Ever been ripped off by a prominent individual? - Update - It was Daimond John

[DUCKED_OFF]

what type of product you sell?

 

[D.C Young]

what type of product you sell?

I wanna keep that on the low

like I said, I'm an Afrikan immigrant working a minimum wage job so I dont fit the profile of a C.E.O

and with the nature of my product (it falls under the personal care, pharmaceutical arena)

my fear is that people are not going to buy my product if they know that its owned by me

that's one of the reasons why crowdfunding is a potential challenge for me

because in order to raise a successfull crowdfunding campaign,

the owner of the campaign usually must humanize his campaign by revealing himself to the public

and emotionally engage people by telling his story

but I can't do that...or atleast I dont think I can

 

[LauderdaleBoss]

I wanna keep that on the low

like I said, I'm an Afrikan immigrant working a minimum wage job so I dont fit the profile of a C.E.O

and with the nature of my product (it falls under the personal care, pharmaceutical arena)

my fear is that people are not going to buy my product if they know that its owned by me

that's one of the reasons why crowdfunding is a potential challenge for me

because in order to raise a successfull crowdfunding campaign,

the owner of the campaign usually must humanize his campaign by revealing himself to the public

and emotionally engage people by telling his story

but I can't do that...or atleast I dont think I can

at this point, what do you have to lose though breh.

you may as well jump all the way in. You done came this far. Some coli brehs might even support you and purchase ya product.

With that said, if you still wanna keep it on the low, I can respect that. I hope you're successful.

Props on making this thread as well. shyt was entertaining and informative.

 

[FSP]

I HAD to reply to this @D.C Young...

First of all, don't feel too bad. The loss of $ sucks really bad, but you sound like you have a way to possibly get it back.

To the people saying that Daymond gave sound advice, that's b.s. - Gary Vee gives 1000x better advice for free on Youtube, Twitter and snapchat, and tailors it so crisp for specific problems its crazy. And Gary Vee has hundred million dollar businesses as well, and a digital agency wth 600 employees lol.

Now, my biz partner, who is a well known young entrepreneur in Philly actually told me a similar story, which is crazy. He didn't pay for a one on one, but went to a book signing and speech, and said the speech was crazy wack because it was generic info, and when he talked to him one on one, he felt like dude was ignoring him and then started talking to someone else - and my biz partner is def not a lame dude in the slightest.

Here's what I say - if you serious about talking about your project, I got 30 minutes tomorrow late afternoon that you and I can talk about it on the phone. I co-run a creative agency, on the management team of a new product that just launched with a worldwide known celebrity, and done a few other things. I'm not saying I'm GaryVee or Daymond John, but I feel bad that that happened to you, and maybe I can give you 30 minutes of my time just to pay it forward.

PM me if you want to holla and we can set a time.

Good looks

 

[cam>]

Damn, that really sucks. I'm sorry you were swindled, op. That $2000 would have been better spent as a stipend, for a marketing intern to promote your product for you.

Daymond has always seemed shifty to me. His net worth for years now hasn't been validated by any credible source. Of all the sharks he's easily the least rich, and he just postures as the diversity-hire "urban" blowhard.


What is your most immediate obstacle?

 

[D.C Young]

I HAD to reply to this @D.C Young...

First of all, don't feel too bad. The loss of $ sucks really bad, but you sound like you have a way to possibly get it back.

To the people saying that Daymond gave sound advice, that's b.s. - Gary Vee gives 1000x better advice for free on Youtube, Twitter and snapchat, and tailors it so crisp for specific problems its crazy. And Gary Vee has hundred million dollar businesses as well, and a digital agency wth 600 employees lol.

Now, my biz partner, who is a well known young entrepreneur in Philly actually told me a similar story, which is crazy. He didn't pay for a one on one, but went to a book signing and speech, and said the speech was crazy wack because it was generic info, and when he talked to him one on one, he felt like dude was ignoring him and then started talking to someone else - and my biz partner is def not a lame dude in the slightest.

Here's what I say - if you serious about talking about your project, I got 30 minutes tomorrow late afternoon that you and I can talk about it on the phone. I co-run a creative agency, on the management team of a new product that just launched with a worldwide known celebrity, and done a few other things. I'm not saying I'm GaryVee or Daymond John, but I feel bad that that happened to you, and maybe I can give you 30 minutes of my time just to pay it forward.

PM me if you want to holla and we can set a time.

LOL that's exactly what he did to me man....I couldn't believe it bruh LOL

dude was looking out the window while I was talking lol, yawning

and at the end of the meeting, his assistant who was taking notes (which I still haven't gotten after like a month now)

decided to take a picture, which was customary after every meeting

and he didn't even wanted to look in the camera, he just took the picture real quick and IMMEDIATELY BOUNCED

I'm actually trying to find those old shark tank episodes where he used to be much more meaner

I remember this one particular episode right here where you had two lady jean designers

and after they had been rejected by all the sharks, he was the only one left

and these two chicks where real emotional at this point, and when he told them that he wasn't

interested in investing in them he said it in such a mean spirited manner

he really enjoyed breaking their hearts

this was the episode, its not the video though

Denied by Shark Tank, Hip Chixs Takes Premium Jeans for Women to Kickstarter - Crowdfund Insider


hey but bruh, you think you can get your friend to come in here and share his experience?

I'm curious

 

[D.C Young]

Damn, that really sucks. I'm sorry you were swindled, op. That $2000 would have been better spent as a stipend, for a marketing intern to promote your product for you.

Daymond has always seemed shifty to me. His net worth for years now hasn't been validated by any credible source. Of all the sharks he's easily the least rich, and he just postures as the diversity-hire "urban" blowhard.


What is your most immediate obstacle?

yeah he doesn't really add much to the show

and my most immediate obstacle is not having the ability to mass produce my product

that's really stopping me from scaling

I've contacted fullfillment centers and what not but they all have minimum requirements,

requirements that I can't meet

 

[FSP]

LOL that's exactly what he did to me man....I couldn't believe it bruh LOL

dude was looking out the window while I was talking lol, yawning

That happened to me before, too. Sometimes I get caught up in the moment, thinking that it's just coincidence, but its not. It's a sign of disrespect, every single time. Next time someone does me like that, I'm chalkin up the deuces and maybe not even my index finger. Dudes waste your time and then turn around and act like you're wasting theirs.

 

[D.C Young]

I HAD to reply to this @D.C Young...

First of all, don't feel too bad. The loss of $ sucks really bad, but you sound like you have a way to possibly get it back.

To the people saying that Daymond gave sound advice, that's b.s. - Gary Vee gives 1000x better advice for free on Youtube, Twitter and snapchat, and tailors it so crisp for specific problems its crazy. And Gary Vee has hundred million dollar businesses as well, and a digital agency wth 600 employees lol.

Now, my biz partner, who is a well known young entrepreneur in Philly actually told me a similar story, which is crazy. He didn't pay for a one on one, but went to a book signing and speech, and said the speech was crazy wack because it was generic info, and when he talked to him one on one, he felt like dude was ignoring him and then started talking to someone else - and my biz partner is def not a lame dude in the slightest.

Here's what I say - if you serious about talking about your project, I got 30 minutes tomorrow late afternoon that you and I can talk about it on the phone. I co-run a creative agency, on the management team of a new product that just launched with a worldwide known celebrity, and done a few other things. I'm not saying I'm GaryVee or Daymond John, but I feel bad that that happened to you, and maybe I can give you 30 minutes of my time just to pay it forward.

PM me if you want to holla and we can set a time.

hey by the way, there's some type of block on your profile

it says it limits who's able to see it

send me a pm

 

[Responsible Allen Iverson]

I wanna keep that on the low

like I said, I'm an Afrikan immigrant working a minimum wage job so I dont fit the profile of a C.E.O

and with the nature of my product (it falls under the personal care, pharmaceutical arena)

my fear is that people are not going to buy my product if they know that its owned by me

that's one of the reasons why crowdfunding is a potential challenge for me

because in order to raise a successfull crowdfunding campaign,

the owner of the campaign usually must humanize his campaign by revealing himself to the public

and emotionally engage people by telling his story

but I can't do that...or atleast I dont think I can

You think your product will be harmed if people know you're Black?

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Lol

 

[MewTwo]

I wanna keep that on the low

like I said, I'm an Afrikan immigrant working a minimum wage job so I dont fit the profile of a C.E.O

and with the nature of my product (it falls under the personal care, pharmaceutical arena)

my fear is that people are not going to buy my product if they know that its owned by me

that's one of the reasons why crowdfunding is a potential challenge for me

because in order to raise a successfull crowdfunding campaign,

the owner of the campaign usually must humanize his campaign by revealing himself to the public

and emotionally engage people by telling his story

but I can't do that...or atleast I dont think I can

Hire a white spokesperson.

When building your business means hiding that it's black-owned

When building your business means hiding that it's black-owned

 

[Depreciating Asset]

This is like paying $2K for some weak uninspired 30 minutes of sex with a famous pornstar when ol' chubby girl from around the way with the bucktooth would have given you that for free.

Get got by male prostitutes brehs.

 

[AlainLocke]

Let's be real bruh, a lot of nikkas in business and I mean nikkas, as in Black people, are fukking bottom feeders bruh. Cause they can't compete against all the White people or the Asians, so they get their little ass success (compared to Whites and Asians) and then they come back to nikkas and be like I can help you bruh.

They use the "Oh he's Black, he might help me" instinct in nikkas, and nikkas get played.

I don't ask Black people for help when it comes to money bruh



nikkas be grimey

 

[Family Man]

wow you speculating bruh

before the meeting, they made me fill out a DETAILED questionaire about my business

and here's one example of a rebuttal question that I had for him after he told me that I should re-engage all my

customers that didn't reorder my product :

"I dont want to have to CONVINCE a customer to re-order my product, how do I GET TO A POINT,

where a customer is going to FEEL NATURALLY COMPELLED to re-order my product?"

so if you analyze this question, that tells you allot about my mindstate during the meeting,

not only was I there to learn, I EVEN respectfully CHALLENGED DAYMOND by rebutting his point

stop making negative assumptions

Bruh.. with all due respect that's a stupid ass question.