Fish Flops! Over $1 Million In Sales, 15-Year-Old Entrepreneur
 

Gotta love a Great entrepreneurial story...

At such a Young age...

Without Flopping!

Simple ideas, Creativity and Much much more...

Rejection Free Track record... :cool:

Quick food for thought...

{Lessons} and maybe More to Think about...

Keep in mind, other Fishy & Floppy stories have been Very successful in the Entrepreneurial world of business ideas and Creativity!

Start [chatting] with All those Entrepreneurial Kids in Today's world... ;)

{Madison Robinson came up with the design for her sea-creature-adorned flip-flops with LED lights aged just eight}...

The ninth-grade entrepreneur set to become a millionaire after the world - including Macy's - fell in love with her light-up 'Fish Flops'...

[Madison Robinson came up with the design for her sea-creature-adorned flip-flops with LED lights aged just eight]...

Every store buyer she has approached has placed an order for Fish Flops

She has now made enough money to put herself through college

Over $1 Million In Sales For The 15-Year-Old Entrepreneur Behind Fish Flops
https://www.google.com/search?q=Over...ient=firefox-a

All the best,
Phil

EyeGlasses and Goggles for Dogs
 

Thanks Phil,

Good find on the FishFlops.

You inspired me to look for other silly ideas that made millions.

Dunno why We didn't think of this one.

One of our neighbors has a pet Husky that is a wide as it is tall. People
feed their dogs what THEY like. I asked and it weighs 150 lbs.

Same as me.

So.

Knowing dog owners treat the dog like their child.

Why not put glasses on the Pooch too?

http://shop.doggles.com

Glenn

The Guy Who Invented Plastic Wishbones Became a Millionaire too
 

Hey Phil,

Just Rediscovered this character.

A few years back I bought a bunch of his plastic wishbones.

Tested them.

By Breaking WishBones for LUCK with everybody I met.

Cashiers, doormen, cab drivers, people on the street.

AHA!

I made a discovery.

I figured out a way to ALLOW the Other person to WIN Every Time.
They always got the BIGGER part of the wishbone and FELT FANTASTIC and
Lucky.

So I created a Info Product around it.

Here's where to order Plastic WishBones... http://www.luckybreakwishbone.com/index.php

Glenn Osborn

Here's a link to my Lucky Wishbone Info Product...

http://archive.enchantednlp.com/products.php?id=63

P.S. - I'm always looking for something silly, stupid and Weird
to create a product around.

My customers are BORED. And love to Flirt and Play with things that
help to turn strangers into friends. Which they then apply to their sales.

The world Changes every second, Blowing new Opportunities, {including yours}!
 

“People will try to tell you that all of the great opportunities have been snapped up. In reality, the world changes every second, blowing new opportunities in all directions, including yours.” ~ Ken Hakuta... :cool:
http://www.values.com/inspirational-...y-To-Tell-You-

Glenn,

Always intrigued by your interpretation(S), {Twists} and Re-Creation on All sorts of ideas throughout the years…

As usual, I remember the idea, including my post on SowPubs all about it’s Success… ;)

A couple of the links are inactive, but the main details are still around...
http://www.sowpub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2008

By the way...

Excellent resource, Full of Great information, Cool ideas and Much, much more…
http://www.values.com/site-map
http://www.values.com/teaching-values
http://www.values.com/your-billboards
http://www.values.com/your-billboards/new

All the best,
Phil

Grandma Teaches Kid Her Secret Recipe-He Sells Jam to The Neighbors
 

Thanks Phil,

Turns out - all things NATURAL - sell like hot cakes.

Grandma didn't know her grandson was an entrepreneur.

First few jars he made Using her NO SUGAR ADDED RECIPE - he sold to the
neighbors.

That was EZ. So he made More - he sold to everybody on his street.

Church events.

Flea markets.

Soon the kid had out-grown his Grandma's kitchen.

I read an article from 2008 that said he'd sold 500,000 jars of jam in his first
year by contracting with a local food factory to make jam to his Grandmothers Recipe.

Googled him just now.

Found this website based on his name.

SHAZAM!

4 years later - His jam is in 2000 Supermarkets!

http://www.fraserdoherty.com

Thanks,
Glenn Osborn

P.S. - Perhaps I should put more of my Muffin Recipes into books.

Doesn't seem so darn goofy anymore.

Re: The Guy Who Invented Plastic Wishbones Became a Millionaire too
 

Hi Glenn,

Thanks for sharing that information about the plastic wishbones!

What a great idea... Especially about figuring out how you can always let the other guy or gal win...

Everyone loves to feel good. If you make others feel good, you're helping to spread some "good magic" in the world, in my view...

You're an amazing ideas man! (...Who is also good at taking action!)

Thanks for the ideas and inspiration, Glenn... :)

- Dien

Amazing and inspirational...
 

Thanks Phil,

That is a great, inspirational story! What a cool idea!

(You can get a better idea of what "fish flops" are by going to their website - http://www.fishflops.com )

With kids so young, they usually need a little bit of adult help, and young Maddie did have a supportive Dad... You can read a little bit more about the background here...

Dad Turns Daughter's Art Into $1M Business
http://smallbusiness.foxbusiness.com...o-1m-business/

How a 15-year-old entrepreneur got her product into Nordstrom
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/profit-m...233738356.html

Thanks Phil... Amazing and very inspirational too! :)

- Dien

LaserMonks.com Just Saved me 70 Bucks
 

Hi,

Just came across a website run by a bunch of Monks.

LaserMonks.com

Tracked down my HP Printer toner cartridge for black and color.

Eeeek.

Only 8.99 instead of 40 smackers at the office depot store.

Glenn

http://www.lasermonks.com

Those Monks {Created} Great Success with their business model and ideas...
 

Glenn,

Those Monks Created Great Success with their business model and ideas...

All over the internet and became...
http://www.amazon.com/Lasermonks-Bus...der_0071495711

Another Awesome business model, resource for All kinds of related stuff, especially [Amazing] High Quality HDMI cables at Bargain prices... :cool:

Endless other much needed computer, electronics, Fun stuff, Toys etc., etc...

We know where All this kinda stuff comes from, so not much to do Other than...

Complaining and Opinions on where So Much of our Stuff All comes from.... :D

Success Story: Monoprice Redefines E-Commerce...

“We are in the right place at the right time with our business model,” said Monoprice CEO Ajay Kumar, who joined the company in July 2011. “We offer the same cable or accessory as national retail brands, but for much less cost. However, we are not cutting corners as we employ high-quality manufacturing partners who work with our specs. Our markup is much lower and we pass those savings to our customers. Monoprice brings them a value proposition they can’t find anywhere else. That’s what makes our business work.”
http://www.monoprice.com/home/news_d...202&s_keyword=

The truth behind ink & toners - Monoprice...
http://www.monoprice.com/home/home.asp?pn=help&idx=5

All the best,
Phil

LaserMonks liquidated! ... Monkless, I'm assuming...
 

Although after a little more Quick research...

Unfortunately! ...

Things changed awhile back...

Under New Ownership I Guess...

Monkless, I'm assuming...

LaserMonks liquidated
https://www.google.com/search?q=Lase...ient=firefox-a

All the best,
Phil

Mathew Osborn Owns PooperScoop.com
 

Funny,

So this guy Matthew Osborn started a service cleaning up pet waste.

Got so big he hired 7 employees.

Vans that come to your home.

Then Mr Pet Butler Came alone and went National with the idea.

http://www.petbutler.com/pbx/

NOT FOR ME.

This is why we had cats when I was growing up. Our farmer neighbors had
dozens of cats. In our neighbors dairy milking parlor - learned how to shoot
milk from a cow right in a cats mouth.

Funniest thing you ever saw - the cats line up.

Our Outdoor cats dig a hole in the grass or loose dirt and COVER it up.

Anyway...

It's a side effect of Baby Boomers who lavish all their love on their
DOGS because their kids are grown and moved out.

A WEIRD side effect.

But Our REALITY.

Huge
Huge
Munny.

Thanks,
Glenn Osborn - (I'm the Osborn NOT in the dog manure Business.)

Re: Fish Flops! Over $1 Million In Sales, 15-Year-Old Entrepreneur
 

Hi Glenn,
LindaC here.

While PooperScoop, is concentrating on the back-end
of the pet business perhaps now would be a good
time to pitch frozen micro-wave pet meals. Something
for the other end of one's pet.

Entre'e, 2 veg's, and a treat.

My Best 2 U,
LindaC

Dog Dinner-&-a-Movie Pet Dating Service
 

Thanks LindaC,

Just for fun I looked to see what kind of dog dating I could find.

Plenty of pet owners dating sites.

And

Yup.

Found this website...

http://www.petsdating.com

Glenn Osborn

P.S. - The Trick with Up-Scale food for pampered pets might be...

How to Test Recipes that the Dog Owner AND the dog like the taste of.

Nobody seems to be doing that YET.

LAZY Companies ARE putting Human Names on the dog food.

Bacon Dog Chow.

Sausage Flavored Dog treats.

But nobody has yet done the work - I don't think - to design
Hi end food for owner AND pet to enjoy at the table.

THERE ARE RESTAURANTS
Already where the dog sits
at the table with you.

So mebbe not so far fetched. (fetch - get it?)

Re: Fish Flops! Over $1 Million In Sales, 15-Year-Old Entrepreneur
 

Glenn,

Speaking of "fetch"--a grandfather and his grandson worked for three years to develop a product called iFetch. It's a gadget that a dog can drop a ball in and the gadget "throws" it for him. You can read about it on their current Kickstarter project (they're funded) or here:

http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/21/ife...azy-dog-owner/

Cindy

**How I Begged On-Line for 20K** BOOK Now Sells in 11 Languages
 

Here's a Doozy,

This little girl racked up 20,000.00 in debt on Gucci designer clothing.

Then lost her job.

Created a website where she BEGGED for people to send her munny
to get out of debt.

It worked so well.

She now has a hot selling book - about how she did it - selling in 11 different
languages and countries.

SEEMS zillions of other people are in debt too.

Here's the website.

Seems to me This is a BLUE-PRINT for anybody who wants to create
an information product and then sell it to people LIKE YOU.

With the same problem or the same Hobby or interest.

Glenn

http://www.prettyinthecity.com/save-karyn/

The power of chutzpah...!
 

Hi Glenn,

Thanks for sharing that. Shows what you can do with a bit of "chutzpah"!

Somehow, it reminds me of the "one red paperclip" guy... Who started with one red paperclip, then kept trading up, and so on and so forth... Till a year later, he traded up to a house!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_red_paperclip

It's not really the same... But again, they are both kind of ways of getting "something" from "nothing" (or "almost nothing" with respect to the paperclip)...

Sometimes it boggles the mind... :)

Best wishes,

Dien

The demise of the LaserMonks....
 

Thanks Phil and Glenn for posting about "LaserMonks"...

I love the name "LaserMonks"! It's almost like a contradiction... When you think of "monks" you think of medieval buildings... Such a contrast with the high-tech sound of "lasers"!

I looked into this a bit further... My impression is they seemed to borrow too much money, and tried to expand into too many other areas, then were hit by the economic downturn.

Apparently, they took on a lot of debt. Then...

"At the same time, McCoy continued to explore other ventures: He added soy-based inks and toners as a green alternative to LaserMonks' inventory and expanded into other products, including coffee and dog biscuits."

Quoted from http://www.jsonline.com/features/rel...134013038.html

It's (unfortunately) a common business story...

Best wishes,

Dien