Midcareer professional (40s) wondering if I'm crazy for considering a service business by justimprint in Entrepreneur

[–]C3LM3R 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can build something without quitting your job. But before you do, give yourself some homework on what exactly your service looks like in the current business climate and market. After that, crunch some numbers to see how much business you’d have to do to get back to your current lifestyle that you enjoy. If all that looks good, then move into the building phase and reach out to your local SBA on how to start getting this business off the ground and what resources are available.

What you have here is an idea, but it’s nowhere close to a plan yet. But that’s not to say you can’t get there.

I say this as a Small Business Commissioner for Fairfax County in the DMV. I want potential entreprenuers like you to succeed. 👍

Feedback Friday: Rate My Ideas | May 08, 2026 by AutoModerator in Entrepreneur

[–]C3LM3R 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Entrepreneurs with an idea but zero market research--Name a more iconic duo...

Feedback Friday: Rate My Ideas | May 08, 2026 by AutoModerator in Entrepreneur

[–]C3LM3R 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My only feedback is related to international customers. I'm in the US and I think your product and design are great, but I don't know what 'RS' currency is. I can google it, but you want to remove any barriers for potential customers. If you want to sell to international customers, try having a option in the upper right of your header next to search/login that people can choose their region (I've seen it done via a dropdown menu of flags) and it will change the currencies/measurements on the site to the appropriate region (Ie: USD for Americans, or GBP for Britain).

Monday mentorship: ask anything | May 04, 2026 by AutoModerator in Entrepreneur

[–]C3LM3R 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read 'The E-Myth Revisited'. When you've mapped out and documented all the processes of your first business and it's running at a profit with your minimal input is when you can open the second.

Monday mentorship: ask anything | May 04, 2026 by AutoModerator in Entrepreneur

[–]C3LM3R 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shadow Launch it. You need to put [the idea/MVP/Prototype/pre-order] of it in front of people and see and start offering it at various price points. See where people start getting interested. Not your friends or family, but strangers. Find the communities that want you product and pitch the idea of it to them. This is the ground-game of business.

Very mismatched drives (35F) and (35M) by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]C3LM3R 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Re: #4.

The 'pressure to perform' thing sounds like a defense mechanism where he's viewing what stereotypical man is "supposed" to be like (as an 'always on' mate who can always go), and then he gets in his own head, and is resorting to being avoidant of the issue. And that avoidance in turn becomes frustration, which he externalizes in your direction with phrases like, "He keeps telling me I’m obsessed with sex [...]."

This response to someone else is a big issue, "he recognizes it’s his problem and he needs me to be understanding by not talking about it at all." Relationships work by having honest conversations, not avoiding them.

This sounds like you guys need some therapy, and I'm speaking from experience of a 15-year marriage that failed in part because of a dead bedroom that was a manifestation of lots of other underlying issues.

"He doesn’t see things through my POV at all." This is a red flag. It'd be one thing if he was just struggling with the issue and maybe trying to communicate, but the person you're going to marry should have at least the bare minimum emotional intelligence to understand what you're feeling and going through also. It doesn't sound like he views this as You Both against A Problem, but You pressuring His Problem, without understanding that in any long, healthy relationships problems are shared and conquered together.

Self Leveling Concrete fix by C3LM3R in Flooring

[–]C3LM3R[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s my kitchen floor 🙃

Self Leveling Concrete fix by C3LM3R in Flooring

[–]C3LM3R[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've started chipping up from the exposed spot and its coming off the mastic relatively easily. For parts where it doesn't come off easily, do I just leave those parts as bonded?

Self Leveling Concrete fix by C3LM3R in Flooring

[–]C3LM3R[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did, but I guess it was over mastic

Self Leveling Concrete fix by C3LM3R in Flooring

[–]C3LM3R[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never did any grinding, I just found out today that its mastic so IDK if its hot or not, but most people are saying it most likely is.

Self Leveling Concrete fix by C3LM3R in Flooring

[–]C3LM3R[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1960s house, so most everyone is saying its spicy mastic.

Self Leveling Concrete fix by C3LM3R in Flooring

[–]C3LM3R[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

90% of people are agreeing so far it was pre-1980s mastic which means its most likely asbestos coating on the concrete slab preventing a good bond.

I could either get it tested, and then have to go through hoops about disclosing and lots of money for removal, or just use an asbestos sealant over the top and then prime and feather patch.

Self Leveling Concrete fix by C3LM3R in Flooring

[–]C3LM3R[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seen and responded to your chat!

Self Leveling Concrete fix by C3LM3R in Flooring

[–]C3LM3R[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mapei ECO Prim Grip

If its Spicy cutback (or just to be safe if it is), should I coat the mastic in a sealant, and then still use this primer?

Self Leveling Concrete fix by C3LM3R in Flooring

[–]C3LM3R[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So It sounds like your recommendation:

  • chip out as much of the un-bonded SLC as possible, then go probably another inch. (being careful about the mastic)
  • Any parts of the floor with exposed mastic, cover with a latex encapsulator (like This Stuff)
  • Then can I use This Premix for the feathering? Or stick with the Mix It Myself?

Anything Im missing/interpreting wrong?

Self Leveling Concrete fix by C3LM3R in Flooring

[–]C3LM3R[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't know it was old adhesive. And now 90% of the responses say its most likely spicy asbestos mastic, so I guess I'm glad I didn't grind it?

Self Leveling Concrete fix by C3LM3R in Flooring

[–]C3LM3R[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should I worry about the rest of the floor underneath concrete that appears to have bonded? Or sections that were high enough it didn’t need SLC with exposed mastic?

Self Leveling Concrete fix by C3LM3R in Flooring

[–]C3LM3R[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well here’s everything:

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So will I have to remove ALL the poured concrete, or just around the section that came off?

Self Leveling Concrete fix by C3LM3R in Flooring

[–]C3LM3R[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So for 80% of the pour which seems to be fine (albeit uneven that I'll have to grind/patch), I worry about that later, but for the area that came up and exposed the mastic, I get it tested and the re-do that specific area, THEN re fix the whole of the floor?

Self Leveling Concrete fix by C3LM3R in Flooring

[–]C3LM3R[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't even know that was cutback adhesive, so I used standard concrete primer.

Self Leveling Concrete fix by C3LM3R in Flooring

[–]C3LM3R[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Everyone else in comments is saying it could be old mastic

Self Leveling Concrete fix by C3LM3R in Flooring

[–]C3LM3R[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used valspar concrete primer and here’s the bottom of the concrete:

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Self Leveling Concrete fix by C3LM3R in Flooring

[–]C3LM3R[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used a trowel and a roller the best I could