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I would think that anyone smart enough to build a good prototype would have a drawer full of startup ideas.

by Harkins 19y ago

sanswork 19y ago
So true. I have a book full of ideas that I keep. When I have free time I add them to an excel file, write a small vba script to randomize the list then pick the top one and work on it.
- jamesbritt 19y ago
  I'm curious: how many have you completed? Do you find yourself re-ordering potential projects because one or another seems more promising or doable?
  - sanswork 19y ago
    To be honest I do. I also pick which ones to add based on how much free time I expect to have coming up and what I'm looking for and drop some off the list totally if after a few months I start to question it's feasibility. For example in a few months I am relocating to Australia where I will be traveling with my girlfriend for a year before picking a city to settle in for a while. With that in mind my current choices tend to settle around smaller "set and forget" sites that provide steady if small recurring incomes and things that look good on a consulting portfolio as I will probably take a few contracts as well during my travels and like to have current projects to show off.
  - Harkins 19y ago
    I've launched five of the ideas off my list in the last three years. http://NearbyGamers.com http://NearbyGamers.com is the only public success (though it's small and growing rather than big and robust). I've got one idea currently in development and am actively exploring the design and market for two others. I reorder the list probably every six months or so as markets change, I have new resources, and I finish things. With >30 ideas on the list I know I'll never get to them all.
- falsestprophet 19y ago
  I think evaluating the economic potential of an idea against the effort it requires is a better plan. I have a text file with a long list of business ideas/plans. I have ordered them pragmatically. But, the good business ideas aren't quite as cool or interesting as the strange things I think up and hack together. So, I often do myself a great disservice by I getting excited about a new idea and start building it instead of picking one from the top of the list.

I would think that anyone smart enough to build a good prototype would have a drawer full of startup ideas.

by Harkins 19y ago

I would think that anyone smart enough to build a good prototype would have a drawer full of startup ideas.

So true. I have a book full of ideas that I keep. When I have free time I add them to an excel file, write a small vba script to randomize the list then pick the top one and work on it.

jamesbritt 19y ago
I'm curious: how many have you completed? Do you find yourself re-ordering potential projects because one or another seems more promising or doable?
- sanswork 19y ago
  To be honest I do. I also pick which ones to add based on how much free time I expect to have coming up and what I'm looking for and drop some off the list totally if after a few months I start to question it's feasibility. For example in a few months I am relocating to Australia where I will be traveling with my girlfriend for a year before picking a city to settle in for a while. With that in mind my current choices tend to settle around smaller "set and forget" sites that provide steady if small recurring incomes and things that look good on a consulting portfolio as I will probably take a few contracts as well during my travels and like to have current projects to show off.
- Harkins 19y ago
  I've launched five of the ideas off my list in the last three years. http://NearbyGamers.com http://NearbyGamers.com is the only public success (though it's small and growing rather than big and robust). I've got one idea currently in development and am actively exploring the design and market for two others. I reorder the list probably every six months or so as markets change, I have new resources, and I finish things. With >30 ideas on the list I know I'll never get to them all.
falsestprophet 19y ago
I think evaluating the economic potential of an idea against the effort it requires is a better plan. I have a text file with a long list of business ideas/plans. I have ordered them pragmatically. But, the good business ideas aren't quite as cool or interesting as the strange things I think up and hack together. So, I often do myself a great disservice by I getting excited about a new idea and start building it instead of picking one from the top of the list.