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I can appreciate some of the sentiment here, but, how do you start the startup without an idea.. you have nothing to actually sell to your customers. No idea of

by ssss11 5y ago

I can appreciate some of the sentiment here, but, how do you start the startup without an idea.. you have nothing to actually sell to your customers. No idea of what to do for them for money.

didibus 5y ago
Just take an existing idea and build a similar product or service competing with the existing providers of that same idea?
8eye 5y ago
problems. they are everywhere, you just gotta find one where people will pay you to fix it. the idea is connected to the problem you want to solve, think of the people you know and love. is there anything you can do to help them? well, that’s an idea. then you test it, you see if your idea solves their suffering or allows them to get back something they lost or feel like they are losing, it’s a very powerful motivator and can be rewarding on many levels outside of monetary edit: keep a journal and start jotting down anything that comes to mind. you’ll have to test them somehow, write down some metrics that way you know if you are moving towards your end goal
auspex 5y ago
Follow the problem and then follow the money. You don’t have to have the perfect or right solution to start talking to people. Decide what area you think companies might need help In a very general sense. — I’m going to improve HR software and then go from there. It’s a lot easier to find a probable that you lived. Ever found a broken process at work? Ever had to automate some kind of process? Start there and talk to people. Talk to enough people you will notice threads of commonality. That’s where to focus. From there you need to find out where there is budget. People have this fantasy that you’re sitting in the back yard and you go… wait a minute that’s it!! And that probably happens but it’s usually a long fact finding mission before you figure it all out.
fuzzfactor 5y ago
>You Don't Need a Good Idea to Start a Great Company Nope, but it can require a truly great company to get the most out of a good idea. Seems to me the most likely Googler to succeed if they retired to start their own company would be one who had an endless (and constantly growing) number of ideas to choose from, not someone who hasn't come up with an overwhelmingly motivational idea or two after just a few days or hours.

by ssss11 5y ago

I can appreciate some of the sentiment here, but, how do you start the startup without an idea.. you have nothing to actually sell to your customers. No idea of what to do for them for money.

didibus 5y ago

Just take an existing idea and build a similar product or service competing with the existing providers of that same idea?

8eye 5y ago

problems. they are everywhere, you just gotta find one where people will pay you to fix it. the idea is connected to the problem you want to solve, think of the people you know and love. is there anything you can do to help them? well, that’s an idea. then you test it, you see if your idea solves their suffering or allows them to get back something they lost or feel like they are losing, it’s a very powerful motivator and can be rewarding on many levels outside of monetary edit: keep a journal and start jotting down anything that comes to mind. you’ll have to test them somehow, write down some metrics that way you know if you are moving towards your end goal

auspex 5y ago

Follow the problem and then follow the money. You don’t have to have the perfect or right solution to start talking to people. Decide what area you think companies might need help In a very general sense. — I’m going to improve HR software and then go from there. It’s a lot easier to find a probable that you lived. Ever found a broken process at work? Ever had to automate some kind of process? Start there and talk to people. Talk to enough people you will notice threads of commonality. That’s where to focus. From there you need to find out where there is budget. People have this fantasy that you’re sitting in the back yard and you go… wait a minute that’s it!! And that probably happens but it’s usually a long fact finding mission before you figure it all out.

fuzzfactor 5y ago

>You Don't Need a Good Idea to Start a Great Company Nope, but it can require a truly great company to get the most out of a good idea. Seems to me the most likely Googler to succeed if they retired to start their own company would be one who had an endless (and constantly growing) number of ideas to choose from, not someone who hasn't come up with an overwhelmingly motivational idea or two after just a few days or hours.