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I started my first online business five years ago and sold it last year. All the time we didn't make big money, simply because our product didn't solve an existing problem. Since then I try to make the best out of the first approach and learn as much as possible.
I read "Will it fly?" from Pat Flynn and really like the idea of selecting a target group and then researching places, people and products to find the unsolved problems for that target group. It's kind of the way MJ describes the recognition of needs in the fastlane book, combined with a detailed process to execute that research.
So now I try to spot unsolved problems every day wherever I go. I try to speak with people in my everyday life I usually wouldn't speak to. I try to get the 'feeling' for the problems around me. I can get much better still, but looking for opportunities is a good thing. But when should I take a problem and commit to the execution?
Here is my question: How did you select the problem that you finally addressed with your business?
I read "Will it fly?" from Pat Flynn and really like the idea of selecting a target group and then researching places, people and products to find the unsolved problems for that target group. It's kind of the way MJ describes the recognition of needs in the fastlane book, combined with a detailed process to execute that research.
So now I try to spot unsolved problems every day wherever I go. I try to speak with people in my everyday life I usually wouldn't speak to. I try to get the 'feeling' for the problems around me. I can get much better still, but looking for opportunities is a good thing. But when should I take a problem and commit to the execution?
Here is my question: How did you select the problem that you finally addressed with your business?
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