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by mattacurtis 5242 days ago
Whenever you get frustrated about a tool, a process, a company, a product, or an interaction you have (basically anything that is not a personal relationship), write it down.

Keep a list of these. Come back to them once a week and think about what you would like to be different or how you would make your experience better. Cross off any frustrations that you would not pay money to fix.

Refine this list by determining if:

a) Others (people) have similar frustrations to you

b) Others would pay money to fix or reduce their frustrations

That should get you started in the right direction.
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zeynalov 5242 days ago
I have a Notebook and a Evernote notebook about this. I write down all my ideas on these notebooks. My passion is so big about startups, that sometimes I do this when I have a Patient. I stop the treatment and with the help of my nurses I write the ideas on the list.

But the ideas are not revolutionary. It seems that everything is already done. I know that always there is a unsolved problem but, I don't know if it's my fault or it's normal, it's too hard to come up with a great idea nowadays.

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takeaction 5242 days ago
Yes, the idea is key but only a part of the whole picture.

Are you open to discussing an idea further?

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zeynalov 5242 days ago
yes of course
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takeaction 5242 days ago
You can reach me here: dave (at) focial (dot) com
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inkaudio 5242 days ago
Very good advice, but I'll also recommend you educate yourself further. Take 90k and save it, it is easy to burn money on a business. - read: http://www.paulgraham.com/selfindulgence.html

Also read following:

Read Getting Real ( http://gettingreal.37signals.com ) - By 37signals Rework ( http://37signals.com/rework/ ) 37signals blog seris - bootstrapped, profitable & proud ( http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2937-every-bootstrapped-profi... )

Read Start Small, Stay Small ( http://www.startupbook.net ) by Rob Walling http://www.softwarebyrob.com/ - He also has a great blog

Read http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2012/01/the-10-keys-to-selling-... http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/04/the-100-rules-for-being...

Read The Lean Startup by Eric Ries http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/ - Eric Ries blog

Read How to win at the sport of Business by Mark Cuban his blog : http://blogmaverick.com/

Also keep in mind, most great products / services are not revolutionary but evolutionary. Google, Facebook both improved on existing ideas, Apple's ipod was not an original Apple idea/tech either : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1053152/Apple-admit-...

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