Practical advice for Entrepreneurs.
This is how it goes, we first start thinking and keep thinking until it gets too boring or too big in our minds that we start doubting our abilities, or get scared that what if someone else capitalized on “my brilliant idea!”. If you are lucky and come out of your initial inhibitions and insecurities then you can start talking about it with others. It would be best if you talked about it with everybody (not just somebody)… you have nothing to loose at this point.. because idea is just that… an idea.
The more you’ll talk about it the more you’ll get serious about it. This empowers you but at the same time puts you in a vulnerable position where you might get influenced by other people’s opinions and more so by the negative opinions about your idea and your entrepreneurial dream would be crushed there…. But too much talking isn’t going to fetch you investments ($$). Therefore, at some point in time (earlier the better) start working on building a working prototype.
A working prototype will be a testament of the potential in your idea and your (and your team’s) potential to deliver. Yes, power-point and a well thought out business plan is important but not as important as a powerful-prototype. Don’t wait, just roll up your sleeves and make the best prototype out of your idea… and thank yourself later that you did that.
PS: More on the idea of inventing prototypes here.
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