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Sell Something You Made in 7 Days

Beginner1 week+100 XP212 submitted

The Brief

The problem

Most things people make never meet a buyer. Make one thing, put a price on it and find out, within seven days, whether people outside your family will pay for it.

Constraints

Seven days from your first sale attempt to your last.
Spend no more than 30 on materials, from your own money.
Offer it to at least 10 people and record every yes and every no.
Under 18? Sell with a parent or guardian, and post no photos of people.

What good looks like

A named customer, not “everyone”.
A price you can explain from your costs.
A test that could prove you wrong, written before you start.
Honest numbers, including the people who said no.

Example Submission

Editor’s pick

Sam O.Level 5 Analyst · submitted in JuneHand-poured candles for a school fair stallRubric average 3.6 of 4What they learned“I priced from what I thought was fair, not from my costs. The first batch sold out and still lost money. Batch two had a price I could defend.”Read the example

How You’ll Be Reviewed

Three peer reviewers score each criterion from 1 to 4.

A 4 looks like this

1Problem clarityA 4 names who has the problem and shows how you know.
2Customer evidenceA 4 quotes real conversations, photos or counts, not guesses.
3Cost and priceA 4 lists every cost and shows the break-even point.
4Test planA 4 says in advance what result would prove the idea wrong.
5What you learnedA 4 is honest about what failed and what you would change.