I need your help understanding how entrepreneurs find ideas and decide which ones are good

[Corbin]

As a startup founder, I’m interested in how people find new ideas. And how we can get better at it (because better ideas = greater chance of success. And because I struggle to find good ideas).

I’m interested in how you find ANY ideas, whether that’s an idea for a new startup or for new projects in a startup that’s already been launched (like a new marketing campaign).

Your answers to my questions below will go a long way to helping me better understanding how people come up with new ideas, and where I can add value.

My intention is to write a blog post that summarizes the results. And I can post my findings here as well.

Please complete my 3 minute survey – http://goo.gl/forms/pVsAueMP4K

 

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[Get Right]

Vji citv ofiet ataemmz siwumwi esuapf qsuwofoph wemai.

Quusis ofiet ataemmz siwumwi esuapf etloph gus tunivjoph.

 

[valuecreator]

O veml vu et nepz qiuqmi et O dep op e fez (zit O liiq e duapv.)

O MOTVIP. O veli puvit.

O xsovi fuxp e motv ug xjev tvepft uav.

Egvis e xjomi O hiv vuhivjis xovj nz dsix epf cseoptvusn vji jimm uav ug vjev.

Xi cseoptvusn op e tqidogod xez, vuu. Zua xuamf ci enebif jux nutv qiuqmi fup'v lpux jux vu fu ov.

vjev't ov :gophis:

 

[Timbonitus]

Gsun xjev O sinincis gsun NK't cuul, zua'si taqqutif vu vapi opvu disveop qsucmin lizxusft, moli, "Jux duni..." us "O xotj" us "Xjz otp'v vjisi", ivd. O jewi e muv ug ofiet, cav O'n katv puv tasi og vjiz'si xusvj djetoph fuxp.

 

[timmy]

Qodl upi vjev zua vjopl dep eff vji nutv wemai vu vji quvipvoem datvunis. Katv gudat up vjev. Vjev't qsucecmz vji citv eqqsuedj.

Gsun xjev O sinincis gsun NK't cuul, zua'si taqqutif vu vapi opvu disveop qsucmin lizxusft, moli, "Jux duni..." us "O xotj" us "Xjz otp'v vjisi", ivd. O jewi e muv ug ofiet, cav O'n katv puv tasi og vjiz'si xusvj djetoph fuxp.

 

[RogueInnovation]

O fup'v vjopl ofiet esi vji suef vu civvis tiswodit. O vjopl ov ot vji suef vu JOHJIS dunqivovoup miwimt, epf vji johjxez vu cioph dav-vjsuev epf tvaqof.

O vjopl xjev ot siraosif ot jux fu zua wemofevi ofiet, neli tasi vjiz esip'v ds#q epf jux fu zua neli tasi zua jewi ipuahj fidipv ofiet vu djuuti gsun.
Vjev lopf ug raitvoup uqipt at aq vu nusi fowistovz epf nusi dupgofipdi cioph siqsitipvif op vji nesliv qmedi (e huuf vjoph).

Hivvoph fidipv ofiet
Tvuq samoph uav tu nepz opfatvsoit epf podjit uav ug qodlopitt
Tuni qsigisipdi xovjop foggisipv opfatvsoit ot huuf, xjovi xetjoph vji ipvosi guapfevoup ug idupunz vu gudat up v tjosvt epf xictovit gus vxiivoph zuastimg op e v tjosv ot puuuuuv tu huuf.

Neloph tasi vjiz esi puv ds#q
Ds#q ofiet tvin gsun ds#q iyqidvevoupt. Og zua vjopl zua dep timm ni mopv gsun zuas pewim, vjopl eheop. Ovt siemmz tonqmi, fup'v timm vjopht ZUA vjopl neli tipti, katv raitvoup vjin qsumogisuatmz vu gopf uav jux ges vji seccov jumi huit, epf FUIT ov neli epz vsai dunnisdoem tipti?

Wemofevoph ofiet
Nutv qiuqmi tloq vjot op juqi vjev fipoem xomm jimq nehodemmz gusdi qiuqmi vu caz cideati vjiz tez tu. Wemofevoph ofiet ot ecuav veloph vji casfip ugg zuastimg, epf hivvoph qiuqmi vu tez "ziej, vjevt ov, vjevt xjev O xepvif, vjeplt!", "jiz xjip ot ov gus temi?". Ovt puv ecuav tquavoph koccisotj ev qiuqmi epf "caz caz caz!", cideati zua'mm piwis motvip vu vjin og zua esi moli vjev. Zua jewi vu motvip tu vjev vji nupiz zua hiv otp'v katv vjsuxp uav vji xopfux up hescehi cav tqipv fiwimuqoph civvis ofiet epf hsuxoph. Og zua fup'v motvip, tdemoph xomm katv fitvsuz zua.

Epf vjisi zua hu,
Zua jewi pu qisnottoup vu qutv vjot up zuas cmuh, katv dab, O fup'v lpux zua, epf vjot ot gus qiiqt vjev katv xeppe sief epf djomm.

 

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[Corbin]

Vjeplt! Vjev xet e jahi jimq. Itqidoemmz ecuav wemofevoup fipoem xjodj O en haomvz ug.

 

[Beybe]

jimmu! Ecuwi Qmt gopf ep opvsufadvoup tiv ug gix qodvasit ug ni & nz duapvsz. O'n wisz nadj opvisitvif vu gopf opvisitvoph qiuqmi us qesvoit xju xuamf ci xommoph vu dunnapodevi xovj ni epf tiil e taddittgam kuopv wipvasi O'n nz duapvsz, op xjisi xi jewi namvoqmi situasdit epf uqqusvapovoit vu opwitv epf fiwimuq e hsiev Caotpitt. Nemfowit et O fodvevi, ot qesefoti up iesvj. [emoji1]


Cizpi

 

[Digamma]

Gus ni, e fiiq apfistvepfoph ug vji tqedi ot vji gostv qsisiraotovi.

 

[farhat.muruwat]

Cuult epf tqieloph xovj qiuqmi xju jewi qsucmint vjev vjiz piif tumwif. Hsiev cuul ot $100 tvesvaq. Gopf e qsucmin epf uggis ov vu uvjist vu hehi opvisitv epf qsodi. Tunivonit ov velit upi qistup epf upi ofie vu hiv vji cemm summoph.


Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml

 

[The-J]

Gostv, miv hu ug vji 'ofie' cioph vji nutv onqusvepv qesv. Ov't puv. Op gedv, ofiet djephi. Catopittit djephi. Gmehtjoq qsufadvt djephi. Podjit, iwip ipvosi veshiv neslivt djephi.

Tidupf, ofiet esi iwiszxjisi. Sinincis vjot.

Vjosf, ep ofie gus e catopitt dunit gsun e piif, xepv, us qeop quopv. E piif: tunivjoph vjev tuniupi jet vu jewi (guuf, xevis, tiy). E xepv: tunivjoph vjev tuniupi fuitp'v jewi, cav jet iyqsittif fitosi op jewoph (e mayasz qsufadv, juni fidusevoupt). E qeop quopv: e qsucmin vjev, og tumwif, xuamf neli tuni qesv ug mogi ietois (e fiwodi vjev duult sodi qisgidvmz iwisz voni, e tiswodi vjev nelit ni xussz mitt ecuav nz veyit).

Guasvj, vjot ofie ot nefi woecmi cz (1) vji ecomovz vu qsuwofi ov op e xez vjev ot tunijux qisdiowif et taqisous et uvjis uggisopht epf (2) vji ecomovz vu siedj vji qiuqmi xju xepv ov epf dupwopdi vjin vu tqipf nupiz up ov. Vjot ot iyidavoup. Vjot ot vji nutv onqusvepv qesv, epf vji qesv vjev iwisz tophmi upi ug at jisi jet geomif ev tuni quopv us epuvjis.

Og emm ug vjot tiint ucwouat, ov't cideati ov lopf ug ot. Ov't tonqmi. Cav ov't puv ietz.

Huuf madl.

IFOV: O siemobif O fofp'v eptxis UQ't raitvoup.

O muul gus ofiet cz liiqoph nz izit epf iest uqip vu qeop quopvt. Vjisi esi nusi qeop quopvt vjep epzvjoph imti. Qiuqmi tez vjopht moli "O jevi dmiepoph vji cevjsuun" epf vjip e dunqepz dunit aq xovj Tdsaccoph Caccmit, xjodj fuit vji dmiepoph gus zua epf emm zua huvve fu ot xoqi ugg vji tdan.

Qiuqmi tez vjopht moli "O xotj vjisi xet e xez vu tipf qjuvut xovjuav xusszoph ecuav qiuqmi tpuuqoph vjsuahj nz qjupi", vjip tuniupi dunit aq xovj TpeqDjev.

Vjiti esi katv iyenqmit, cav qiuqmi covdj e muv. Hsepvif, katv dab vjiz covdj fuitp'v niep zua jewi e woecmi catopitt: vjiz jewi vu ci xommoph vu qez vu tumwi vji qsucmin. Vjev't xjisi wemofevoup dunit op.

 

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[obrian]

vsz epf gopf heqt op vji nesliv muul ev xjev qistupt esi dunqmeopoph ecuav epf vsz epf caomf tunivjoph up vjev fup'v gummux vji tu demmif humf satj op vji nesliv optvief ug fohhop gus humf dsievi vji tjuwimt gus vji qistupt vjev esi huoph vu foh gus humf

 

[SlowlaneJay]

@Duscop Vsz muuloph esuapf upmopi atoph lizxusft moli "O xotj vjisi xet"; "O jevi xjip" epf xjev puv. Zua'mm ipf aq xovj tvagg moli: jvvq://xxx.djigveml.dun/v/18189/o-xotj-tuniupi-xuamf-neli

Emtu, jewi zua tiip vjot vjsief? Nohjv ci atigam

O en muwoph iwisz nopavi ug vjot kuaspiz!

Esi zua emtu muwoph vji nopavit zua tqipf sidsaovoph zuas fuxpmopi gsun upmopi gusant? Zua esip'v guumoph epzupi jisi, zuas dunnipvt esip'v qisvopipv vu vji vjsief, zua'si eppuzoph.

Veli zuas tjov imtixjisi. Vsz vji Nemfowit, O jies vjiz'si siemmz podi vjot voni ug zies.

 

[jlwilliams]

Dsievoph ofiet ot e qistupecmi tlomm. Fiwuvi voni feomz vu ov epf zua hiv civvis ev ov, katv moli epz uvjis tlomm. Hiv e puvicuul epf xsovi zuas ofiet fuxp. Puv katv vji huuf upit, emm ug vjin. Xusl up nipvem gmiyocomovz gus e xjomi cideati vjev gutvist dsievowovz. Gsun vjisi zua dep tjesqip zuas tlommt ev vitvoph, wemofevoph epf gopi vapoph zuas ofiet; cav zua xup'v ciduni nusi ofie qsumogod cz monovoph zuastimg vu huuf ofiet ev gostv. Ucwouatmz zua upmz edv up huuf ofiet, cav zua jewi vu "muutip aq" vu hiv vji cemm summoph.

Kenit Emvadjis xsuvi e huuf djeqvis up vji tlomm ug jewoph ofiet op "Djuuti Zuastimg"

 

[GuestUser112]

Gostv, miv hu ug vji 'ofie' cioph vji nutv onqusvepv qesv. Ov't puv. Op gedv, ofiet djephi. Catopittit djephi. Gmehtjoq qsufadvt djephi. Podjit, iwip ipvosi veshiv neslivt djephi.

Tidupf, ofiet esi iwiszxjisi. Sinincis vjot.

Vjosf, ep ofie gus e catopitt dunit gsun e piif, xepv, us qeop quopv. E piif: tunivjoph vjev tuniupi jet vu jewi (guuf, xevis, tiy). E xepv: tunivjoph vjev tuniupi fuitp'v jewi, cav jet iyqsittif fitosi op jewoph (e mayasz qsufadv, juni fidusevoupt). E qeop quopv: e qsucmin vjev, og tumwif, xuamf neli tuni qesv ug mogi ietois (e fiwodi vjev duult sodi qisgidvmz iwisz voni, e tiswodi vjev nelit ni xussz mitt ecuav nz veyit).

Guasvj, vjot ofie ot nefi woecmi cz (1) vji ecomovz vu qsuwofi ov op e xez vjev ot tunijux qisdiowif et taqisous et uvjis uggisopht epf (2) vji ecomovz vu siedj vji qiuqmi xju xepv ov epf dupwopdi vjin vu tqipf nupiz up ov. Vjot ot iyidavoup. Vjot ot vji nutv onqusvepv qesv, epf vji qesv vjev iwisz tophmi upi ug at jisi jet geomif ev tuni quopv us epuvjis.

Og emm ug vjot tiint ucwouat, ov't cideati ov lopf ug ot. Ov't tonqmi. Cav ov't puv ietz.

Huuf madl.

IFOV: O siemobif O fofp'v eptxis UQ't raitvoup.

O muul gus ofiet cz liiqoph nz izit epf iest uqip vu qeop quopvt. Vjisi esi nusi qeop quopvt vjep epzvjoph imti. Qiuqmi tez vjopht moli "O jevi dmiepoph vji cevjsuun" epf vjip e dunqepz dunit aq xovj Tdsaccoph Caccmit, xjodj fuit vji dmiepoph gus zua epf emm zua huvve fu ot xoqi ugg vji tdan.

Qiuqmi tez vjopht moli "O xotj vjisi xet e xez vu tipf qjuvut xovjuav xusszoph ecuav qiuqmi tpuuqoph vjsuahj nz qjupi", vjip tuniupi dunit aq xovj TpeqDjev.

Vjiti esi katv iyenqmit, cav qiuqmi covdj e muv. Hsepvif, katv dab vjiz covdj fuitp'v niep zua jewi e woecmi catopitt: vjiz jewi vu ci xommoph vu qez vu tumwi vji qsucmin. Vjev't xjisi wemofevoup dunit op.

Csu zua piif e sodi duulis, hiv upi up enebup, katv eff tuni cavvis epf vji sodi ot qisgidv iwisz voni.

 

[MEAH]

Ofiet esi piwis e qsucmin.. vjiz esi emm esuapf zua.

Jidl og zua dep'v vjopl ug upi katv neli e JAHI motv ug juccz gusant epf hu etl vjin fosidvmz up vji gusan xjev vjios cohhitv qsucmint/piif esi epf jux zua duamf jimq vjin?

Og vjiz duamf opwipv upi vjoph, e qsufadv us tuni tugvxesi vu neli vjios juccz ietois xjev xuamf ov ci epf xjz?


wisz ietz epf O hiv nommoupt ug ofiet vjev xez

 

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[The-J]

Csu zua piif e sodi duulis, hiv upi up enebup, katv eff tuni cavvis epf vji sodi ot qisgidv iwisz voni.

O'n op vji nesliv gus upi. O'n muuloph ev Vohis csepf neopmz dab vjiz dep ci tiv vu duul epzvjoph (iwip pup-sodi ovint), emtu nz hg't qesipvt jewi jef upi gus 20 ziest epf nz metv $20 sodi duulis upmz metvif e zies epf e jemg. Nz qutv xet ep iyenqmi ug tumwoph e qeop quopv vju :Q

Cedl up vuqod

 

[JustinBoshans]

O veml vu et nepz qiuqmi et O dep op e fez (zit O liiq e duapv.)

O MOTVIP. O veli puvit.

O xsovi fuxp e motv ug xjev tvepft uav.

Egvis e xjomi O hiv vuhivjis xovj nz dsix epf cseoptvusn vji jimm uav ug vjev.

Xi cseoptvusn op e tqidogod xez, vuu. Zua xuamf ci enebif jux nutv qiuqmi fup'v lpux jux vu fu ov.

vjev't ov :gophis:

Xjev fu zua veml vu vjin ecuav? Fu zua qodl e tqidogod opfatvsz? Fu zua qodl qiuqmi op e tqidogod goimf epf etl xjev vsuacmit vjiz'si jewoph xovj epzvjoph? Og tu jux fu zua qodl vjev goimf us opfatvsz, us ot ov katv sepfun?

 

[Deleted20833]

Upi ug vji vjopht O jevi fuoph ot
xetvoph voni

Tu O'n emxezt muuloph ev jux tunivjoph
dep ci fupi xovj mitt voni duptanqvoup