10 count nov17-2012-presentation2
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The document provides tips for finding new business ideas by connecting experiences and problems encountered to potential solutions. It recommends getting jobs or volunteering in areas of interest to meet new people, identify pain points, automation opportunities, or market gaps. Successful businesses may come from improving processes, automating tasks, or bringing solutions from other places. Ideas are found by connecting experiences to solve problems in a cost-effective way through research, validation, and execution.
10 count nov17-2012-presentation2
- 1. So, you want to start a busıness Just start ? connecting the dots
- 2. Where to Get Your Next Big Idea? • You need to build experiences. The more “things” you do, the more problems you’ll encounter and dots you can connect to solve them. Step 1. Get Jobs/Volunteer/Get New Hobbies in areas of interest (ones that lend themselves to business solutions the better) Connect with new People. • Any products you complain about? • See recurring pain points? The World Exchange Plaza Toll Free: 1 866 964 6931 Providing enterprise level order fulfilment, real-time 1150-45 O’Connor Street Facsimile: 1 866 391 5954 provisioning and life-cycle management with custom Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1A4 Email: info@10Count.ca software solutions. Canada Web: www.10Count.ca Rob: Rob@10count.ca | Matt: Matt@10count.ca
- 3. • See anything happening in your bubble that should be automated? Process improved? • Market Gap between what’s being offered and what should be offered? • Something that works somewhere but does exist where you are? • Straight up invention The World Exchange Plaza Toll Free: 1 866 964 6931 Providing enterprise level order fulfilment, real-time 1150-45 O’Connor Street Facsimile: 1 866 391 5954 provisioning and life-cycle management with custom Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1A4 Email: info@10Count.ca software solutions. Canada Web: www.10Count.ca Rob: Rob@10count.ca | Matt: Matt@10count.ca
- 4. Where Our Businesses Came From Process that needed Processes that needed Market Gap + Something Pain Points Solved improvement/market automation/improvement that works somewhere gap in price brought to our Geography The World Exchange Plaza Toll Free: 1 866 964 6931 Providing enterprise level order fulfilment, real-time 1150-45 O’Connor Street Facsimile: 1 866 391 5954 provisioning and life-cycle management with custom Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1A4 Email: info@10Count.ca software solutions. Canada Web: www.10Count.ca Rob: Rob@10count.ca | Matt: Matt@10count.ca
- 5. The Parking Lot/Graveyard • Funeral Order Tracking Software • Customizable Body Wash • Group buying bridge payments • QR Code Menu’s for Translation • Customer Service Testing The World Exchange Plaza Toll Free: 1 866 964 6931 Providing enterprise level order fulfilment, real-time 1150-45 O’Connor Street Facsimile: 1 866 391 5954 provisioning and life-cycle management with custom Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1A4 Email: info@10Count.ca software solutions. Canada Web: www.10Count.ca Rob: Rob@10count.ca | Matt: Matt@10count.ca
- 6. Ideas Are EVERYWHERE • Connecting Dots is Easy • Next Steps: Research/Validation/Execution (which can all be done on the cheap) (See: Business Research and Validation) The World Exchange Plaza Toll Free: 1 866 964 6931 Providing enterprise level order fulfilment, real-time 1150-45 O’Connor Street Facsimile: 1 866 391 5954 provisioning and life-cycle management with custom Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1A4 Email: info@10Count.ca software solutions. Canada Web: www.10Count.ca Rob: Rob@10count.ca | Matt: Matt@10count.ca