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Find a need and fill it. It won't be an obvious need though. Look at Twitter. Who knew we "needed" that. Most ideas are twists on old ones. EBay was simple
by brothe2000 13y ago
Find a need and fill it. It won't be an obvious need though. Look at Twitter. Who knew we "needed" that. Most ideas are twists on old ones. EBay was simple online auctions. LinkedIn is a rollodex online. Take something you know and adapt it. Keep evolving it and asking others if they need it. Better yet, ask other people what they wish they had. What would make their job or life easier. For example, I never make time to get up and walk or exercise. What if my computer turned off for 30 minutes every day and I had to walk a treadmill to turn it back on? Is it the next big thing, no but I would like it.
- glimcat 13y agoThings like Twitter often start as a "wouldn't it be neat if." Then actually taking the trouble to prototype it, show it to people, and find out if it has lasting value to any group of people you care about. And then you have to improve it to better fit those peoples' needs, and marketing it instead of taking a "okay, now come and get it" attitude. Each of those steps is a huge obstacle which most people won't even attempt. We see the finished product and think "who knew we needed that." But it's exceptionally rare to jump straight from a golden idea to a finished product. That's a marketing narrative after the fact. Even "finding an idea" is fairly rare, and its going to waste a lot of your time if you expect it to be the first step to building a business. Find an audience, learn about them, figure out what their goals are and what choke points are keeping them from attaining them. Then help them.