Hi Steemit
Today i want to share a story about my first business idea. Probably has nothing to do with the picture of 10 trillion dollar.
I was in year 5 of primary school. My dad bought me comic books weekly, and i would bring them to school to share them with friends.
One day some kids tried to bribe me with food and drinks in order to get to read the book first, some even willing to pay, and so i got an idea and started to charge them a fraction of the book cost.
And yet demand was still high, and everyone wanted to be the first to read, so then the first reader got charged slightly more than the rest. Some even read during boring classes.
I was able to purchase some extra books with the money i made from book rental. And then i allowed people to come to my house to rent books as the number of books were too many to bring to school.
It went on for around 2 years until i graduated from primary school. And was interested at something more profitable
Haha from day #1 you did businesses and now you made the success through that experiences! Thanks for sharing your experiences with us bro!@djohan,
Cheers~
thank you theguruasia, that experience was very useful to practice running a business. I don't see enough kids doing it anymore
right on, I used to sell drinks and candy in school, that entrepreneurial spirit lol
thank you bitcoinman, yes drinks and candy could be profitable too, but most importantly it was a good experience and practice
and you know what they say practice makes perfect
haha yes. I had many more childhood businesses , some good some not so good, but it's all about the practice and experience
I like that entrepreneur spirit. I will work for a company for awhile, and then I hope to be independent once i've saved enough.
thank you kevbot, yes there is nothing wrong with working, it gives you steady income, but don't let that be your final goal, you can invest with the money saved while working at the company
Year five of primary school? You are indeed a born business man. I wish certain things like this are taught to kids to understand the value of running their own businesses
thank you lordjames, yes year 5, most kids didn't understand, so they chose to become my customers
Thats an awesome story and a great way to start your entrepreneur career as a kid.
Thank you runicar. I really enjoyed doing business since i was a kid
Nice that you started at such a young age
Thank you azfix. I really enjoyed it since young
You learned many lessons along the way it appears. Now I see why you are soo smart :-) Good parents too.
thank you floridanow. When i see an opportunity I don't want to waste it and do something, not always a success but the fear of failure is what's stopping most people
I read your story but i have to say you, the cash of this country is really crazy a bill worth in ten trillion dollars wow
thank you dim753, yes that's what can happen when money is being printed too much. I went to that country few years before hyperinflation and it was normal currency with less zeros
Okay, you "got me" hehehe ...
Interesting story and enterprising you were.
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WoW! This is an amazing story of a genius entrepreneur at a very young age!
I am quite hopeless at making money thing, I was more into playing with friends and quarreling with siblings!!
So you are aiming to get your trillions dollars in the near future!
thank you kaminchan, that would be nice to have trillion dollars, but not in Zimbabwe or Venezuela currency. Now i am investing for cryptocurrency and precious metals
What a great business idea that was! You were a very wise kid by then. Its always good to be business minded at all time because that's what makes us win in this world.
Thanks @djohan for sharing.
thank you yohan2on, i always like to take the opportunity and has been business minded since young.
Oh! great business idea. amazing work
Have a great day Thanks @djohan
thank you goldcoin
Excellent post friend and it means that you have a business mind right from the beginning and it's nice to see that you choose profession according to your passion, thanks for sharing your life experiences with us, Stay blessed
thank you adnanrabbani, yes and i am still learning from experience and reading from other people's experience.
@djohan, Actually very interesting to read business idea. Sell comic and another titles books has high demand and you can earn selling books who want to read persons.
thank you madushanka, yes i saw the opportunity the other kids were willing to pay for, and took it
Very inspiration story , you were doing good business in small age.
thank you pardeepkumar, yes cannot pass an opportunity to make profits.
Very good story from your childhood . Yo have business skills from the school time . That's good . Now what's your current business
thank you spiritualpower, now i invest in properties and crypto currencies
Hello @djohan, when you were little you had a good business idea, now you manage with more security and experience your business, since you have a more ideal mentality related to these matters
thank you martha75, yes the childhood experiences become useful when i am an adult now
Nice idea to have good business approach from childhood days . keep sharing @djohan
thank you kamchore, it is very useful experience to run a small business and became useful when i get older
Good to start young then trying to catch up later in life.
thank you manorvillemike, yes do not wait and delay what you can do today for tomorrow
That's a good one.
Means your were creative and sharp from your school days. Did you make some money in those two years ?
thank you wa2qr, didn't make too much money but was able to buy more books that i liked
Well you sure were brilliant in innovative ideas I should say ;)
thank you rehan12, just couldn't pass the opportunity to make money
That's such a great idea! If you had early access to the comics, or if the other kids couldn't get them... why not charge them a small access fee. They probably weren't going to read it twice, so you were able to get the comic you wanted and hopefully recoup most of the money. What a smart business idea!
thank you themanwithnoname, yes they would only read it once, so it was better to rent from me than to buy. I made not much profit, but i was able to buy extra books that i enjoyed too
well since you're young you have the initiative to start a business that's good that from a young age you learn something about finances
thank you norvigarcia, yes the childhood experiences were really good for my adult life
This is my first visit to your blog. You have so significant post about life. You have an excellent idea about business. Thanks for sharing.
thank you sayemsonai, pleasure to share the story
hahah you are a great businessman from the start of your life hahah :D
thank you blazing, haha it's good to start early