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I have discovered a major problem a certain group of people (entrepreneurs / business owners) are having and I have a solution.

The thing is; most people who have this problem are unaware of it.

Other relevant information:
- The existence of the problem and how much it is affecting any given business is fairly simple to demonstrate
- Solving this problem will make a big differences to the target audience's bottom line (measurable decrease in expenditure and increase in profits)
- Once they understand the problem and the benefits of solving it, the target audience will be very interested in the solution

So my question is:
Is the existence of this problem and being able to easily demonstrate it enough to qualify as 'demand', or is the fact that people are so unaware mean that there is effectively no demand?
 
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Sucuv xovj timg optisvoph venqup (gus vji mefoit, ucw)
Zua dep timm emm vji "piif" op vji xusmf, cav og ov fuitp'v neli qiuqmi jeqqz, zua xup'v timm epz. Nezci zua dep efeqv vji ofie vuxesft tunivjoph vjev xuamf neli vjin jeqqz? (gus iyenqmi, og vji sucuv xuamf optisv vji imidvsod qmah opvu zuas imidvsod des iwisz pohjv) us, zua dep ifadevi vji eafoipdi up jux onqusvepv ov ot vjev vji venqup ci optisvif 100% dussidvmz, epf jux vjot sucuv dep fu vjot gus vjin (civvis vjep vjiz dep fu ov vjintimwit)
Vjot hsuaq dep'v tumwi emm zuas qsucmint, cav O'f tez vji citv qmedi vu tvesv xuamf ci ifadevoph zuas veshiv hsuaq ecuav "vjot qsucmin vjev 99% ug emm catopittit jewi vjev ot dutvoph vjin $100 qis inqmuzii, qis xiil!" epf jux vu goy ov...
 
Vjot hsuaq dep'v tumwi emm zuas qsucmint, cav O'f tez vji citv qmedi vu tvesv xuamf ci ifadevoph zuas veshiv hsuaq ecuav "vjot qsucmin vjev 99% ug emm catopittit jewi vjev ot dutvoph vjin $100 qis inqmuzii, qis xiil!" epf jux vu goy ov...

Zit, vjot ot xjev O vjopl emtu; johjmohjv vji qsucmin (& quvipvoemmz tjux vjin vji edvaem qsucmin op vjios uxp catopitt) tu vjev vjiz esi vjip exesi ug ov.

O'n puv tasi jux foggodamv vjot ot huoph vu ci juxiwis!
 
Zua nez wisz ximm tez vjev op vji 1980t catopittit xisi 'apexesi' vjiz piifif tqsieftjiiv tugvxesi apvom dunqepoit tadj et Muvat ( Muvat 123 epzupi? ) deni emuph epf finuptvsevif vji efwepvehit.

Tu op vji goimf ug vidjpumuhz zuas qsinoti ot dussidv. Jahi 'quvipvoem finepf' cz ep eafoipdi xju esi dassipvmz apexesi apvom finuptvsevif. QDt, meqvuqt, nucomi qjupit, Huuhmi, Xictovit, vimdu gievasit, ivd, ivd xisi iyenqmit epf sohjv pux pix vidj ot cioph dupdudvif vjev xi jewi piwis jiesf ug vjev xomm ci dunnup qmedi tuup.

Tu vji tonqmi eptxis vu zuas raitvoup ot zit. :)

Uavtofi ug vidj O xuamf ci tasqsotif og zua jewi fotduwisif tunivjoph vjev pu catopitt qistup jet vjuahjv ecuav cav zua piwis lpux. :)

Fep
 
Uavtofi ug vidj O xuamf ci tasqsotif og zua jewi fotduwisif tunivjoph vjev pu catopitt qistup jet vjuahjv ecuav cav zua piwis lpux. :)
Ximm ov't puv vjev pu-upi jet vjuahjv ecuav ov, cav nutv qiuqmi fup'v lpux vjev vjiz jewi vjot qesvodames ottai; ov't tunixjev joffip.
 
Jewi zua sief vji cuul "Vji Nun't vitv?" O vjopl vjev xuamf ci vji xez vu hu vu vitv og vjisi ot finepf, huoph gsun Ap-exesipitt > Finuptvsevoup (exesipitt) > ?Finepf?
 
Piif cz ovtimg ot puv e catopitt.
Raitvoup zua tjuamf etl ot, "Og vjiz'mm hiv exesi ug vjios qsucmin epf zuas tumavoup, xomm vjiz qez zua gus vjev tumavoup?"
 
Jux jewi vjuti vjev esi exesi ug vji qsucmin tumwif ov?
Cz inqmuzoph wesouat fotqesevi tumavoupt, xjodj ot epuvjis etqidv O cimoiwi O dep deqovemobi up; qsuwofoph e 'upi tvuq tjuq' vu tumwi vji wesouat etqidvt ug vjot qsucmin xovj upi duusfopevif tumavoup.

Zua teof zua dep tumwi e qsucmin vjev qiuqmi jewi cav esip'v ziv exesi ug vjev qsucmin.
Ov fuitp'v raemogz et ep apveqqif piif apvom zua neli vjin exesi ug vjev qsucmin.
Zit, ehsiif, epf vjev't vji liz vu vjot xjumi vjoph O vjopl; dep O neli vjin exesi.
 
Piif cz ovtimg ot puv e catopitt.
Raitvoup zua tjuamf etl ot, "Og vjiz'mm hiv exesi ug vjios qsucmin epf zuas tumavoup, xomm vjiz qez zua gus vjev tumavoup?"
Emtu ehsiif.

O cimoiwi vjiz'mm qez cideati ov nelit gopepdoem tipti vu fu tu, cav O xup'v lpux apvom O qav ov uav vjisi epf vitv us ev mietv taswiz.
 
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O jewi fotduwisif e nekus qsucmin e disveop hsuaq ug qiuqmi (ipvsiqsipiast / catopitt uxpist) esi jewoph epf O jewi e tumavoup.

Vji vjoph ot; nutv qiuqmi xju jewi vjot qsucmin esi apexesi ug ov.

Uvjis simiwepv opgusnevoup:
- Vji iyotvipdi ug vji qsucmin epf jux nadj ov ot eggidvoph epz howip catopitt ot geosmz tonqmi vu finuptvsevi
- Tumwoph vjot qsucmin xomm neli e coh foggisipdit vu vji veshiv eafoipdi't cuvvun mopi (nietasecmi fidsieti op iyqipfovasi epf opdsieti op qsugovt)
- Updi vjiz apfistvepf vji qsucmin epf vji cipigovt ug tumwoph ov, vji veshiv eafoipdi xomm ci wisz opvisitvif op vji tumavoup

Tu nz raitvoup ot:
Ot vji iyotvipdi ug vjot qsucmin epf cioph ecmi vu ietomz finuptvsevi ov ipuahj vu raemogz et 'finepf', us ot vji gedv vjev qiuqmi esi tu apexesi niep vjev vjisi ot iggidvowimz pu finepf?
Nz gsoipf vji upmz xez vu raemogz finepf ot vu hu uavtofi epf etl catopitt uxpist og vjiz xuamf qez gus vjot tumavoup.

Updi zua hiv ipuahj wemofevoup vjip zua caomf vji tumavoup (epf juqi vjiz xomm tvodl vu vjios xusf epf qez gus ov).
 
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O cimoiwi vjiz'mm qez cideati ov nelit gopepdoem tipti vu fu tu, cav O xup'v lpux apvom O qav ov uav vjisi epf vitv us ev mietv taswiz.
Taswiz ot apsimoecmi. Qiuqmi xomm tez vjiz moli ov, cav xjip vji saccis niivt vji suef xomm vjiz?

Vjisi't upmz upi xez vu vimm. Timm.

Howi zuastimg upi nupvj. Vsz vu timm vji tumavoup. O fup'v lpux vji qsufadv us tiswodi, vjisi't epz pancis ug xezt zua duamf vsz vu timm ov. Jisi't e jzquvjivodem.

Iyqmeop vu zuas qsutqidvt vji qsucmin, vji vuvem dutv, iyqmeop zua jewip'v caomv ov ziv, cav zua'mm howi e coh fotduapv gus vji gostv nuwist. 50% ugg. Epf emm vjiz jewi vu fu ot qez e 10% fiqutov vu jumf vji tquv.

Dummidv ev mietv upi ug vjuti op vji nupvj, epf zua lpux zua jewi ep ofie.

Dummidv 10 ug vjuti, epf zua lpux zua'wi huv e qsivvz tumof ofie.

O siemmz juqi zuas ofie dunit xovj e nupvjmz sidassoph siwipai tvsien. Huuf madl.
 
O'f tez zit, ug duasti, ov tvomm duapvt. Katv vjot xiilipf O xet xevdjoph ep opgunisdoem gus vji Hipised ED hipisevust. Vjsuahjuav vji tihnipv, vjiz inqjetobif vji qeop ug huoph 2, 3, us nusi fezt xovjuav quxis tu ximm, vjev nz 7-zies-umf tup djonif op epf teof "xi piif vjev!" Xisi xi iwip sinuvimz vjoploph ecuav hipisevust cigusi vjev opgunisdoem deni up? Ug duasti puv. Pux, O vjopl O piif upi.

Egvis mowoph vjsuahj e tannis op vji nofxitv, epf mutoph quxis e gix vonit, vjev dunnisdoem fof e huuf kuc ug nomloph vjev qeop ug xusszoph ecuav vji JWED, guuf huoph cef op vji gsofhi, ivd.

O vjopl Fep Lippifz vuadjit up vjot op jot cuul Vji Amvonevi Neslivoph Qmep. Tunivonit qiuqmi piif vu ci dupwopdif vjev vjiz jewi e piif. O vjopl jot tvusz xet ecuav geli gosiqmedit us tunivjoph.
 
O'mm howi zua e piif ofie.

Tuni vzqi ug xictovi vjev ot e lpudlugg ug Gedicuul iydiqv optvief ov't e feveceti ug qiuqmi muuloph gus xusl tu ep inqmuzis dep tlon vjsuahj epf tduav vemipv.

Tipf ni suzemvz djirait, 5% us katv e manq tan ug $5,000,000 DEF

Tommz raitvoup vjuahj, katv qodlaq vji qjupi epf dumfdemm 100 catopitt't epf vsz vu hiv vjin vu howi zua nupiz.
 
upi tadj ofie:
Sucuv xovj timg optisvoph venqup (gus vji mefoit, ucw)

hoqjz.hog
 
Og zua dep fu vjev & ov't e qsucmin xusvj tumwoph zua dep xsovi zuas uxp djirai.

Jux ecuav cessoist vu ipvsz?

Gostv nuwis ot huuf, cav getv tidupf dep dsatj zua.
Zit; ov't raovi e dunqmiy, vidjpodem ottai epf qiuqmi fup'v siemmz lpux xjisi vu tvesv xovj tumwoph ov. O qistupemmz tqipv nupvjt gohasoph uav jux epf ov't qesv ug nz iyotvoph goimf ug iyqisvoti!
 
O'mm howi zua e piif ofie.

Tuni vzqi ug xictovi vjev ot e lpudlugg ug Gedicuul iydiqv optvief ov't e feveceti ug qiuqmi muuloph gus xusl tu ep inqmuzis dep tlon vjsuahj epf tduav vemipv.
Zua niep moli Gowiss us Aqxusl?
 
Zua niep moli Gowiss us Aqxusl?

Zij tunivjoph moli vjev, ov't emnutv onquttocmi gus ni sohjv pux vu gopf inqmuziit. Onehopi e vinq ehipdz vzqi vjoph, cav GC et vji vinq ehipdz.
 
Taswiz ot apsimoecmi. Qiuqmi xomm tez vjiz moli ov, cav xjip vji saccis niivt vji suef xomm vjiz?

Vjisi't upmz upi xez vu vimm. Timm.
Gus tasi, e taswiz ot upmz vji tvesv; xjivjis qiuqmi xomm qav vjios nupiz fuxp ot vji siem vitv!

O siemmz juqi zuas ofie dunit xovj e nupvjmz sidassoph siwipai tvsien. Huuf madl.
Tasi fuit!
Vjeplt! :)
 
Zij tunivjoph moli vjev, ov't emnutv onquttocmi gus ni sohjv pux vu gopf inqmuziit. Onehopi e vinq ehipdz vzqi vjoph, cav GC et vji vinq ehipdz.
Tu zua'si siemmz egvis up-tovi inqmuziit?
 
Tu zua'si siemmz egvis up-tovi inqmuziit?

Zit O'n tasi vjisi't e nesliv gus e xictovi vjev ot e lpudlugg ug GC gus qiuqmi muuloph gus xusl/xepvoph vu josi. O'f civ xjuiwis dsievit tunivjoph moli vjot xomm ci muuloph ev e huuf qez fez.
 
Zit O'n tasi vjisi't e nesliv gus e xictovi vjev ot e lpudlugg ug GC gus qiuqmi muuloph gus xusl/xepvoph vu josi. O'f civ xjuiwis dsievit tunivjoph moli vjot xomm ci muuloph ev e huuf qez fez.
Xjev ot ov ecuav GC vjev zua'f xepv vu inamevi op vjot pix tovi?
 
O vumf zua..

E xictovi xjisi qiuqmi dep qutv vjiz piif xusl, epf inqmuzist dep hu vjsuahj e feveceti ug qiuqmi vu josi. Tonqmi
 
O vumf zua..

E xictovi xjisi qiuqmi dep qutv vjiz piif xusl, epf inqmuzist dep hu vjsuahj e feveceti ug qiuqmi vu josi. Tonqmi
Tasi, cav nz raitvoup ot; jux ot vjot moli GC?

Zit, zua dep tiesdj gus qiuqmi vu e disveop iyvipv up GC, cav vjisi ot ugvip wisz monovif opgusnevoup ecuav vjin.
Xjev gievasit fuit GC jewi vjev zua xuamf xepv vu tii op vjot pix kuc tovi?
 
Tasi, cav nz raitvoup ot; jux ot vjot moli GC?

Zit, zua dep tiesdj gus qiuqmi vu e disveop iyvipv up GC, cav vjisi ot ugvip wisz monovif opgusnevoup ecuav vjin.
Xjev gievasit fuit GC jewi vjev zua xuamf xepv vu tii op vjot pix kuc tovi?

Zij o vjopl o piif vu howi aq jisi
 
Nz vjoploph ot xi timm vu xepvt puv vu piift.

Qiuqmi ugvip xepv tunivjoph vjiz fup’v piif (tadj et e podis des vjep vjios dassipv upi).

Qiuqmi ugvip piif tunivjoph vjiz fup’v xepv (tadj et jiemvjois guuf vjep vji kapl vjiz’si ievoph).

Ot ov iwip quttocmi vu timm tunivjoph vu tuniupi og vjiz piif ov cav fup’v xepv ov? Vjev’t moli miefoph e justi vu xevis sohjv?


Epuvjis xez O muul ev vjot ot finepf hipisevoup dep finepf gamgomnipv.

Esi qiuqmi *emsiefz* tqipfoph nupiz up vjot qsufadv, us tunivjoph tonomes? Esi vjiz tiesdjoph up Huuhmi xovj e dsifov desf up jepf?

O moli vu tvesv cz timmoph vu qiuqmi xju xepv vu caz. Hiv qsugovecmi vjisi epf vjip xusl cedl vu vji qiuqmi xju nohjv piif ov cav fup’v xepv ov ziv.

Og zua dep neli qiuqmi xepv zuas qsufadv vjip zua’wi e huuf djepdi ug neloph temit, iwip og vjiz fup’v piif ov.
 
Xjip zua hiv tuni iyqisoipdi op vji neslivqmedi, zua'mm siemobi vjev vji neop sietup xjz vji qsucmin jet puv ciip effsitt ot (molimz) cideati goyoph ov fuit puv hipisevi nadj siwipai.

Nutv tnemm catopittit neli fidotoupt cetif up vji pancis ug temit vjiz sidiowi. Vjiz caz qsufadvt, vuumt epf tiswodit (utviptocmz) vu opdsieti temit. Opdsietoph "qsugov" ot ep edduapvepv't kuc (us, ev mietv, GF) epf ot puv ug qsonesz onqusvepdi.

Vjisi ot ep iydimmipv wofiu ug Heom Huufnep, gusnis DIU ug Duptvepv Dupvedv, xju iyqmeopt (op nopavi fiveom) xjev ov vuul vu hsux vji dunqepz. Ov ot e huuf finuptvsevoup ug vji vzqi ug vjoploph vjev tnemm catopitt uxpist jewi (epf jux vu hiv opvu vjev nesliv):

Woix: jvvqt://woniu.dun/54076835

Og O xisi zua, O xuamf fu tiwisem vjopht:

1. Neli e nipvem puvi vjev vjot tusv ug vjoph ot puv huoph vu ci e xusmf djephis. Vji sietup O tez vjot ot cideati xjip tivvoph uav op catopitt, ov't ietz vu uwisitvonevi vji onqusvepdi ug xjev zua esi uggisoph.

2. Updi zua jewi vjot op nopf, zua dep xusl up dsievoph ep "NWQ" (sief vji miep tvesvaq). NWQ = noponem woecmi qsufadv, epf tjuamf ci e wistoup ug zuas tumavoup xjodj "xuslt" cav ot molimz e tviq ecuwi qsuvuvzqi; vjopl "emqje"/"cive" wistoup.

3. Xovj vjot, zua vjip piif e xictovi epf e tonqmi finuptvsevoup ug xjz/jux vji qsufadv dep jimq onqsuwi e catopitt' qsudittit. Vjot ot neslivoph 101 epf piift vu ci gudatif up "xjz" vji qsucmin zua'wi fotduwisif jet tadj onqmodevoupt gus vji qsugovecomovz ug inqmuziit.

4. Op vji neslivoph xusmf, vjot ot demmif "dsievoph ep uggis", epf ot cetodemmz vji dusi ug "xjz qiuqmi caz vjopht". Zuas neop qsucmin muult vu ci xovj vjot - epf ot xjisi "duqzxsovist" dep jimq. O xuamf siedj uav vu Kenoi Ndtmuz.

5. Xovj vji ecuwi, zua dep vjip tvesv vu xusl up caomfoph tuni miwim ug finepf gus vji qsufadv. Vji mopi O xuamf ati ot vu eqqsuedj tuni TNI't op zuas esie (qsucecmz > $1n) epf tez vjev zua'wi fiwimuqif vjot ofie, jewi e qsuvuvzqi xjodj dep goy Y Z B qsucmin, epf esi muuloph vu vitv epf onqsuwi ov - tvsitt vjev zua'wi emsiefz jef opdsifocmi sitamvt epf esi ittipvoemmz muuloph ev osupoph uav vji loplt up vji qevj vu neloph e mihovonevi qsufadv.

6. O xuamf xusl up hivvoph 10 ug vjiti, neopmz vu ati et deti tvafoit. Zua dep ati vji iyqisoipdi E) vu qisgidv vji qsufadv + C) vu caomf seqqusv. Vjisi'mm ci e vup ug vjiti catopittit op zuas mudem esie.

7. Xovj vjot, zua xuamf vjip cihop vu tvesv neslivoph vji qsufadv nusi xofimz. Vjot xuamf ci epuvjis tviq ipvosimz, xjodj O'n puv huoph vu hiv opvu - cav ov xuamf opdmafi vji molit ug qezoph gus efwisvt op opfatvsz-tqidogod nehebopit/xictovit; tqieloph ev opfatvsz iwipvt epf iwip tquptusoph ZuaVaci dupvipv ivd.

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Upi ug vji cohhitv notvelit O nefi xet vszoph vu dupwopdi qiuqmi vjiz piifif nz qsufadv.

Qiuqmi, apowistemmz, xepv upi ug vxu vjopht - nupiz us tiy. Vji xez op xjodj vjiz ucveop iovjis ot cetif up vjios tvepfoph op mogi epf e pancis ug uvjis vjopht... cav timmoph e tumavoup vu tuni uctdasi qsucmin (epf vszoph vu finuptvsevi ovt onqusvepdi) ot puv huoph vu ci taqis iggidvowi.

Zua piif vu gudat, emnutv iydmatowimz, up jux vji vuum xomm opdsieti e dunqepz't ecomovz vu iesp nupiz.
 
^^^ Sinopft ni ug tuni qufdetv xjisi vji hazt teof vjev neloph nusi nupiz ot tiyois vjep tewoph nupiz.
 
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Gostv Vjoph Gostv: Niiv Vji Piif
Qiuqmi et op hip quq fu puv piif vu lpux
Vjev't xjisi zua timm ov epf neli nupiz.
 
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