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inventing prototypes
Earlier today, I wrote a blog post emphasizing the importance of creating a prototype. Just a while ago I was browsing through youtube and stumbled upon the following video. This ties in very well with the idea of prototype. I want to showcase this here because there are many people that get scared of this word “prototype”.. when all that it really means is to give some tangibility to your idea.. A prototype need not be perfect or the final product as long as it can communicate the idea and give your audience an experience/ preview of your vision.
Imagine the speakers were never invented and this man got an idea of making a speaker and put together a prototype using his imagination and some clever thinking making use of whatever is available to him for free or at a very affordable cost… and walla! you have a working prototype of speakers!!! You can extrapolate this idea to software (with so much free stuff out there on the internet.. there is no dearth of resources which are free or very cheap).
Gold Nugget 7
Power-point is important but not as important as a powerful-prototype. <– If you like this then click on the text to learn more about “stop Thinking, start Talking; stop Worrying and start Working!!!“
stop Thinking, start Talking; stop Worrying and start Working!!!
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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