Best products from r/entrepeneur
We found 5 comments on r/entrepeneur discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 4 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. AmazonBasics Portable Foldable Photo Studio Box with LED Light - 25 x 30 x 25 Inches
- No assembly required with set-up in less than a minute; Collapses into a thin, portable, and durable portfolio case.
- Measures 25'' x 30'' x 25'' to fit a variety of product sizes; Includes power supply, user manual, and pre-installed removable bright-white backdrop.
- High output built-in LED lights for handheld photography with a camera or smartphone. Lights are positioned for optimum contrast, and provide 5600k daylight balanced LEDs with high Color Rendering Index (CRI) for consistent color. An extra light provides directional light modelling like in a photo studio, giving better highlights, contrast, and shape to product images.
- A front 3-door system maximizes image angles while reducing outside reflections, and a top hole enables imaging from above.
- Compatible with Amazon Seller app; Shoot, edit, and directly upload catalog images to Amazon.
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3. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
- If you want to build a better future, you must believe in secrets.
- The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find singular ways to create those new things.
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4. LUCID Protector, Queen
- 100% Waterproof - repels all liquids including bodily fluids, perspiration, urine and accidental spills - machine washable protection
- Noiseless and comfortable hypoallergenic cotton terry surface and polyurethane backing allergy-causing dust and bacteria from living in your mattress - safe for children and pets
- Fully-elasticized fitted sheet style with deep pockets designed to fit mattresses up to 22 inches deep
- Ultra-Thin design is breathable, quiet and sleeps cool without changing the feel of your mattress
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> I have a lot of friends and family interested in my products
That's typical, they should be supporting you. Have you done research into your target market?
>I live in Orlando, and to be honest, aside from LUSH, there's not really anything like it going on.
Respectfully calling bullshit. I do not know your area, as someone selling to people in your profession, farmers markets, popup markets and boutique stores are chock full of people selling home made soaps, some of which are "real" wiccan.
Some very rudimentary googling brings up a number of manufacturers of soap that are in local farmers markets and online in Orlando... Not to mention Etsy being flooded with online options and an instructional book.
If you expect to make headways you'll need to be realistic about what you'll be facing. Kickstarter won't sell your product, nor will a strong online presence, you need to define benefits understand your ideal client and figure out how to get in front of them.
I do wish you good luck, keep us updated!
I think the colour palette feels very... industrial, I would play with that and talk to people about what kind of colours best suit your company. I'm not sure about the company, whether it's outsourcing these products however if you're taking the pictures of the razors, consider grabbing a white box, and a light to take the pictures rather than over a wood grain. You can make something like this at home for a few dollars.
https://www.amazon.ca/AmazonBasics-EP53-010723-Portable-Photo-Studio/dp/B01GIL6EU4/ref=asc_df_B01GIL6EU4/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=292974284305&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18068417753329043996&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001329&hvtargid=pla-367303678037&psc=1
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It's well designed from a user perspective, but there are some tweaks that should be made.
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>You should add "display: flex" to it's CSS code, so that when in mobile view the icons appear side-by-side.
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>The above code, however would not maintain normal functionality in desktop mode, play with containers and such and see what can be done to fix that. Obviously conditional viewport styling would work as you have that already.
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>You should add "padding-bottom: 32px" so that it doesn't smooch with the footer.
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The search bar overlaps with the logo on the top on mobile, which could result in annoying and unwanted redirection.
I liked Zero to One by Peter Thiel & Blake Masters. I found that book both insightful and very easy to digest. I tore through it rather quickly. It's a bit more philosophical than it is hard and practical, but it really makes sense. I am currently reading The Lean Startup, but I am too early into it to form an opinion.
http://www.amazon.com/Zero-One-Notes-Startups-Future/dp/0804139296
> Other overhead includes a decent-sized warehouse that probably runs them $50K annual including utilities, and quite likely a truck or two.
They could potentially just send everything into FBA with no quality control, correct?
On top of Amazon's 15% commission, what does an average order look like for a Prime-shipped FBA'd item?
https://www.amazon.com/LUCID-Hypoallergenic-Waterproof-Mattress-Protector/dp/B00A2G9VFM
The seller gets that item manufactured in China
They ship it overseas right into an FBA warehouse
They have to pay the... $7-$10 shipping fee to ship it to a customer, no? $17 - $7 is $10. 15% Amazon fee: $8.50. The cost of the product has to be in the ball park of $3. $5.50. How much do storage fees cost? What about import tariffs, etc.?
You seem very knowledgable on this topic. Are you an FBA seller?