“Man’s mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions.”

Moral Weapons Manufacturing





(It is illegal to manufacture weapons without a proper license in Scandinavia. the author, the text itself or the publisher does not condone weapon manufacturing. The text here is educational, satirical and should allegedly not be viewed as an endorsement of illegal activity. )





The most thrilling aspect of entrepreneurship, to me, is the puzzle of taking a problem and trying to find a solution for it. The added challenge of finding a good solution where the solution itself being illegal at several of its steps makes it even spicier and potentially more profitable.





First, we need a problem:





There is something brewing in my home country of Sweden. Violence overall is increasing, robbery and rape statistics are particularly depressing[1]. Every third female report they feel afraid to go out alone in the evening[2]. Third in rapes/capita, worldwide[3]. Grenade attacks are a national crisis[4].





While the suits in parliament discuss things like the police budget or ask dumb questions like "is more crime happening, or is the reports increasing?" and while that is all fun and games, people still want ways to keep themselves safe - Even if they believe in political solutions to social problems or not.





As a big fan of personal protection gear (and training), my mind wandered to some form of non-lethal defensive weapon that anyone can use as a possible solution that you can turn into a product. As a big fan of personal protection gear (and training), my mind wandered to some form of non-lethal defensive weapon that anyone can use as a possible solution that you can turn into a product.





There's one practical thing to consider first: Everything from pepper spray to stun guns, from nunchucks to knives are forbidden to carry and use in Sweden. There are less-than-ideal alternatives that are perfectly legal to buy and use, but the "defensive sprays" that you can buy over a counter isn't going to stop an adrenaline-pumped predator that wants to hurt you, steal from you or assault you in other ways.[5] This is to the disadvantage of the consumers, but an opening for someone that wants to slide into the personal protection business: The need is there, but the demand isn't really met.





With all this in our back pocket, we get a better view of what we can produce and we have several options. I'd pick pepper spray because I'm more familiar with those than the alternatives. Let's build a list of things we need to fulfill:





I view the upward trend of the 'Hustle' Mentality as a positive one. People like Gary Vee inspire entrepreneurship as an alternative to being a small cog in a larger machine. Although there is an oversaturated market of charismatic Instagram influencers and other people trying to sell courses that promise monetary independence, the positives outweigh the negatives in my eyes.The more people testing and tinkering with building their own businesses the more people will see the regulation and taxation machine for what it is; a way to keep us tied down and robbed for the benefit of elites. There is plenty of evidence to pick from as examples, but the most recent and hard-hitting, soul-crushing example was something Curtis Stone exposed in one of his vlog's called Big Trouble for Small Farmers in BC , which I highly recommend everyone (particularly Canadians!) to watch.More and more people pick up books in the "How to become Rich" category. In general, the book-buyers are of two types: 1) People that understand that you need the principles the (best) books teach you and apply them to something that will work for your particular situation/wants/needs 2) Those that are looking for a blueprint they can copy and paste into real life and get rich quick.The second category of people will be disappointed more often than the people in the first category. But, on average its a plus. If you are interested in hearing more about the principles and how to think like an entrepreneur, the " Entrepreneurial Agorism " episode of the Agora podcast is a must-listen, where Sal the Agorist and Per Bylund had a great talk on the topic.But for this article, we are going to look at an example of a black market blueprint. Time to cook some chili.