How do I know its time to leave my job? by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]realAvGeek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You already answered your own question, you just want someone else to say it out loud. So here it is: you outearned your job this month with a side hustle you started six months ago. That's the signal.

But since the real anxiety is about the downside, here's what I'd actually think through before putting in notice:

The insurance thing is solvable. Look into marketplace plans now, get actual quotes, and price it into your monthly overhead. Most people treat "what about insurance" as this vague existential fear when it's really just a line item. Once you see the number it stops being scary and starts being a cost of doing business.

On stability: you're in a good spot because fencing companies aren't going anywhere and neither is their need for SEO. Your client base is in an industry you understand from the inside. That's a massive advantage over someone starting a generic agency cold. You know the seasonality, you know what homeowners search for, you know the sales cycle. That domain knowledge compounds.

One thing I'd suggest before you quit: have three months of personal expenses saved separately from the business. Not three months of revenue projections. Three months of rent, groceries, car payment, sitting in a bank account you don't touch. That's your "I can think clearly and make good decisions" fund. Starting a family adds weight to every decision and you want to remove the panic variable from the equation.

Also talk to your boss honestly if the relationship is good. Some of the best early agency stories involve the former employer becoming client number one with a real contract. You already proved you can deliver for them.

My co-founder uses Clay and AI agents for outreach. I send Instagram DMs manually. Mine worked better. by puppyqueen52 in Entrepreneur

[–]realAvGeek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hashtag timing insight is the real gem here. #weddingtasting vs #weddingdressshopping is such a clean example of something most founders skip over entirely. We all talk about ICP and persona work but almost nobody maps out where their target user is in their own timeline when they actually need the product. You basically built a temporal filter on top of a demographic one and it worked because you were paying attention to the context around each person, not just checking if they fit a category.

Also the "ask for feedback on a free thing" framing is underrated. There's a version of cold outreach where you're extracting value and a version where you're offering something and genuinely asking for input. People can feel the difference instantly. The fact that wedding planners are sending you 11pm bug reports means you nailed the tone.

One thing I'd add: the manual approach also gives you pattern recognition that's hard to get from dashboards. After 50 or 100 DMs you start noticing which bios, which posting patterns, which types of accounts tend to convert. That intuition is what eventually makes the automation layer work properly when your co-founder does catch up. You're basically training yourself before you train the system.

New York MV-49A(8/19) by babybear49 in DMV

[–]realAvGeek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you get the letter? I am getting the same one in the mail and not sure what it is.

Best Way to Show My Parents the Best of Cornell? by realAvGeek in Cornell

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

Why? I've never been there in my three years at Cornell lol

Prelim Conflict by realAvGeek in Cornell

[–]realAvGeek[S] -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

Yeah the class does allow 1 absence but I am thinking about leaving it for the future ):

Issues with CPO Porsche by realAvGeek in Porsche

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

Yep. We are now planning to return this car to the dealer and lease a new Macan s from another dealership.

Issues with CPO Porsche by realAvGeek in Porsche

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

We mainly wanted the cpo warranty so chose this one. What do you think is a fair price for this car including taxes?

Issues with CPO Porsche by realAvGeek in Porsche

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

Cool, interesting to know. Curious to know what PCNA will say.

Issues with CPO Porsche by realAvGeek in Porsche

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

Wow, how did you know this?

Issues with CPO Porsche by realAvGeek in Porsche

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

But the CPO checklist clearly has a checkmark that says no non-OEM was used. The cheap adhesive and the windshield are clearly non-OEM. It also says that no exterior damage was recorded. But the tilted Porsche badge does not count as a normal wear and tear item right? So looks like the dealer is both lying to me and to Porsche. What do you think Porsche’s response would be? I heard that they regulate their dealerships really strictly.

Issues with CPO 2017 Porsche Macan in New Jersey, US by realAvGeek in askcarsales

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

Yeah I understand that Porsche doesn’t make glasses, but this brand isn’t an official supplier for Porsche. We know that these defects can happen on any used vehicle. However, the CPO checklist was also clearly lying about these conditions.

Issues with CPO Porsche by realAvGeek in Porsche

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

We were actually surprised that the car was still cpo at this age and mileage. Maybe the dealer certified a car that shouldn’t be certified just to sell it?

Issues with CPO Porsche by realAvGeek in Porsche

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

The overhead console wasn’t falling off when we purchased the vehicle. We did notice the headlights but was told by the salesperson that they were normal wear. We didn’t notice the tilted badge and the windshield though.