Timeline — 2023-Q2

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Key events this quarter

• 2023-04-20 — Channel started: "Share your story and links to your social media in comments, so we can learn more about each other!"
• 2023-04-26 — First e-commerce content shared: TikTok views screenshot from an e-commerce brand's first short videos
• 2023-04-28 — Announced plans for product research for a new e-commerce project; asked community to participate
• 2023-05-05 — 10k challenge announced: poll won, goal is 10,000 EUR profit in 3 months from scratch; coaching call with product expert planned
• 2023-05-09 — Daughter born: "Give me a few days with my princess, and a 10k challenge will start"
• 2023-05-09 — Had call with "one of the top guys in e-commerce" who helped launch brands like Goody and Snow; will help with product research
• 2023-05-09 — Sales tip shared: collect a small refundable deposit ($100) on closing calls to increase commitment
• 2023-05-11 — Mindset post: "I will not stop on 10,000 EUR profit" -- shared 21-year-old millionaire e-commerce podcast for inspiration
• 2023-05-12 — Q&A session proposed; many new people in group; challenge launch set for next week
• 2023-05-18 — Vision statement: "From this challenge, we will create the best educational system in the e-commerce field. No bullshit, just practical steps."
• 2023-05-22 — Two weeks after daughter's birth, ready to start challenge: "We don't have a product, we don't have a store, we don't have nothing"
• 2023-05-23 — Challenge kick-off date set: Friday at 11:00 (GMT+3); first step is task management system
• 2023-05-23 — Offered 100 EUR giveaway for sharing the challenge reel on Instagram
• 2023-05-25 — Signed agreement with mentor for product finding; introduced weekly e-commerce news LIVE with partner Janis Dzalbe at ecomhub.agency
• 2023-05-26 — Challenge officially launched with first LIVE session; task management system set up; working with Alex Fedotto on coaching
• 2023-05-26 — "Can I do it by investing a maximum of 2 hours a day?" -- constraint framing for the challenge
• 2023-05-27 — Book giveaway announced (efficiency book that "boosted my work efficiency by 1000x")
• 2023-05-28 — Product research strategy: find 50-100 products using minea.com; "choose products that solve problems"; use branding to differentiate
• 2023-05-29 — First ten products added to the list; channel pinned post updated with bio: "over 30 million in global e-commerce sales"
• 2023-05-29 — Channel description updated: Shopify affiliate link ($1/month for 3 months)
• 2023-05-31 — First product coaching session complete; some products approved; direction found
• 2023-06-01 — Push for 500 subscribers milestone this week
• 2023-06-02 — Meeting about next steps; 50 EUR giveaway for correct guess
• 2023-06-03 — "Latvian e-commerce star" -- media feature shared; LIVE update session
• 2023-06-03 — 500 subscribers milestone reached: "We're already 500!"
• 2023-06-05 — Monday planning principle shared: "The most crucial task of Monday is to go through last week's lessons and set up a plan for the new week"
• 2023-06-07 — Motivational message on belief: "Everything is built from the beliefs. If you have a belief and you believe that you can do that, then you will do that"
• 2023-06-09 — Product samples ordered; Aliexpress price issues discovered; domain name purchased via GoDaddy
• 2023-06-12 — "Ordering the products from Aliexpress was a mistake" -- lesson learned; pivoting supplier strategy
• 2023-06-12 — Key philosophy shared: "Not how, but who" -- delegate and find people who can help instead of doing everything yourself
• 2023-06-15 — Aliexpress order cancelled; backup orders from other suppliers still coming
• 2023-06-16 — Forwarded frustrated subscriber comment: "3 weeks with almost no progress. Disappointed"
• 2023-06-17 — Responded to critics: "I'm not here to make you happy... I'm just sharing the road to 10k" -- defended the pace and side-hustle nature of the challenge
• 2023-06-17 — Revealed personal history: after bankruptcy, ran 3-4 companies simultaneously (beer brewery, interior design franchise, logistics company)
• 2023-06-17 — "Having three kids has taught me to make more by doing less"
• 2023-06-18 — LIVE update session; community engagement growing; floated idea: "Maybe in the next challenge, I should take 5 of you and help build 10,000 EUR profit"
• 2023-06-19 — Shared file: 3 ways to find a product supplier; chose CJ Dropshipping
• 2023-06-26 — Back from Midsummer festival (Latvian holiday); announced LIVE store build on June 29
• 2023-06-26 — Community voted on logo design for the brand
• 2023-06-29 — First product sample received and unboxed; LIVE store-building session
• 2023-06-29 — Shopify affiliate promotion: build a store for $1
• 2023-06-30 — Store page went down for 24 hours after build; homepage not yet finished