How To Figure Out If Your Idea Is Worth Spending Time On - For The Interested
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How To Figure Out If Your Idea Is Worth Spending Time On - For The Interested
Should you do more research, or start organizing the research you’ve already done? Should you widen your horizons, or narrow your focus? Should you start something new, or finish something you’ve already started?
Tiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organise Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
As a seed-stage investor at First Round Capital, I get to meet a lot of founders who are exploring and validating their ideas. It’s an exciting time for them and, as a former founder myself, I relate to the thrill and anxiety of just getting started. You believe you’re onto something and feel ready to bring your idea to life, but there’s also a lot... See more
Lenny's Newsletter • How to validate your startup idea
My twist on Toyoda’s method is to use the five whys not only to explain mistakes, but to determine whether a task is worth doing in the first place. Whenever somebody in my team suggests we embark on a new project, I ask ‘why’ five times. The first time, the answer usually relates to completing a short-term objective. But if it is really worth doin
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Always be sure to run everything you share with others through The “So What?” Test. Don’t overthink it; just go with your gut.
Austin Kleon • Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Austin Kleon)
what do your ideas want from you?
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