#but my bedframe is gone - the one I'm using is too big and hits the wall to easy!

[steffiam]

Big bad Wolf

Summary: you got kidnapped by Zemo and after a little while Stockholm syndrome hits🤷‍♀️

Warnings: implied smut, but no description

Pairing: Zemo/reader, no use of Y/N

A knock on the wooden door made you shift your focus from the book you were reading to the man that had held you captive for a few months now.

He closed the door gently but didn't move further into the room. Instead, he folded his hands behind his back and looked at you.

He had scrunched his long coat a bit while bringing his hands back. That left his upper body and the gun holster he had strapped around his chest area on full display.

Maybe a sign to remind you, that he still had the upper hand.

But his eyes told you differently.

Something had shifted since you last talked to him a few days ago.

The arrogant way, he had held himself was completely gone, had left piece by piece over the past weeks.

Sorrow and regret had laced themselves into his brown eyes as he opened his mouth to speak.

"You are free to go."

The words fell into the silent distance between you.

You simply lacked of words.

"I made a mistake by taking and keeping you here. I regret deeply and apologize for my actions."

He gestured to the door.

"Feel free to leave when you are ready.

Oeznik will take you anywhere you want."

He sounded defeated.

You finally put the book aside. Your hands started trembling.

You didn't want to leave.

Call it Stockholm syndrome if you want, but after countless hours of talking and even laughing with him, you were given the chance to get to know him. And you liked the man that had come to the surface.

He reached for the handle to leave the room as you finally found your voice.

"Wait."

He let go of the door like it burned him and turned to face you.

"Yes, my dear?"

"What if I... don't want to leave?"

You came to your feet to close the distance between you.

Face to face with your kidnapper.

He was confused, his head lightly tilted to one side.

"Come again?"

"I said I'm not leaving."

You looked in his brown eyes.

"There are things that i need to say and .... do, things I would regret if I left them behind."

You gently rest your hands on the leather straps of his holster.

"What would that be, my dear? What would be more important than returning to the people who care about you?"

His voice was a mere whisper, as was yours.

"You talk about the same people that didn't even looked for me?"

Your left hand followed the strap up to his shoulder, then slowly up his neck and over the stubble on his check.

He closed his eyes for a split second, and you could see his Adams apple move as he swallowed hard as he tried to hold his composure.

"What is it then, you want to say and do?"

His eyes bored into yours as he opened them again.

"Let me stay, so I can show you."

You rose to your tip toes to press your lips gently to his for a chaste kiss.

Harmless.

No tongue, no teeth. Just a short contact of your both lips. Before you pulled away.

It felt so good. Better than every dream you dreamed for weeks about this moment.

He was frozen solid in front of you. Eyes closed as he took another deep breath to calm himself.

"Shouldn't have done this, dear. I'm the bad guy in this story. The big bad wolf if you want to say.

Leave, before it's too late.

For both of us."

"If you are the Wolf. I'm red riding hood.

She didn't feared the Wolf. And was later consumed by him.

I trust you not to hurt me, when you consume me..."

You paused as you decided how to address him.

"...Helmut."

That sealed your fate. He gripped you at both sides of your face, thumbs on your cheekbones and the rest of his hand wrapped around your neck, to pull you closer and kiss you with want, passion und lust.

You willing obeyed and opened your mouth the let his tongue in. He let out a moan as you granted him access.

He backed you up until your calves met the bedframe.

You broke the kiss to orientate yourself for a moment and to take one breath of fresh air.

He looked so pretty like this, hair tousled and cheeks covered in a light pink.

"Everything all right my dear? If you changed your mind... run. Run as fast as you can and hope I won't catch you. Because now, that I know how you taste, know how you feel under my hands and that I heard these pretty noises you make... I can't let you go."

You saw a fire in his eyes, you never saw at a man's face before. The want in his eyes made your knees weak,

With another peek to his lips, you changed your both positions. Now he was standing with his back to the bed and you in front of him.

You brought your hands back to his chest before you slightly pushed him. Zemo followed your nonverbal order willingly.

"I do not fear you, Helmut Zemo. And I'm not running.

How often do I have to tell you that I want to be here. Want to be kissed by you, touched by you.

Fucked by you."

He closed his eyes and groaned silently.

"Let's go to my room then. Here are...", he gestured around the room with his hands.

He looked very uncomfortable as you brought up his secret.

"Cameras? I know.

 I know exactly where they are. Where to sit while reading a book, where to drop my towel after I took a bath. And where to lie down while touching myself.

Imagining it is you.

I want to stay here. In this room. In this bed. Where your cameras can record everything."

You lifted your shirt over your head to throw it away.

"Like they recorded our first kiss,"

gone were your trousers.

"I want to record the first time you see me bare in person,"

gone was the bra. You saw him clenching his fist into the bed, like he needed to anchor himself.

"Want to see the look on your face when you touch my skin,"

Only in your panties you started to undress him. Shoes and socks. Then you let your hands wander up, up until you reached the collar of his coat to push his arms out and unbuckle his holster. Then back down until you could snake your way under his shirt.

"Want to record the first moans when I touch you..."

He let out a ragged breath.

His shirt gone. And you worked on his belt and trousers.

"The expression on my face when you enter me",

The only piece of clothing left were his briefs. You laced your fingers in the hem of the boxers as your last sentence left your lips while pushing the fabric down. The last barrier that separated his hard dick from your sight.

"The time you ruin me for every other man"

He snapped and had you pushed into the plush mattress as he kissed, bit and sucked his way from your neck to your drenched panties.

You felt a sharp sting as he teared the fabric apart to discard it careless somewhere.

As much as he was tempted to taste the glistening wetness between your legs, he was to desperate to wait a moment longer to burry himself deep into you.

"You are a minx, my dear. You bewitched me, didn't you..."

"I have many talents, but bewitching someone's mind isn't one of them. I want you, you want me", and closer to his ear, you whispered, "ruin me, big bad wolf. I'm all yours."

#baron zemo #marvel #reader insert #helmut zemo

[karlajoyner]

Stole My Heart Part 2 (Owen Patrick Joyner x Reader)

A/n: Hey guys! I know it’s short and I could have definitely gone in way deeper in the smut but I just don’t know how much you guys want to read into that! So comment and let me knowww also I want to know if you guys think I should start a tag list if so let me know as well so I could put you down for it! And finally send in some requests!!!

Warnings: Somewhat Sexual (16+)

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"You can't be serious Jules" I spoke sitting up from my spot besides Jeremy.

"Do you know how much trouble I'll get into if I get caught?"

"I told you guys she wouldn't do it" Owen said standing up from his spot.

"But no one ever listens to me"

"Come on y/c/n! Julie and the Phantoms needs a manager for the night. Someone to talk business read over the contracts were probably gonna get offered tonight. We need you there" Charlie pleaded standing on the coffee table.

"What about Flynn? Her parents won't kill her for going out on a school night"

"Flynn doesn't know a thing about contracts you took college classes on business"

"Because I had to. I'm just as much of a high schooler as you Jules. I don't understand a thing"

"Says the girl with a 4.5 gpa. I didn't even know the numbers got that high"

"Because your gpa was 2.1" Owen spoke in a sarcastic tone earning a glare from Charlie.

"Look y/c/n you don't have to do it if you don't want to" Jer said taking my hands in his.

"All we're saying is if you did this. For the sake of the band, we'd really appreciate it. You know this is a big night for Julie and the Phantoms. The band. Your boyfriends in might I add" Jeremy spoke giving me puppy dog eyes. I turned to the side noting everyone with hopeful looks in their eyes.

"Seriously? You send in Reggie when all else fails?" I asked.

"Depends. Did it work?" Owen asked figgeting with his fingers. I sighed watching their faces deflate in defeat waiting for the no.

"I-I don't know how I'm gonna sneak out on a school night but I'll be there" I spoke watching my cast mates faces light up as they all jumped up in happiness.

"Yes!" Madison yelled jumping up to come hug me.

"I owe you big time"

"You're my best friend Jules. I'd do anything for you. You know that"

"But you did this for me too right" Jeremy asked extending his arms out for me.

"Of course Reggie. You know I can't resist those puppy dog eyes" I spoke walking into his hug. I smiled as I felt him place a kiss to my forehead.

A worried look plastered itself on my face as we pulled away. Quickly uplifting myself I turned back to the rest of the group. Owen and Charlie dancing happily.

"Julie and the Phantoms is so getting signed tonight! And it's all thanks to you y/c/n!" Charlie yelled high fiving Owen.

"Cut!" Kenny yelled.

A smile forming on my face as we all were able to break character.

"Come on babe we need to disinfect you" Owen said jokingly wiping away the spot Jeremy had kissed making everyone laugh out loud.

"Hey! Be lucky I didn't aim for the lips Joyner"

"There right here Jer!" Owen yelled puckering his own lips making me burst out in laughter as his arms wrapped around my waist.

I waited for everyone to disperse for lunch before turning to look up at my boyfriend who already had his eyes on me.

"Hey you"

"Hey you" He repeated smiling at me.

"Your a dork you know that?"

"And your hot. You know something about you acting just-"

"Turns you on?" I giggled feeling something poking at my leg.

"Seriously Owen it's like 12:00 o'clock in the morning and your horny"

"Have you seen yourself? Look it's lunch and no ones in Julie's room. We'll be quick" He whispered placing a kiss behind my ear.

"Seriously?" I whispered yelled.

"Come on baby please. I need you so bad right now" Owen said pulling me closer of it was even possible. I slightly groaned feeling his hard on press deeper into my thigh.

"What if we get caught?" I asked looking around to make sure no one was paying attention to us.

"We won't" He insisted.

"What is it with you and that set?" I asked dragging him towards the house making sure not to look suspicious.

"Maybe it's cause I never got to screw you in it" He whispered in my ear as we entered it.

Quietness filling the air. We hurriedly rushed upstairs knowing we didn't have a lot of time before people questioned where we were.

"Owen" I moaned as he pushed me up against the door not even waiting until we were inside to attack my neck.

"Mmm" He mumbled against my skin. Fumbling with the door knob behind me.

As soon as it was opened he hoisted me off the floor walking into the room. I began to nip at his neck knowing Sonya was gonna have a field day with him for the one.

"Really babe? A hickey" He panted shutting the door behind him with his foot.

"It's called payback" I said before he tossed me onto the bed immediately removing his shirt.

"In a rush?" I asked biting my lip.

"We don't have time for foreplay baby" He said tugging on my shirt as well. I sighed realizing he was right. He was quick to remove the his jeans and boxers not wasting any time.

Making sure to be as quiet as possible was a task when we could be caught at any moment. But it was definitely worth it.

We walked out of the house trying to not look suspicious. Realizing a few people had already begun returning to set for the next scene.

"Y/n!" I heard a familiar voice.

"Jadah!" I smiled at the young girl who ran up to hug me.

"Hey Owen" She said as she pulled away.

"Hi" He said waving slightly.

"Sacha told me I'd probably find you two together. I was wondering if we could run some lines together later. You know for our scene"

"Of course" I smiled.

"Hey guys" Charlie said walking up with Jeremy by his side.

"Woah guys you look rough" Jeremy spoke towards us.

"Yeah I think you should head back to hair and makeup before the next scene" Jadah commented as well.

My eyes widened really in taking Owens look. His hair was tousled, he looked like he was glistening under bright lights, and he just appeared completely disheveled.

As soon as Charlie noticed my face realization hit him.

"Don't" I muttered pointing out that Jadah was here and it was not the time.

"Don't what?" The girl asked.

"Nothing, nothing"

"It's obviously something. I know you'll tell me later so I'm just gonna go find mads" She smiled before skipping away. As soon as she was out of earshot I heard Charlie begin to laugh.

"Seriously?" He asked earning a confused look from Jeremy and Owen.

"What?" Jer asked.

"You can't tell dude? Look at them" Charlie spoke pointing towards us.

Jeremy took a step back taking in our appearance as my cheeks began to burn.

"Where?" He asked once he realized what had happened.

"You don't wanna know"

"Why not?"

"Because we still have a few more scenes to film in there" I spoke as Owen wrapped an arm around my waist.

"How'd you get her to do it?" Charlie asked the blonde who just smirked.

"It didn't take a lot of convincing"

"Owen" I scolded him.

"Sorry" He said sheepishly.

"Geez guys you just couldn't wait til later when we're not in the middle of filming"

"We were on a break" As soon as Owen said that Kenny came up to us breaking our conversation.

"Hey guys. So were shooting the skate scene next. We need a new board replacement for Julie's bedframe. The old one broke somehow so I'll see you boys in a bit" Kenny spoke before leaving.

My eyes widened along with Owens. Knowing Charlie and Jeremy were never gonna let us live this down.

#owen patrick joyner #owen joyner #julie and the phantoms #julie molina #madison reyes #charlie gillespie #luke patterson #jeremy shada #reggie jatp #alex jatp #luke jatp

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Hey /r/Entrepreneur, I’m Denver, aka /u/LoomaHome!I’ve lurked here for a very long time, and being a follower of this subreddit + /r/MaleLivingSpace has been a big part of starting my business, so I’m excited to share.Along with my business partner, Ishaan, I’m a co-founder at Looma, makers of expertly curated and ethically-sourced bedding sets (and more decor stuff soon). We’ve been working on the business for almost a year now and we just launched yesterday!We’ve been on two quests: building a modular ecosystem of bedding and home decor products that fit seamlessly together and figuring out how to sell the softest possible organic, and fair-trade products for half the price of everyone else, and we think we nailed it.One of my favorite things are “How I did it” posts, getting an insider perspective on how Redditors have built their businesses, usually in industries I don’t know anything about. Since /r/Entrepreneur has helped me during this journey, I’d like to lay out my “Mental Framework” for how I approached business, in hopes that it could give someone out there a starting point for chasing their big idea too.But first, a little context, so you know how I got started. Backstory[TL;DR below]After graduating from college, I bounced around between the East and West coasts for different jobs. With every move, I’d go through my stuff and ask, “Is this really worth taking with me?”Usually the answer was “no.” So, I was arriving in my new city with few belongings, which meant I had to start all over to furnish my space. I’d get a few cheap things, live in the new city for a while, take another job offer, move again, leave behind all the cheap stuff, repeat. I absolutely hated redecorating, because it was so hard to make each new place feel like home. First a bedframe and mattress, then sheets, an area rug, side table, desk, wall art, and so on. I was becoming Ikea/Target’s #1 customer. Browsing aisle by aisle had become an obligatory pastime, and I kept asking myself “Why is this such a painful process?” and “How can I find someone else to do this for me?”Around that same time of my bedroom/existential breakdown, I had a month and a half between my move and my job’s start date, so I visited my one of my best friends from college, Ishaan, who’s from India. I had planned on spending a week with Ishaan then tour around to see all of the big sites (obligatory Taj Mahal pic). But instead of touring the country, I was mostly fascinated by Ishaan’s family business. He had gone back after college to run the textile mill his grandfather’s grandfather had started in the 1800s. Coming from a world of corporate offices and Excel spreadsheets, I was fascinated by the processes, the people, and the business behind textiles. Watching raw materials go in one side and finished products come out the other was incredibly satisfying.Back in the US, I was still thinking about that mill, while sitting in my studio apartment filled with hodge-podge decor that never quite right. Like Steve Jobs’ once said in one of my favorite speeches ever, the dots only connect when you’re looking backward. It hit me: What if Ishaan and I started a business that provided modular decor? You pick a theme you like, and then simply buy everything, from sheets to rugs and small decorations, that’s been curated for you in that same theme?Given that Ishaan could manage the raw materials & production aspects, and that bedding is one of the easiest and fastest ways to change the look of an entire room, I figured that bedding would be the logical first step, and then we could expand our offerings from there. I pitched my plan to Ishaan, he was onboard, and Looma was born!TL;DR version: Recent college grad got tired of figuring out how to redecorate every time he moved for a new job. Goes to visit friend in India while between jobs. Finds out friend’s family is in textiles, becomes fascinated by the business. Goes back to the States and starts a company with friend, to help people easily decorate their spaces with curated looks, and figures bedding is a good place to start. Looma begins! Analyzing the MarketWe had a vision for the customer pain point we wanted to solve, but we still needed to figure out exactly where we would fit into the broader market, and how things operate today. We broke down our market research into 3 buckets: supply chain, distribution, and consumer behavior.If you’re wondering where to find this type of info a great start is a google search of: “industry primer”First a size check: We knew the market was big, but not this big. In the US alone, home textiles (bedding, rugs & bath) is a $15 billion market annually.Supply Chain: Despite online & direct to consumer models starting to pop up, we found the vast majority of volume of the global home textile market is via outsourced manufacturing and brand licensing agreements. Much like Luxxotica owns 90% of the eyewear market, the same 4/5 manufacturers own 90% of the brands you’ve bought bedding from. It works like this: Manufacturer A pays Brand X, Y and Z to sell sheets with the Brand X, Y or Z labels on it. Brands love it because its free money for zero effort, but the problem for consumers is that most manufacturers are more concerned with volume than quality, with the overall effect being a reduction in competition – causing prices to steadily rise while quality doesn’t.So I can assure you, Tommy Hilfiger didn’t actually design any beds, someone at Indocount or Himatsingka did.Distribution: The distribution split in home goods is around 75% in-store 25% online, with the online portion growing extremely rapidly (less than 20% of sales 3 years ago). In-store distribution is split between big box brands who wholesale other brand’s products (Target, Bed Bath & Beyond) and specialty retail (West Elm, Crate & Barrel, etc.) who primarily sell their own brand. Online is split between Amazon and independent e-commerce (Brooklinen, Parachute, et al.).Consumer Behavior: Consumers repurchase rates are moderate tending to replace sheets every 18-24 months. There were fewer resources that specifically catalogued consumer behavior when it came specifically to bedding, so we used SurveyMonkey & Google Surveys to gather our own data. Based on our survey work we found that consumers brand recall & brand loyalty is extremely low. The surveys also showed that the future of online sales was bright with over 55% of customers considering purchasing bedding online for their next buying cycle.Our major takeaways from the research were:· The overall market is massive· The supply chain is dominated by incumbents with no incentive to improve quality· Online is the minority today but explodingEach finding pointed to the huge growth prospects for digital-first brands. Despite how overhyped “Millennials are killing [x]” headlines are, new buying habits (online) paired with general distain for the current players means a huge opportunity to cater to consumers in a new way.We want to create a brand that delights consumers, creates loyalty, and will become the no brainer go-to when buying anything for a bedroom. To do that, we know we have to do things that others aren’t. The Business BlueprintPutting the pieces together, we centered everything around one question: how do we delight the new breed of digital-first customers?Product: How do we delight customers with our product?The first step was to think of product as not just the physical goods, but the buying experience too. As I thought about my own hatred for decorating, it really boiled down to not knowing how to put pieces together in a cohesive way. We wanted to bring the same curation & ease-of-purchase focus that is so popular in Apparel (“shop this look”), to home goods. Today, whether it’s online or in-store, most bedding is sold piece by piece in separate sheet sets, duvet covers, comforters, blankets, throws, pillows etc. So we created a product line is focused on bundling and pre-curated bedroom “recipes” that are guaranteed to look good together. By making our product both the physical item and the more streamlined path to purchasing it, we're hoping to set ourselves apart from the average buying experience.Price & Quality: How can we delight customers with high quality materials and a mass market price?The vast majority of people we surveyed were “meh” on their bedding, except the group in the luxury segment. The luxury consumers totally reversed the trend with strong brand recall and loyalty. The takeaway: quality benefits exist, but you have to really spend to get it.So the question was: how to bring luxury bedding quality & loyalty at a price point that the other 98% of the market can afford? Brands like Parachute and Boll & Branch successfully brought Frette quality ($1,200+ sets) to the $450-650 price range by going direct to consumer and cutting out the retail/wholesale markups, but to bring that quality to the $250-$350 price point would require far more than changing sales channels from offline to online.This happens to be our secret sauce. Back to the origin story, Ishaan & his family have been in Textiles for over 100 years. I came to him to ask if it was possible to bring that $1,000 sheets quality to the mass market. The answer was no. Not if we went to the outsourced manufacturers like in-store brands and the other direct to consumer brands like Parachute. The only possible way would be to deal with the farmers growing the ultra-lux organic cotton directly rather than buying from regional or national cotton traders (not an easy task, most organic cotton is grown on small independent farms, so we’d have to reach out to a number of them individually), then we’d have to bring most of the major finishing processes in-house (like spinning the cotton yarn, weaving it, and cutting & sewing it). People outsource for a reason: it’s much easier. But with every outsourced process comes another markup, and we couldn’t afford that.So we followed the plan. We’re bringing the absolute highest quality GOTS Organic, Fair-Trade Certified linens to the market at a price that is literally unbeatable. Check out a quick comparison chart. Our complete foundation set (sheet set + duvet cover) is just $279. Compare that to Parachute at $550 (Organic but not Fair Trade), and Brooklinen at $249 (Not Organic, Not Fair Trade, Value Quality at Premium Price).ChannelWhere to sell? Amazon, wholesale, our own website? Where can we best meet our customer to give them a delightful experience?Right off the bat Wholesale wouldn’t work for us. Typically when brands sell wholesale they have to take a 40-60% cut on their regular retail price. So that effectively means brands that wholesale spend less than 30% of the retail price of the product on the actual materials & construction.Amazon has a ton of benefits, primarily built-in foot traffic. It’s a marketplace with high intent customers that are already searching for bedding and probably already have their payment information saved. On top of that, if you use Fulfilled By Amazon, they take the headache out of shipping. That’s super compelling. On the downside, Amazon takes a fat commission on sales, limits customization of the listing page, knows your exact sales data & popularity (Hello new Amazon Brand in your category), and generally owns the user experience throughout the purchase. In the end it’s something we’re going to continue to consider, but not right for us at this point.So we settled on selling via our own e-commerce website. Pros for us were the ability to customize the user experience with things like style quiz flows, owning all of our user data, and most importantly no marketplace commissions on our sales, but the cost was high, and not for everyone. When choosing independent e-com you have to balance with knowing it’s very expensive to bring traffic to your site, there’s a big upfront cost to developing a scale-ready website, and other headaches like integrating your sales systems with logistics systems. Sourcing & Other ResourcesIn Looma’s case, we haven’t had to search for manufacturing partners the same way most new companies do, but after working with manufacturers for non-core pieces of the business (like packaging) here are my thoughts on sources & best practices for reaching out:Alibaba: There are entire guides for this, but 1) always check how long each supplier has been in business + what their revenue last year was. If it’s less than 2 years old and/or their revenue is under $1 million, that can be a red flag that they’re not a reliable supplier, or too new to know their reputation. There are probably 10 other options in the same category with a more reliable background, reach out to them. 2) Reach out to at least 5 suppliers with your list of requirements for any product you’re looking for – even if you see a listing that looks perfect. A lot can be learned from the speed and level of professionalism in responses. After you narrow down to a few attentive suppliers don’t be afraid to push back on Price or Minimum Order Quantities. These responses are valuable too for determining who might be a good long term partner, not just supplier.IndiaMART: The Alibaba of India. Unfortunately they are much less organized and don’t have an internal chat feature like Alibaba. Be prepared to receive 10s of calls from suppliers if you give them your number. One big upside is that it can be a great place to source if you put in the effort, and a lot of the time I’ve found suppliers on IndiaMart are more willing to lower MOQs for new accounts.PortExaminer.com: While this isn’t a source supplier, you still shouldn’t overlook this resource. This is a bit of an insider secret, but import records into the United States are public record. That means you can look up your competitors and figure out exactly who they’re buying from!Sometimes you can’t find the exact records you’re searching for, but if you can, you can contact the same source suppliers your competitors are using, and ask for quotes for products that are similar to your competitor’s. Once you have a quote, you know how much your competitor is spending to manufacture their product, and you can figure out if you’re able to beat that price, and with higher quality.PackagingThere are two ways to go here. US companies like BoxUp.com, Packlane.com or Lumi.com tend to be expensive, or you could test the waters of direct from China packaging on Alibaba. For the seasoned expert, Alibaba makes sense, but if you’re just getting started, I 100% recommend a more expensive US option who will ensure quality.LogisticsGreat! Now your product is in a cool box, ready to be delivered by...someone. By far, my favorite freight forwarder is Flexport. Hands down the easiest, most intuitive, and modern freight forwarding service out there; I highly recommend them.PlatformFor our eCommerce we decided to use Shopify. They had the lowest barriers to entry and offered acceptable levels of customization.For our inventory management, we chose Ordoro. Shoutout to /u/gdpics from Ordoro for the great customer service! Final ThoughtsWhatever your plans and budget are, know that it will take 3x as long and cost 10x as much. Figure out your costs and estimate your schedule, and then pump it up. Give yourself plenty of buffer, because you will hit unexpected costs and scheduling holdups, and if you’re not prepared, it’ll knock you flat.Have a strong list of advisors and try to get as big and diverse of a roster as you can. I cold emailed so many people I considered to be my “Dream Experts,” but I also reached out to some people who I knew excelled at the lower-level functioning stuff, too.I wrote my emails to these people like, “This is what I’m up to, and this is why I’d love to have your expertise on this.” I was honestly shocked at how many people responded to me, and I now have an incredible board of advisors I can contact about different concerns and questions: Zander Lurie (CEO of Surveymonkey), Kory Stevens (CEO of Taft /u/therealtaftclothing), Brian Magida (Performance Marketing at Warby Parker), and a ton of others. Find those people, show them that you’re serious and know what you’re talking about, and you might be surprised how many of them are willing to help you, if you’re respectful of their time.Founding a company is a mental health game, and you need to take that seriously. Even though I’m technically a co-founder with one of my best friends, he’s on the other side of the world handling logistics over there, so sometimes it can feel like I’m a solo founder. Find someone — preferably a friend who isn’t involved in your business — who is willing to be a listening ear and sympathizer for those moments when you’re overwhelmed.Finally, once you’re at an acceptable level, just launch. You could go bankrupt trying to make everything absolutely perfect. There are still some things about Looma I want to tweak and change, but really, it’s ready for the next phase, so we’re pulling the lever and we’re rolling! /r/Entrepreneur, thanks for listening, and I really hope this was interesting for you guys. Thanks for being such a great community, and please, if there’s anything in this overview that you’d like more specific info on, ask! As for Looma, we launched yesterday on Kickstarter, and we we're already 75% funded!! Go grab an earlybird discount while the stock lasts!

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