Wait for big idea or peck with small ones

[BigBrianC]

Hey all,

I'm at an impasse. I want to wait until I have an idea that I know fits CENTS, to put all my time into that idea, to grow it big. I keep doing research, trying to find problems and solutions, etc. (I'm really focusing on B2B mobile apps and SaaS as a mobile app in general) But in the mean time I keep getting small ideas that pop into my head that violate CENTS atleast in one way (Only a few need this, there is no scale, etc.) Should I pursue these small ideas until I get a big one and hope somehow one of the ones I feel don't meet CENTS end up meeting CENTS by the end and get big, or should I keep devoting time to research for the great idea? For example, I was thinking about an app that sends push notifications a day to send 3 insults/back-handed compliments to the user as a humor app because people like to laugh at themselves, and IAP for more per day, but I know it won't get that many downloads, make that much money, etc. and say I work 100 hours and only make $500, I just worked for $5 an hour. But is this a good idea to pursue something like this?

Sorry for the rambling. Hope this makes sense, though.

 

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[Esquire]

You might be surprised what you learn by "doing" ... what you learn working on a small project ... may one day prove more valuable ... than whatever comes of the small project itself.

So go for it.

 

[The Grind]

I'll say this to you.

Many business's that start. End up completely changing their business, or business model, strictly based off feedback from the market. And ended up becoming successful of course.

Starting, is the most important thing, if those business's never started, and waited for the "perfect idea" ( which doesn't exist ). They would still be building someone else's dreams.

 

[Ninjakid]

Write your ideas down in a book. Make a point to have at least one cool idea a day. And look for something that not only sounds cool, but that is also capable of becoming a functional business. Bear in mind there are many cool ideas out there that aren't businesses.

 

[AndrewNC]

Do nothing. Sit around and wait for the big idea however long it might take. It court take 5 years. 10 years. Maybe even 50 years.

50 years down the road you will stumble on the best idea in the world. And at that point, you will look back and realize that you have no practical experience to be able to bring that idea into the world because you spent all your time waiting, and not learning how to build a business.

 

[GuestUser113]

Do nothing. Sit around and wait for the big idea however long it might take. It court take 5 years. 10 years. Maybe even 50 years.

50 years down the road you will stumble on the best idea in the world. And at that point, you will look back and realize that you have no practical experience to be able to bring that idea into the world because you spent all your time waiting, and not learning how to build a business.

HE WOULD BE HAPPIER STICKING WITH HIS 9-5 JOB WITH TWO DAYS OFF. WOULDN'T YOU AGREE?

 

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[SYK]

Many business's that start. End up completely changing their business, or business model, strictly based off feedback from the market. And ended up becoming successful of course.

My favorite tale of transition: Samsung started off selling dried fish and vegetables. There ain't many more drastic evolutions than that. For a fish company they make darn good TVs...

 

[Lex DeVille]

Do nothing. Sit around and wait for the big idea however long it might take. It court take 5 years. 10 years. Maybe even 50 years.

Are you sure this isn't the secret process for success?

Cause' that's what the rest of the world seems to think.

 

[AndrewNC]

Are you sure this isn't the secret process for success?

Cause' that's what the rest of the world seems to think.

Oh it is. If you wait long enough, you wont have bills to pay or have to worry about working a 9-5. Somewhere between 70 and 100 years is when it really begins paying dividends.

 

[ZCP]

Hey all,

I'm at an impasse. I want to wait until I have an idea that I know fits CENTS, to put all my time into that idea, to grow it big. I keep doing research, trying to find problems and solutions, etc. (I'm really focusing on B2B mobile apps and SaaS as a mobile app in general) But in the mean time I keep getting small ideas that pop into my head that violate CENTS atleast in one way (Only a few need this, there is no scale, etc.) Should I pursue these small ideas until I get a big one and hope somehow one of the ones I feel don't meet CENTS end up meeting CENTS by the end and get big, or should I keep devoting time to research for the great idea? For example, I was thinking about an app that sends push notifications a day to send 3 insults/back-handed compliments to the user as a humor app because people like to laugh at themselves, and IAP for more per day, but I know it won't get that many downloads, make that much money, etc. and say I work 100 hours and only make $500, I just worked for $5 an hour. But is this a good idea to pursue something like this?

Sorry for the rambling. Hope this makes sense, though.

Translation: I want to convince myself I am working on a fastlane path. But it seems hard so I am hoping someone can validate my excuse so I don't have to do any hard work.

Advice: a series of successes builds momentum so that you are ready when the big idea (opportunity) comes along.

 

[RogueInnovation]

You've gotta put your heart into things.
You gotta burn, trying.
You gotta keep pushing your boundaries until, BAM, you take your first step in the real world.
You then try and try and try, until like a chained down titan, BAM, you make you second step.

Years later of the same, your arm raises and you RIP off the confines, and you WALK.
Years later, that business or another will make you profit.


Yet, first, you gotta try. Or you'll drown in how pathetic you have let yourself become.

 

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[BigBrianC]

Thanks guys. I needed that boot to the britches.

 

[Andy Black]

Read the second post in this thread:

https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/co...-best-piece-of-advice-youve-been-given.59027/

It's the most succinct and best advice you can get for anything.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

A successful lemonade stand is a better than doing nothing. Actually, even a failed lemonade stand is better than doing nothing.

 

[ChrisJTurner]

I've had many failures in business but each time I get back up.

Who do you want backing you up in a bar fight?
The guy with fighting scars who has had lots of fights?
or
The guy with no experience in fighting & no scars?

Just start, throw caution to the wind and never take no for an answer!

 

[Disciple]

You're thinking about this too much. You learn a lot more through doing than through research. I've gone farther in the last 3 months than I have in the last 7 years. I forsee more change in the next year than I've had since I was born.

Don't be afraid to act on something because it doesn't meet certain requirements. Things can be changed along the way. Don't hold yourself back. Just do something.

Besides, if their apps, why not build them all? Once you finish one, just work on the other. The experience you get from them might just give you that "bigger" idea you're looking for.

 

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[Guest30k3gj]

“If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done. Make at least one definite move daily toward your goal/s.”
- Bruce Lee.

 

[PedroG]

I think as long as you know what to expect from those small ideas, work on them. You could gain experience from working on them. But continue to train your mind to look for the big one.