@doloresquintana I’m sorry but as someone who used to live in east LA, then moved to Encino, and now in topanga… I see it ALMOST every day - likely 4/7 days a week (Sundays I just stay home though)
If you want I’m happy to guide you around and show you where you can see it rampantly.
The secret to building a million-dollar e-commerce brand is simple:
•Find a high-demand niche.
•Create a brand, not just a product.
•Have an irresistible offer.
•Market relentlessly.
Most people fail because they quit before they figure this out.
The Biggest Lie About Starting a Brand
“You need a perfect product before launching.”
False. The best brands evolve.
🔹 Apple’s first iPhone was a brick.
🔹 Nike’s first shoe fell apart.
🔹 Amazon started by selling books.
Start now. Improve later. Scale when ready.
E-commerce isn’t dead. Your generic brand is. Nobody wants another Shopify store selling the same AliExpress junk. Build a brand. Tell a story. Sell an identity.
Most people want success without sacrifice. They want money without risk. They want freedom without discipline. You can have anything—just not everything at once.
Hard work doesn’t guarantee success. But without it, failure is guaranteed. The people at the top didn’t get lucky—they just outworked everyone who quit too soon.
Luxury fashion brands are pricing out their core customers. $10,000 bags, $1,500 hoodies—yet the quality is declining. The real winners? Resale markets & emerging designers.
Fast fashion made clothing disposable. Luxury fashion made branding more valuable than product. The next wave? Brands that actually prioritize quality again.
The most successful brands don’t just sell products. They sell aesthetic, identity, and status. Your packaging, your design, and your brand’s voice should be as strong as your product.
If your product isn’t getting people to stop scrolling, you have two choices: fix the product or fix the storytelling. 90% of brands fail because they don’t do either.
@michaelpatron0 With this being said I see lots of people looking into Laos and South America production to start shifting their production facilities to…
I own a brand incubator/accelerator that works with hundreds of brands and we build out large production catalogs and this is the new move.
@michaelpatron0 Most people also don’t understand even if we had the work force or the machinery and equipment the cost really won’t balance out. Our aren’t, energy bills, and price for labor can NOT compete at any level against China, Mexico, South America Etc….
Here is some insight on how tariffs work. For the most part I don't see anyone that actually understands them at all. Take the backpack below. This item prob costs 15 USD to manufacture. When imported to the US, a tariff is a tax that applies a % to the cost of the...