TOILET PAPER ENTREPRENEUR PROFILES
David Brundage, Founder of Surface Pros Laser Etching, Good Plant and Exuve
Company Name
1. Surface Pros Laser Etching, launched September 2007
2. The Good Plant, launched December 2007
3. Exuve, launched July 2008
The Guy Behind It All
David Brundage
Age
26
Surfce Pros Service
Large format custom laser etching.
Startup Cash
Just the monthly payments on the laser etching machine that we financed.
Pet
I have a pet Chihuahua named Darby.
Favorite Quote
"Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life." - Jack Kerouac
Hardest Laugh
I was in Colombia on an uninhabited stretch of beach sleeping in a hammock with several other travelers when I, and the truth will never be known about this, was attacked by a monkey in my sleep. I leapt out of the hammock and ran out from under the shelter, looking back in to try and see the assailant. I made such a ruckus that I woke up most of the others who sat up and were watching me lurk around trying to find what they weren't seeing. I tried to get back to my hammock but didn't know which was mine and shook everyone else's until i found an empty one. This all happened while I was sleep walking, and my laughing fit came when some of the other travelers told me what I'd done the following day. (I'm still convinced there was a monkey)
1 or 2 Ply
I'm actually a huge fan of baby wipes.
Favorite Movie
Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Drink
White wine around sunset
A Nice Night
I'm super mellow. I'm thrilled with a decent dinner and a movie with my girlfriend.
Biggest Complaint
I'll stay off of the politics topic here. I think it would be watching people that I'm close to act irresponsibly over, and over, and over, and over and refuse to learn their lesson. Be it with money, business or relationships. Being right all of the time isn't the goal, learning from all the times that you're wrong is. You don't learn anything from hitting home runs all of the time.
The Extreme Days
I followed Che Guevara's motorcycle trip from the Motorcycle diaries for four days through the Andes from Cuzco, Peru to Macchu Pichu.
Biggest Accomplishment
My real estate portfolio. Robert Kiyosaki of Rich Dad, Poor Dad fame makes the point that one should not do whatever they need to do for work, but to make real estate their business. All of my businesses are my work, which fund my real business, which is real estate.
Biggest Mistake
I've made a couple poor business partner decisions that I look back on and shake my head at, but am glad i went through them because I learned a lot from each of them. There have been some contracts I'd like to have read more thoroughly. I could go on and on...
The Passion
I am living a life of passion. I work for myself, I'm able to travel when I want, ride my motorcycle when I want, and I work really hard for it. I work really hard, because I love the work that I do.
The Lesson
No one hits a home run their first try, stick with it, read, learn, and most of all, enjoy it. If you're not enjoying working for yourself, then you'd be better off having a job. And my second piece of advice for all budding and/or successful entrepreneurs would be to read The 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss. (Mike's comment - Hey, Hey.... what about The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur?)
Contact information
Websites - www.surfaceproslaseretching.com, www.thegoodplant.com, www.exuve.com
Email - davidbrundage@gmail.com
and to read more about David's travels check out http://brundy.wordpress.com
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