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9/15-9/21 Consumer Focus + Business Card Designs

Ryan M

During the weekend, I talked to my cousin, Mike. He helped me realize that I needed to figure out who my target consumer is and cater my website towards them. Thus, I updated the six featured images on the homepage … Continue reading 9/15-9/21 Consumer Focus + Business Card Designs

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9/8 – 9/14 Self doubt

Ryan M

This past weekend, I tried to did not think about my startup. With fresh eyes on Monday, I had doubts. I questioned my drive and passion for pursuing my startup. To reduce my negative thoughts spiraling out of control, I tried to pinpoint where this self doubt arose from: my expectations of the future and comparing it to its current condition. It was hard to accept, but soon after, I realized I needed to take baby steps and expand day by day. Continue reading 9/8 – 9/14 Self doubt

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8/21-8/29 Transferring footage+Business Cards+Relax

Ryan M

8/21-8/24: Geez… I did not know how difficult it was to airdrop 9 hours worth of footage from an iPhone to a PC. This probably took me around 4 hours to do! Fortunately, I had the patience to actually do it, but I learned that it’s probably easier if I used a GoPro. And Julian, if you’re reading this, we still have to watch all the footage and edit the videos for the awesome viewers out there! I’ve done most of the heavy lifting and transferring of footage and I have everything on a flashdrive. Hopefully we can make more … Continue reading 8/21-8/29 Transferring footage+Business Cards+Relax

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8/20 Medium + WordPress

Ryan M

The main mantra for my startup is transparency is key. So in order to be transparent to not only my employees (friends) I wanted to be transparent with you all! In order to do that, I realized I needed to create a Blog that is updated daily. I started with Medium, but then realized the website also has a built in blog section. The website was a helpful way to organize all aspects of the startup. I was able to showcase pictures, contents, and blog posts. It took me a while to make it look nice, but it was worth … Continue reading 8/20 Medium + WordPress

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8/19 YouTube

Ryan M

After my vacation, I realized that I needed multiple platforms, not just Instagram, to outreach to more people. So I decided to make a YouTube account for Traveling Toolbox. I have followed many YouTubers (such as JustKiddingFilms and Jeremy Jahns) and because of them, I wanted to have my own channel so others can relate to me on a more personal level aside from pictures and blogs. Thus, the creation of Traveling Toolbox on YouTube was created! Continue reading 8/19 YouTube

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8/5 – 8/8 The Team

Ryan M

The next big step was to recruit my team. From the beginning, I had a clear vision of what checkmate would look like, but I did not know what the small steps preceding it were. All I knew for sure was that I needed trustworthy friends because the “chess game” would not end in a couple of minutes, but rather a couple of years. The very first person I recruited was Matt. He was a very good friend of mine since middle school and he had more knowledge in app development than I ever will. Next was Kevin. He was … Continue reading 8/5 – 8/8 The Team