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Re:Instapainting – From $4k in debt to $32k/mo in passive re... by noddingham on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @03:18PM (#12799547)
I'm interested in your thoughts on how you came about the idea. I don't want to be disparaging but do you consider it "lucky" that you had a friend point you towards selling art reproductions online? Were you already thinking of similar ideas? There's that gulf between ideas and execution, and you clearly executed well. Given that you had previous ideas that you weren't able to successfully execute on (relative to Instapainting), I'm also curious of your thoughts comparing those experiences? Also, congrats on the success and thanks for sharing some of the inside details.
Re:Instapainting – From $4k in debt to $32k/mo in passive re... by chrischen on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @03:29PM (#12799649)
The short answer is I tested hundreds of ideas. At that point, you could tell I was cutting all the bullshit. The original Instapainting.com page was just a single page with some pictures and a Stripe Checkout form after all.
Re:Instapainting – From $4k in debt to $32k/mo in passive re... by shostack on Thursday October 27, 2016 @05:00AM (#12803713)
Can you elaborate on your testing process and some of the other things you tested? What was your criteria for success?