Q&A: “When’s the best time to start a seasonal business?”
If you’re not trying to be Jeff Bezos selling Christmas trees (his original business), you still might want a business that only operates one part of the year. In that situation, when is the best time to start ramping up?
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Episode 2159
Little known fact about Jeff Bezos: he got his start selling Christmas trees. Why didn’t he stick with it? Because he found something just a bit more profitable. Maybe one problem was that Christmas trees did not ship well. Also, no one wanted Christmas Tree Prime—it was a total flop. But also, Christmas trees are a seasonal business. If you’re not trying to be Jeff Bezos, you still might want a business that only operates one part of the year. In that situation, when is the best time to start ramping up?“This is Melissa from Bloomington, Indiana. I have an idea for a side business that's probably too late for this year. I actually thought of it while listening to one of the archive episodes about a woman who wrote personalized letters from Santa. Like I said, I think I'll need to wait a while, but being too late for this year means I can plan ahead for 2023. Without getting into the details of the specific idea, imagine I had to have everything ready to go by December 1. When should I start working on it to hit that deadline?”Listen to today's episode to learn more... Yours in the revolution,
