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begreen622 OP t1_j84q8w1 wrote

Reply to comment by CentralHarlem in IamA entrepreneur who sold his house on the ocean to bake chocolate chip cookies. Today, 11yrs & $2.5million later we're at the end of the road. by begreen622

I have good intuition; can spot opportunity, develop great niche products to fulfill a perceived need that I feel I can handle. It's been a long road, many great experiences. What we are experiencing is a temporary setback. We have love and I have no regrets.

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begreen622 OP t1_j84pc3a wrote

Reply to comment by TylerJWhit in IamA entrepreneur who sold his house on the ocean to bake chocolate chip cookies. Today, 11yrs & $2.5million later we're at the end of the road. by begreen622

We dropped the claim and would have the day the idiot contacted us, if she would have and that's where the rub is. She didn't take responsibility as a "public servant" to have contacted us before taking drastic unwarranted action. She cost me big money and our employees their livelihoods. All to promote herself.

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Reply to comment by cadenhead in IamA entrepreneur who sold his house on the ocean to bake chocolate chip cookies. Today, 11yrs & $2.5million later we're at the end of the road. by begreen622

no. It was a ignorant move by the DA. Any intelligent responsible DA would have given notice so the "issue" could be resolved. Still in business but I lost 2 major customers who still accounted for over $1million in sales annually. 12 people lost their jobs. Fault of a overzealous DA trying to advance herself by taking irresponsible/wrong action

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Reply to comment by BrazenBull in IamA entrepreneur who sold his house on the ocean to bake chocolate chip cookies. Today, 11yrs & $2.5million later we're at the end of the road. by begreen622

I've invested much more. I first began with less than $20k on my first product that received a great deal of acclaim. I built and expanded around that. Times are very different now. It is MUCH more difficult to bootstrap $20k into millions of dollars. My cookie project began with $800k net from the sale of our house. Unless you are in high technology I think it is very very very difficult to bootstrap a enterprise today. Shark Tank is NOT the way to go. The sharks end up controlling you and your original inspiration gets compromised for dollars. Creating wealth for the Sharks is what Shark Tank is about.

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begreen622 OP t1_j84hqyl wrote

Reply to comment by RadioRoyale in IamA entrepreneur who sold his house on the ocean to bake chocolate chip cookies. Today, 11yrs & $2.5million later we're at the end of the road. by begreen622

I believe in kavanna -the power of intention and and good will. I try to follow my inspiration and it may not a "solid" way to proceed but I have good instincts and sense and it's always led me will. I definitely believe in God -you can never fool God

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begreen622 OP t1_j84gnx2 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in IamA entrepreneur who sold his house on the ocean to bake chocolate chip cookies. Today, 11yrs & $2.5million later we're at the end of the road. by begreen622

We developed a cat litter box scoop that we didn't market because of the immense barriers to trade in the pet industry. I invested $25k in tooling and making a incredible video however in the industry you are dead without Petco and Petsmart. You will never survive with the independent stores. I still have the tooling and will introduce it down the line because it is a great safety and convenience item

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begreen622 OP t1_j84g3bo wrote

Reply to comment by cadenhead in IamA entrepreneur who sold his house on the ocean to bake chocolate chip cookies. Today, 11yrs & $2.5million later we're at the end of the road. by begreen622

It actually wasn't too hard. His secret was serving his cookies fresh and still warm. Judy and I began baking at home and tested in Farmers Markets around L.A. We actually greatly improved his cookie by employing butter and higher quality chocolate chips. Judy and I tested for weeks and weeks and found that the real "truth" of a chocolate chip cookie is discovered about 36 hours after baking.

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begreen622 OP t1_j84b9u1 wrote

Reply to comment by cadenhead in IamA entrepreneur who sold his house on the ocean to bake chocolate chip cookies. Today, 11yrs & $2.5million later we're at the end of the road. by begreen622

no. It was a ignorant move by the DA. Any intelligent responsible DA would have given notice so the "issue" could be resolved. Still in business but I lost 2 major customers who still accounted for over $1million in sales annually. 12 people lost their jobs. Fault of a overzealous DA trying to advance herself by taking irresponsible/wrong action

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