That's a long story of sorts. But I'll shorten it.
I was already making soap, and everyone loved it, so I wanted to turn it into a business. But, there are thousands of ppl that make Handmade soap. It's a saturated market. You need a niche. A segmented part of the population that is your market.
I was already a Bitcoiner.
Well, as everyone knows, I have a lot of respect for both
@ODELL , and
@Jeff Booth , and have consistently been watching them for years. They have helped steer me in the right direction the vast majority of the time. Both were touting Nostr. It intrigued me.
Odell's main argument was for freedom of speech, non censorsorable communication. I definitely liked that.
Jeff had the same take, but said something that struck me. He said that it was like being one of the first to Bitcoin. That if you got into this early (Nostr), it would be of great benefit. Especially as a business, content creator, etc. You would create a huge following.
Both of them have also been huge proponents of using Bitcoin, not only as a Store of Value, but as a Medium of Exchange. Without which, Bitcoin is useless.
So all this rattled around in my head for a few days, maybe weeks. And one day, I put it all together.
My soap + Nostr + Bitcoin= success
So I figured out how to get on Nostr having no idea what I was doing, but I did. And the first person to follow me was the Nostr CEO himself
@Derek Ross. He held my hand at first to show me how to do things.
And boom! I started selling my soap. Slow at first, but then increasing exponentially. And now, I actually make a living from it, while stacking Sats for my families future, and doing my part to further both Bitcoin, and Nostr in the way that I can.
It's been a fantastic 20 months, and I'll always be grateful to all that steered me, guided me, and helped me along the way.
So, figure out your idea, and then...
Just do it! 🫡
