Chris Koerner on The Koerner Office Podcast

Lucas and Jon made $400 per hour last year flipping electronics.

Lucas is 20. Jon is 19. Both started this while in high school.

Their first bulk order: $5,000 worth of untested electronics from Denmark. 500 units at $10 each.

They made $5,000 profit in 15 hours of work.

Some of their best flips:
- VCRs bought for $2 sell for $100
- Camcorders bought for $10 sell for $300
- Digital cameras picked up at yard sales for $1 go for $150 on eBay

They source from e-waste suppliers, thrift stores, yard sales, and cold calls to recycling centers. Then flip everything on eBay or to bulk buyers.

They made 1,000 cold calls to find 5-6 reliable suppliers. One bad batch cost them $5,000.

In this episode they break down the playbook
- To go from $0 to $5K/month
- Why VCRs are a 50x markup right now
- And how to use Facebook Marketplace and eBay in the same city to print money.

I love seeing stuff like this! What have i told you?? There is a business in everything!

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I talked to a guy who built an $8 million window washing business in Australia.

His first customers were all friends and family.

And that is the whole secret.

Most people cant do that. They're too proud to cold call. Too afraid to ask a neighbor if they need their car detailed or windows washed.

He simply had no pride. He didn't even need to not fear failure, because failure simply looked like an unused bottle of windex.

You already have 300-500 people in your orbit. What are they paying for right now?

Oil changes
Home cleaning
Window washing
Pressure washing
Car detailing
Landscaping
Handyman stuff

Don't you think you could find 50 people to let you detail their car every month for $150?

You don't need money for a course. Just YouTube. The cost of failure is almost $0.

A leader at my church once said,

“The study of the doctrines of the gospel will improve behavior quicker than a study of behavior will improve behavior."

And I'd change that to say,

"The act of doing business will improve your business skills quicker than studying business skills."

I bet if you lost everything today you'd do it to feed your family.

Business ownership isn't for everyone, but if you think it's for you, just do it.

Follow me ‪@thekoerneroffice‬ for more content like this!

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I paid $750 to get my dog to throw up.

I walked into that ER vet clinic armed with Claude and they didn’t know what to do with me.

“My dog ingested 704mg of theobromine in brownie form. He needs a shot of apomorphine and then some activated charcoal. I gave him 4 tbs of hydrogen peroxide but it didn’t work.”

They looked at me like I was crazy.

Doesn’t everyone convert the % dark + ounces of chocolate to theobromine and divide by the kg weight of their dog?

I was promptly shown a $750 invoice, paid it via Apple Pay, and they gave him the shot and he threw up brownies.

The chocolate chips were still whole. He never showed symptoms before or since.

Then they checked his heart rate and said “it’s 170. We need to keep him here overnight for observation. That’s very high. Here’s another invoice for $2,200.”

I said “well he’s a puppy surrounded by other dogs and he’s been freaking out this entire time. Can we take him to a private room to let him chill for a few minutes and measure his heart rate then?”

Sure.

It was to 130 within 5 minutes. Eve thing was cordial.

They gave him 100ml of charcoal + 400ml subq and released us.

Do we need vets? YES! Should we use Claude? ALSO YES!

Was this clinic owned by private equity and has liability and financial incentives in mind?

Yes.

Was the vet an amazing human with my dog’s best interest in mind?

Also yes.

I wanted a person that had seen thousands of dogs and an AI tool that had seen millions.

It doesn’t have to be one or the other.

But don’t be afraid to push back and go with your gut. Never forget that incentives run everything.

Today I’m grateful for the unstoppable duo of humans + technology.

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A message to all my future podcast guests, wherever you might be right now:

I got an email last week from a podcast guest who didn't want to share their revenue numbers on the show.

He said his buddies might see it and think he's bragging.

I get it. Talking about money is weird. When you don't have it, you're embarrassed. When you do have it, you're also embarrassed. Just in a different way.

But here's what I told him, and here's what the data actually shows.

1/ Videos where guests share real numbers get 3x to 4x more views than the ones where they stay vague. It's not even close.

It would be like watching a football game but never knowing the score. The score is the measuring stick. It provides credibility to the whole thing.

2/ Distribution has never been more expensive. OpenAI just paid $200 million for a business podcast smaller than mine. Why? Because the podcast had built-in trust and distribution. That has never been more valuable.

3/ The better our episode does, the more potential customers, partners, vendors, and investors you get your message in front of.

4/ YouTube's algorithm tracks something they call Viewer Satisfaction. Does the actual content match the title and thumbnail? If people leave satisfied, YouTube pushes the video to a broader audience. If they leave unsatisfied because we teased numbers and didn't deliver, the video dies.

5/ If you're still worried, here's the middle ground: share gross revenue and margins, skip personal take-home and net worth. Talk in ranges instead of exact numbers. Mid-seven-figures. Around 30% margins. You get the credibility boost. Your friends still have no idea what you actually pocket.

Appearing on this podcast or any podcast of this size for that matter, is transformative. The amount of revenue, relationships, and opportunities it has opened up for them has been immeasurable.

I often say “you can just do things”, but also, "you can just share the numbers" as well.

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I have 2 types of entrepreneurial friends:

1. Calls to tell me all about a new business idea.

"Should I do it?"

"Yes!" I tell them. I give them actionable advice and tips.

They don't launch.

2. Calls to tell me about a biz they just started. Usually going great, too.

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Rule #1 of dealing with vendors, customers, ANYONE late on paying you back:

Never ever ever believe a word they say until the money they owe has cleared in your bank account.

They are experts at kicking the can down the road and sounding convincing. Follow up MERCILESSLY!

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Most of the most successful biz leaders of all time were jerks and/or terrible husbands and fathers.

But they're all we read about, talk about & emulate. That's a problem.

It's very possible (& even common) to become a billionaire and also be a great person.

But seemingly impossible to be a generational business GOAT and also be a great person.

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Watch your employees walk into work.

Walking slowly? Head down?

Watch as they leave.

Speed walking? Pep in their step?

If so, you may have someone that needs:

- Better workplace culture
- Empathy
- More training

Work shouldn’t suck.

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Imagine inheriting a beachfront lot and building a crappy 1,000 sqft spec home on it.

Paul inherited the perfect SEO agency name and chose to run for office with it.

Maybe his kids will carry the torch of respected internet marketer instead.

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This blows my mind.

Nuts sourced from 23 different countries and almost every continent.

In my hand in Texas for a mere $11.98.

Capitalism is unstoppable.

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