Project Graveyard
The shit that didn't quite work out... 💀 RIP
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Learn to Surf NJ
est. 2010 †
service"A surf camp in Monmouth County, NJ"
A surf instructor camp in Monmouth County, NJ. First business I made :) probably could have kept doing it but I was too busy learning to code.
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StayNSurf
est. 2012 †
marketplace"Airbnb for surf specific locations"
Airbnb for surfers. I was salty after Airbnb turned me down after I went through their extensive interview process. First full-application I built - got a bunch of houses to sign up but was a bit out of my league and didn't realize how much marketing I'd need to do.
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The Sprint Kit
est. 2015 †
ecommerce"Sold a kit of all the materials needed for the Sprint book"
First, retail ecomm I put together and sold. I packaged up all the materials needed for the Sprint book and sold it as a kit. Profit was not enough to keep it going sustainably.
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Travel Developer
est. 2016 †
online course"Online course teaching design, development, & SEO"
Probably my first 'successful' business. I really put a LOT into this online course before online courses were really a thing. Taught design, dev etc. Learned so much from video production to customer service to promotion to public speaking. In the end, I chose to list the site on a discount provider and there was no coming back $2 profit per course is not sustainable. Would've been better to continue to create extreme value and charge a premium for less students - however most of my students were on a budget.
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Binndle
est. 2018 †
website"Find What People Use"
An app ahead of it's time. Not sure the best way it would be monetized (affiliate links?). Simple list of the number 1 thing people use.
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Yewwwtoob
est. 2019 †
podcast"Average Joe surf podcast"
Surf podcast I started with my friends. It was going really good and then I flew to Bali and got caught there for 2 years during COVID ;)