Entrepreneur, investor, and skateboarder — documenting it all from Bali.
I’m Trevor Fenner. In 2013 I was working a warehouse job in Los Angeles. Today I run Ecommerce Paradise from Bali, Indonesia. This site is where I share the story — the lessons, the mistakes, and what actually worked.
It started with a decision I almost didn’t make. I discovered high-ticket dropshipping — selling premium products online without holding inventory — and went all in after work, every night. I built my first store, then another, learned Google Ads, found real suppliers, and eventually started selling the businesses I’d built. The system I developed became Ecommerce Paradise, and the freedom it bought became the rest of my life.
In 2016 I left America with a laptop and a backpack. A year in Bangkok proved the businesses ran fine from anywhere. By 2018 Bali had become home — and it still is. I live here with my wife Widi, our small army of cats, and a skatepark ten minutes away.
Why I do what I do
Why I moved abroad
Los Angeles was a treadmill — traffic, rent, and a routine that wasn’t going anywhere. Southeast Asia offered a lower cost of living, a higher quality of life, and the space to build. Moving abroad wasn’t escape; it was leverage.
Why I build online businesses
A business that runs from a laptop is freedom you can engineer. I build around things I genuinely care about, systemize the work with SOPs and automation, and let it compound. It only takes one business to change your life.
Why I invest
Business income is the engine; investing is the flywheel. Stocks, ETFs, Bitcoin, and swing trading are how I turn what the businesses earn into long-term wealth.
Why skateboarding matters
I’ve skated since I was a kid in Seattle, and I still skate in my 40s. It keeps me sane, keeps me humble, and taught me everything I know about failing forward. It is also why I run Paradise Skate Mag, a passion project covering Bali’s local and expat skate scene.
Why I write about the real thing
The internet is full of gurus selling dreams. I’d rather share what actually worked, what didn’t, and what I’d do differently — real lessons and real stories, not a highlight reel. I keep the specifics of what I’m building private; what I share is the value, not the spreadsheet.
These are my own results over more than a decade of work — they are not typical, not guaranteed, and not a projection of what you would earn. Full disclosures.
Follow along
The blog is where the real stories and lessons live.
Read the Blog Get in Touch