Comments on: The $12 Startup

By: Thoughts From Paradise | Sean Percival's Blog

Thoughts From Paradise | Sean Percival's Blog — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:31:49 +0000

[...] $12 Startup: I received a great response to my story of the $12 startup. As I mentioned in the post, I want to share the details of how I did it. So I’m hoping to [...]

By: Ms. Smart

Ms. Smart — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:09:25 +0000

And here I thought you were just another pretty face…
You rock, smart guy!
Congratulations Mr. Percival, that is a great success story.

Do I smell a book?

By: James Ballard

James Ballard — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:11:57 +0000

Let’s not overlook the fact that besides starting and profiting from a business, you have gained incredible experience and skills in the process.

Good luck with your next venture.

By: Flow » Blog Archive » Daily Digest for July 31st - The zeitgeist daily

Flow » Blog Archive » Daily Digest for July 31st - The zeitgeist daily — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:12:24 +0000

[...] The $12 Startup — 8:45am via Google [...]

By: DokorThomas

DokorThomas — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:31:20 +0000

Show me the annual reports and the quickbooks. The proof is in the pudding.

By: sean percival

sean percival — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:19:04 +0000

Thanks everyone for the notes and questions. I’ll start to address some of those questions in future posts.

By: Will

Will — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:51:56 +0000

Nice!

By: Jonathan Drain

Jonathan Drain — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:56:09 +0000

Don’t forget to count your own time investment. For a website which creates sufficient monetizable value to sell for $100,000, there must be more to it than a bare landing page.

Even if you don’t put a value on your time, there’s still opportunity cost to consider.

By: Tony Wright

Tony Wright — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:45:09 +0000

Hey wait, you’re that guy who comments instantly on every single TechCrunch article that is posted. Where do you find the time to work at a startup?

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:56:12 +0000

If you had no experience in the area, what gave you the idea to sell these things the first place? Seriously, how did you go from working at startups to saying ‘Hey, I’ll sell license plates. No, even better, European ones.” And how can I find niche products like this to sell?

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:54:44 +0000

(Hope you know I was just teasing with my previous comment.)
Well Done, Sean.

By: Andrew Meyer

Andrew Meyer — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:40:04 +0000

That’s wonderful! Truly success lies in the hardworking and ever creating. This is very inspirational. And it’s just the first step for you. Keep at it and I’m sure some more success is sure to follow!

By: the slackmistress

the slackmistress — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:42:10 +0000

And it also proves that it doesn’t have to be a million-dollar idea. Hundred-thousand dollar ideas pay the bills, too. Congrats! (Especially ’cause instead of just talking about it…you actually went and DID it.)

By: Samuel Lavoie

Samuel Lavoie — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:46:59 +0000

I really like the idea to focus on the ROI that you get for the 12$ business plus the time spent on it. great story, the digital revolution is there.
Keep it simple stupid. thanks

By: Esther

Esther — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:25:29 +0000

I bet I had some VW car club buddies order some euro plates starting with “WOB” from your site! Congratulations.

By: Jennifer Stavros

Jennifer Stavros — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:25:50 +0000

Proof that the little fish can actually turn into a big fish… all it takes is tenacity and a good idea. I’m so glad it worked out for you. This is inspirational and gives little entrepreneurs like myself hope.
I’d buy you a drink and all but I haven’t invested my $12 just yet on my startup. Raincheck?
*cheers*

By: flyers

flyers — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:28:50 +0000

Congrats, however, lets be fair, how many hours did it take to SEO the site? How much did you earn pear hour? I’m sure its quite a bit but I think thats the true measure.

BTW sweet blog.

By: Giorgia

Giorgia — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:18:38 +0000

Heh, $100,000 not being much?! Its pretty fair. Congrats!!
In the long run, today there are A LOT of startups, so I see it hard to actually get chances like yours. Seriously, Congrats again!!
Wish the best for you even for the future.

By: Marla

Marla — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:17:49 +0000

Congrats Sean,
couldn’t happen to a nicer guy!
Look forward to more great things from you!
best,
M.

By: Nicole Gustas

Nicole Gustas — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:09:32 +0000

Congratulations! I still have one of your fine license plates sitting on my wall. They’re great!

By: C.K. Sample III

C.K. Sample III — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:09:01 +0000

Hey, man, big congrats on the sale! $100K isn’t anything to sneeze at. Now take that money and *really* launch your own thing.

By: Violet

Violet — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:59:04 +0000

Congratulations! That’s so inspiring. Thanks for sharing because it encourages people to go after their dreams no matter what happens.

By: Mosses Akizian (monocat)

Mosses Akizian (monocat) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:43:04 +0000

Nice. I’m on a similar path and this post truly spoke to me. Thanks for sharing it. Congrats!

By: Jeremy Johnson

Jeremy Johnson — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:39:53 +0000

Congrats! Thrilled to see it in print and nothing to sneeze at at all. Laurie, what are you going to do with all of the time now???

By: Mark from Torrance, CA

Mark from Torrance, CA — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:30:35 +0000

I am looking forward to the next post.