Day 25 - First Day of Ads
Day 25: First day of Facebook ads! 29 clicks, $0.28 CPC, 728 impressions, zero calls. Are these numbers good? Plus, got help from a sponsor. Learning every day.
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Day 24 - The Ad is LIVE
Day 24: The Facebook ad is finally LIVE! Cleaned my garage as a test, created image and video ads, launched with $10/day budget. One click so far. Let's see what happens!
Day 20 - How Far We've Come
Day 20: Twenty days in. 22 subscribers from 6 countries. No million yet, but learned more than expected. Reflection on the real wins of building in public.
Day 19 - Going Global & Ad
Day 19: Lost our first basketball game but got help with the Facebook ad. Adding video tomorrow. Also, people from Hong Kong are reading this! Going global.
Day 18 - Missed Day (Life, ugh)
Day 18: No ad today. Had school, basketball game, homework. Got two Cs on tests. Realizing it's hard to manage everything. Being honest about the struggle.
Day 17 - Time to Run an Ad
Day 17: Created my first Facebook ad for garage cleaning service. $695, one day, done. My sister's frozen car proved the problem is real. Launching tomorrow!
Day 16 - Time for Action
Day 16: Found another "Ricky" charging $699 per garage cleanout. I'm doing this! Here's my plan to build a real service business. Time for action. Energy is back!
Day 15 - Teacher's Take|Week 2
Week 2: No sales, lots of distractions, real frustration. The week reality set in for a 13-year-old entrepreneur. But subscribers doubled. Here's what actually happened.
Day 14 - I Missed Today, Ugh
Day 14: Sorry friends. I missed writing today.
Day 13 - What About Stocks?
Day 13: Been floating all week. Should I just buy stocks instead of hunting for deals? What I realized about BUILDING vs. WAITING. The messy middle of entrepreneurship.
Day 12 - Technology Experiment
Day 12: Listened to entrepreneurs talk about AI, so I experimented. Made my first AI video using HeyGen. Still no product to flip, but learning new skills. Fun day!
Day 11 - Hunting...
Day 11: Spent 3 hours on Facebook Marketplace and got nowhere. Finding deals is way harder than I thought. The frustration of hunting when nothing's working. Real talk.
Day 10
Day 10 - Not Much Happened
Day 10: Nothing exciting happened. Just school, homework, basketball. But we hit 10 subscribers! Sometimes showing up is enough. The reality of teen entrepreneurship.
Day 9
Day 9 - I Met Another Flipper
Met another teen flipper doing 2-3x returns on Facebook Marketplace. He's better than me, and I'm learning from his strategy. Day 9 insights and market research.
Day 8
Day 8 - Planning Week 2
Made $4,000 selling the boat, then hit a wall. Should we quit or pivot? A 13-year-old's crisis moment and the purpose that changed everything. Day 8 of 365.
Teachers Take
Day 7 - Teacher's Take | Week 1
Week 1 complete: A 13-year-old made $4,000 selling his grandpa's boat. But this isn't about money, it's about making entrepreneurship the curriculum. Teacher's take.
Day 6
Day 6 - What Product(s) Do I Sell?
I have $4,000 and 359 days to turn it into $1 million. What should I flip first? Electronics? Sports gear? Tools? I need your advice. Day 6 of the journey.
Day 5
Day 5 - We Sold The Boat
We sold Grandpa's boat for $9,500! Three offers, patience paid off, and Flip-N-Ricky just made its first $4,000. Here's how negotiation and faith came together.
Day 4
Day 4 - Do I Really Need School?
We got our first offer and it's $2,000 profit! But should I stay in school or drop out to run my business? My teacher's answer surprised me. Day 4 of Flip-N-Ricky.
Day 3
Day 3 – Racing Against Time
Grandpa's about to sell the boat himself at half price (no profit means no business). I raced home from basketball to take photos and list it before he does.
Day 2
Day 2 – Planning Week 1
Day 2 of building a million-dollar business: I need to sell Grandpa's boat on Facebook Marketplace, but I don't have an account. Here's my week 1 action plan.
Day 1
Day 1 – The Journey Begins
A 13-year-old negotiates a boat flip and launches Flip-N-Ricky. A mission to turn profit into $1M in 365 days. Follow the transparent journey from Day 1.
Education
The Story Behind "Flip-n-Ricky"
Three random moments connected: a parent-teacher meeting, a sweatshirt negotiation, and Grandpa's boat. This is how Flip-N-Ricky began. The Teacher's perspective.