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Originally Posted by beks001
Where do you get your creativity and ideas from?
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1) read, learn and read some more
2) network with others and learn about their product/services do and how you can find a niche or void in the market for what you can provide
3) work with others in your field of interest, even if it is a full time job for 3-6 months to learn the ropes of the business
4) repeat #1 with what you learned and gained in 2 & 3
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Originally Posted by beks001
What would you say is the main factor you can attribute to your success in creating a profitable company and product?
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Personally, its my passion to succeed. If you dont have a drive or need, you wont make it work
you have to wake up every morning and go to bed every night thinking about your company and how you can make it better, faster, stronger...
Most people think starting a company is the easy way out. I hear it all the time from people, "i want to be my own boss." An easy way to know if someone is going to be successful is to look at their past and their current work ethic. If you half-ass it at your job now, leave your work place because its 5pm and only believe doctors work on the weekends and evenings--your doomed for failure.
When we are prospecting potential new clients, one of the first things I ask is "if someone calls you at 8pm on a Wednesday evening or 3pm on a Saturday, where do those calls go?" and if the answer is "voicemail--were closed!" I turn away their business. Why? Because being in this field for over 10 years, I can easily find what companies are going to be successful and which ones are not. If you don't take the extra mile, your competition will come right and take your customers from you.
In short, find what no one is currently doing and fill that void, don't try and reinvent the wheel.
