Tim Ferris notwithstanding, consumer focused lifestyle biz is 100x harder than enterprise. Building solopreneur consumer brands is VERY hard
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I think I disagree. Amazon Marketplace has changed this game completely.
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99% of people who try it cannot make a living income from it. Just partial income for a portfolio or pocket change.
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I guess even my 'consumer brand' is primarily b2b distribution revenue. I agree that direct-to-customer brands are very hard.
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out of curiosity, do you think building 'other' solopreneur businesses is easier? If so, which / why?
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yes, your basic consulting/contracting business that does not grow any capital asset, just a reputation
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my concern with that model is that many who are good at deliverables are not good at filling pipeline. Hard to build a sustainable biz.
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true, there is no easy way to get to sustainable. But this is more sustainable than most. Unlike an etsy biz for eg

