I think most comments are missing a point. His issue is not on the capture side of his ideas. It's on the execution side. Read the "4 hour workweek", it give g

I think most comments are missing a point. His issue is not on the capture side of his ideas. It's on the execution side. Read the "4 hour workweek", it give good tips about starting a business on the side. It's a bit over the top sometimes, but it motivate me working on this : http://grownsoftware.com/swiffout http://grownsoftware.com/swiffout (just a project, not really a business, but that book help me anyway ) I think the book is great at convincing you that it's easier than you think. Beyond that take any idea (ideas are not that important ), work on it everyday for a while and see what happens.