The quickest way to prototype a product to prove out a design is to find a manufacturer that makes a similar product who can tweak the design to match your specifications. They then can manufacture the product for you. Today I talk to Todd Goode, president of LightYourReptiles.com, who has spent years working with overseas…
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It is important to create a comprehensive success scenario that ensures that you will be happy when you achieve your entrepreneurial goals. In today’s episode we talk about making sure you don’t lose the most important things while chasing your dream. Transcript (more or less) Hello Reptile Entrepreneurs! It is meditation Thursday where we talk…
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Breeding reptiles is a dream job for many of us. And there are some people who have been able to make it work enough that that is what they do. Today I talk with Josh Dovenbarger from Phantom Dragons. Josh is one of the top breeders of bearded dragons and shares with us how he…
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The tag line of this podcast is making responsible and successful businesses in the reptile community. Today I wanted to talk about what success means. Financial success is certainly front and center, but there are other forms of success that we should keep in mind. And when you are considering an entrepreneurial project consider the…
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David Brahms is a breeder of Green Tree Pythons who turned to the relatively new technology of 3D printing to produce specially designed products for his reptile community.
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Facebook-f Instagram Youtube This is Meditation Thursdays where I talk about a topic that is meaningful to me or an educational discussion I feel is important. The Monday episodes are all business and can be considered the boardroom, while Thursday is free for all and can be considered the water cooler. Today I share why…
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Resources This episode is all about the need for a website. It also starts a long journey we will be on regarding the many odds and ends necessary to set-up and maintain a website. To start off we need to first procure a domain name and a hosting provider. This link provides that first step. …
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Introduction to the Reptile Entrepreneur show Welcome to the Reptile Entrepreneur! This is a show for anyone interested in starting a business in the reptile world or has a business and wants to hear from others what they are doing. Most of what I go over is applicable to any niche venture, but I will…
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Healthy commerce is intimately tied into community size. The bigger the community the more money flows and the more we are catered to. But that is community size. For this last pillar, I want to focus on healthy commerce within our specialty or umbrella reptile community. These are the reptile breeders, the specialty accessory makers,…
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The third pillar of a strong community is the sheer number of members. The math is simple. The more people you have, the higher your purchasing power is and the higher your political power is. The more money the community spends the more services will be built up around that spending. The larger the reptile…
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