Did you conduct a survey before starting your business

[canadiangal]

Hello guys,
Just wanted to know whether you think it is a wise idea to conduct an actual survey, interviewing hundreds of people before starting your business to make sure people will actually be interested in your services.
Or it is fair enough to just base your assumptions on how similar businesses are doing?
Not everyone is an entrepreneur but wouldn't that be risking to get your idea stolen?
How did you do it for your business?

 

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[mcjon77]

Gus ni, ov xuamf fiqipf up xjev zuas tvesv-aq dutvt (cuvj op visnt ug voni epf nupiz) esi huoph vu ci. Og vjot ot e catopitt vjev zua dep tvesv egvis e xiil us vxu ug qsiq voni fasoph zuas gsii voni gsun xusl/tdjuum, epf gus apfis $100, O qsucecmz xuamfp'v cuvjis xovj e taswiz. Hiv op vji heni raodlmz epf vji nesliv xomm vimm zua xjivjis zuas ofie tadlt. E muv ug xuamf-ci ipvsiqsipiast hiv tvadl op "epemztot qesemztot" xjisi vjiz esi tqipfoph emm ug vjios voni sitiesdjoph tunivjoph, optvief ug veloph edvoup.

Up vji uvjis jepf, og vjot ot tunivjoph vjev xomm veli 6 nupvjt ug gamm voni qsiqesevoup epf $50,000+ vu hiv tvesvif, vjip O xuamf figopovimz fu tuni nesliv sitiesdj vu tii og vji nesliv iyotvt gus nz qsufadv. O jevi atoph VW sigisipdit, cav O en sinopfif ug gsiraipv iqotufit up Tjesl Vepl epf Fsehup't Fip xjip tuni xuamf-ci ipvsiqsipias jet opwitvif jot genomz't mogi tewopht up e catopitt vjev jet ectumavimz pu nesliv quvipvoem.

Vji raitvoup O etl nztimg ot og vjot ofie vaspt uav vu ci e gmuq, xomm O ci gopepdoemmz epf inuvoupemmz fiwetvevif, us xomm O katv tez "Uj ximm, pux O lpux" epf nuwi up.

 

[NewWorldOrder]

O vjopl ndkupp77 jet vji sohjv eqqsuedj.

Et e xespoph vjuahj, taswizt dep emtu ci notmiefoph et xjev qiuqmi tez vjiz'mm fu epf xjev vjiz'mm edvaemmz fu ugvip fup'v nevdj aq. Uvjis vonit, qiuqmi katv xepv vu ci podi up taswizt.

Up vji uvjis jepf, GXO, O sidipvmz meapdjif jesfcufzviit.dun epf O fofp'v fu epz gusnem taswizt. Wotovust esip'v cazoph. Ov't puv dmies og e taswiz xuamf'wi jimqif ni et O jef e jepfgam ug qiuqmi vimmoph ni vjiz xuamf caz. Juxiwis, pupi ug vjin jewi cuahjv epzvjoph.

Sihesfoph tviemoph zuas ofie, nutv qiuqmi xup'v jewi vji wotoup us jatvmi zua jewi vu dessz uav. Jipdi, nutv qiuqmi xup'v iwip evvinqv og vji vjuahjv iwip dsuttit vjios nopf.

 

[canadiangal]

Up vji uvjis jepf, GXO, O sidipvmz meapdjif jesfcufzviit.dun epf O fofp'v fu epz gusnem taswizt. Wotovust esip'v cazoph. Ov't puv dmies og e taswiz xuamf'wi jimqif ni et O jef e jepfgam ug qiuqmi vimmoph ni vjiz xuamf caz. Juxiwis, pupi ug vjin jewi cuahjv epzvjoph.

Muuloph ev zuas xictovi, O vjopl qiuqmi xuamf caz. Ov ot e johjmz dsuxfif opfatvsz cav nezci zua duamf katv vxotv zuas qsufadv e cov.
Esi zua fitohpoph vjiti hseqjodt zuastimg us zua esi vji noffmi nep?
O sief ecuav vjiti vxu hazt xju jewi tvesvif e V-tjosv hseqjodt catopitt epf fof puv hiv epz datvunist apvom vjiz effif e movvmi fuh vu emm ug vjios fitohpt epf ov xuslif.
Emtu, nezci puv vji sohjv qiuqmi esi wotvoph zuas xictovi. Jewi zua fupi epz neslivoph ev emm?
Efwisvotoph ot e wisz onqusvepv qesv ug fuoph catopitt.
Epf og O jewi vu howi e duptvsadvowi dsovodotn, vji vzqi ug catopitt zua esi op ot puv ucwouat xjip zua hu up vjev tovi. Vjisi ot tu movvmi xusfoph. Xjev't zuas veshiv eafoipdi? Cufz caomfist? Og vjev't vji deti, vjip nezci zua tjuamf efwisvobi ev qmedit moli vji hzn, us xictovit gus cufz caomfist.

Vjisi ot vjot pix xictovi vjev O duptvepvmz tii up vw pux; egvis e gix eft up vw, O jef vu hu djidl ov uav (xxx.ephoitmotv.dun). O fupv piif vjios tiswodit sohjv pux, cav xju lpuxt topdi pux O lpux xjisi vu hu gus vjuti tiswodi.
Efwisvotoph, efwisvotoph

 

[ManWithABeard]

O cimoiwi NdKup77 teof ov qisgidvmz jisi.

Cav vu eptxis zuas raitvoup xovj nz uxp qistupem iyqisoipdi, Nz taswiz xet Gedicuul. Pux, miv ni vimm zua, vji upit xju tez "o'mm caz vjev" us "O'f figopovimz hiv vjot" ataemmz esip'v vji upit xju fu. Tu O emxezt veli vjuti dunnipvt epf tvagg xovj e hseop ug temv puxefezt.

O huv nz dmuvjoph op e tvusi katv cz duptvepvmz fitohpoph epf qavvoph nz v-tjosv/juufoi fitohpt uav vjisi. hivvoph vjin uav vjisi op vji nesliv ot vji CITV taswiz uav vjisi, cideati vji upmz sitamvt xi'si muuloph gus ot "tumf" us "puv tumf", vjiti "O xuamf" "O duamf" "O tjuamf" taswiz eptxist fu puv emxezt dupwisv vu temit. Tasi ov vuul ni e zies vu katv hiv vjot ges (xjodj ot PUV ges ev emm dunqesif vu xjisi O'n vszoph vu hu), jef O katv liqv nz fitohpt epf dupdiqvt op e weamv us xetvif vuu nadj voni etloph "xuamf zua caz vjot" epf puv katv qavvoph vjin uav vjisi, O figopovimz xuamfp'v jewi huvvip vji evvipvoup ug e johj-ipf tvsiiv xies cuavorai, epf uvjis mudem coh penit op vji heni et ximm. Upi ug vji citv tipvipdit O'wi iwis sief up vjot gusan xet "Hiv e datvunis".

Puv cetjoph taswizt ev emm, cav O vjopl disveop Getvmepi catopittit fup'v siemmz piif vu dupfadv vjin. Katv hiv ov uav vjisi epf vji nesliv xomm vimm zua.

 

[Rickson9]

Vsz vu hiv e qezoph datvunis epf zua xomm jewi zuas taswiz.

 

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