thought you died srs , Mirin thi

[ShayZ]

Cliffs of what your business does and how you got started?

Do you think the market for cell repair is saturated? I see repair stores and kiosks pop up all the time around here.

Yes its very saturated, but Im a supplier. So I reap the benefits of that. to be a supplier nowdays you need a ton of capital. We frequently have one customer who can order $30,000 in a week, capital is needed to make sure they get the parts they need and its in stock, so they dont go elsewhere.

are we all gonna make it?

Yes, absolutely!

shayZ can you rep me

congrats on your business

whered you meet the girl? getting married in the states or back home? prenup?

Met her online, getting married in Atlanta.

is there ever a MISC discount code for injuredgadgets.com?

FB5OFF

Can I get $100 to buy something for Christmas, that'd be neat!


Do you plan on retiring early and living a baller lifestyle? Or just gonna chill and try and do some good for family and friends or other people who you think deserve it

Ill probably retire early but have businesses bringing me income. Id like to open some type of non profit, but likely an animal no kill shelter or something

[Gsxr25]

Do you still sell on ebay/amazon or solely your website now?

[DatFatWhale]

How you get into this business? What was the most challenging part of your journey from being a small start up to where you're at right now? Any tips on starting your own business?

Also I remember u from that radio trolling on sex 606 lulz

[Jerma]

[AwkwrdBrazilian]

Can I go work for you?