How to find needs to execute [value/scale/sell]

[Wiezel]

MJ mentioning in his books that he's seeing needs every single day, well I'm not. For sure that's all on me and not being at the same level he is.
What I did learn is that the TMF is telling you to create a business that's giving value or providing solutions, scale it, sell it and enjoy life and follow your passion after all of this.

What are common ways of finding needs? Clearly I'm not seeing it yet or just being to inexperienced (24y old).

 

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[Consolation]

It doesn't have to be the next Facebook or Amazon. You don't have to reinvent the wheel too. Plus, you don't have to look for the next big idea like Elon Musk did.

How can you not be able seeing needs every single day?

Don't you need water to survive? Look at the mug you use to drink it. Is there anything you can improve?
How about the bottled water? Can you improve the way it's marketed? Or branded.
How about the bottle cap? I heard it's causes pollution. Do something about it.
Can you improve the way drinking water is sold in your local area?
Do you know in my country, some of us still boil water for drinking instead of using the water filter? We are still using non electric kettle. Can you improve it?

Speaking of kettle, can you identify any problems with the current electric kettle you have in your house?

Hope this helps.

 

[Rawseed]

Hello @Wiezel! I suggest you reread Chapter 35 of Unscripted and take written notes. He clearly teaches you how to find or engineer needs.

Also check out the video in this post: Solve Real Problems

 

[JunkBoxJoey_JBJ]

When I see a road I now see:

Crushed gravel
Construction
Trucking
State bids
Cement
Man power

When I see carpet I now see:

Cloth
Thread
Imports
Material
Warehouse
Installers

When I see paint I now see:
Chemicals
Metal - cans
Distribution
Brushes
Supplies
Customers
Beatification

Pick anything you see and do that exercise, you’d be surprised.

I now see things/materials and wonder who is the wholesale person, where does the metal come from, materials and anything in front of you as “something, somewhere, someone needs” or could create a company with/for us a cool view point.

Etc, etc...besides it’s fun!

 

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[Matt Hunt]

Go through stuff you have already and think of ways that it could be better. Or services you use, and how they could be improved. Heck, go on Yelp or Amazon and read the bad reviews. People will come right out and tell you what can be improved!

 

[ZF Lee]

Speaking of kettle, can you identify any problems with the current electric kettle you have in your house?

Could do with one that doesn't burns that quickly.

Not that I burn shit on purpose, but whenever I burn kitchenware by accident, its a pain in the a$$ to try cleaning it off with baking soda or hydrogen peroxide.

How about the bottled water? Can you improve the way it's marketed? Or branded.

A bit of flavouring to bottled water would be good. But not too much until it becomes a soft drink.
I'm dumbfounded to find that people keep drinking Coke because they hate tasteless water.

See if you can put different flavouring than the conventional apple, orange and grape.