Will It Fly?: How to Test Your Next Business Idea So You Don't Waste Your Time and Money

“Building a successful business is no longer about B2B or B2C. It’s about P2P, those people-to-people relationships.” The fact that I could (and often did) build a relationship with my customers was my unfair advantage over my biggest competitors.

think about how you can be a breath of fresh air. What do you need to bring to the lot in order to give oxygen and life back to your audience, which may be tired of the same old stuff or looking for that missing puzzle piece?

if you’re committed and you love the idea, you will actually see it to completion. Most people never execute on their ideas because they just never execute. The reason I’m a success as an entrepreneur, and why many other entrepreneurs are a success is simply because we do it. We don’t just talk about it; we do it.

I used to rush into things because I didn’t want to waste time, but my haste often cost me more time (and a lot of money) in the process.

Over time I’ve learned more and more about what my other unique abilities are, and each time I learned what they were by listening to others.

“Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.”

To create your market map, we’re going to find the 3-P’s within your market: Places People Products Each of these items should be organized into their own separate spreadsheet, each with three columns: name, web address, notes.

niche down and change a smaller group of people’s world. Right? Taking a specific market and changing their world.

you need to find out where your target audience resides online. During the research phase, this allows you to not only know what other websites exist in the space, but it helps you learn more about who they are. Through comments and forums, you’ll be able to hear directly from the voice of your end-user and use that information to help shape what y