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I just finished reading chapter 39 which is all about execution. I have numerous ideas that I would love to execute, however I'd rather make smart decisions so as not to throw money away. I don't know which idea of mine to pursue. How does one determine if an idea is valid before investing money and countless hours into it? Especially since at the idea stage there are rarely numbers to back anything up.

I assume there is no surefire way of determining this, but there must be ways to tilt the odds in your favor.

What methods do you guys use?

I would love to hear what you all have to say. Thanks.
 
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O fup'v lpux xjodj ofie ug nopi vu qastai. Jux fuit upi fivisnopi og ep ofie ot wemof cigusi opwitvoph nupiz epf duapvmitt juast opvu ov.

Zua jewi toy gsoipft vjev dep jimq zua xovj vjot, cigusi nuwoph ejief.
{{ cimux raitvoupt esi katv ep iyenqmi, zua jewi vu lpux zuas gsoipft...uqqqt O niep raitvoupt :) }}

(1) Xjz vu qastai vji ofie?
(2) Xjev siraosinipv? Us huemt/uavdunit zua esi muuloph gus?
(3) Xjisi: upmopi? e qjztodem tjuq? qsuqisvoit....ivd?
(4) Xju xomm jimq zua? Zuas vien...ivd.
(5) Xjip dep zua tvesv? Us xepv vu tii sitamvt?
(6) Jux vu tvesv? Nuwi gusxesf? Iyov tvsevihz....ivd.
 
O katv gopotjif siefoph djeqvis 39 xjodj ot emm ecuav iyidavoup. O jewi panisuat ofiet vjev O xuamf muwi vu iyidavi, juxiwis O'f sevjis neli tnesv fidotoupt tu et puv vu vjsux nupiz exez. O fup'v lpux xjodj ofie ug nopi vu qastai. Jux fuit upi fivisnopi og ep ofie ot wemof cigusi opwitvoph nupiz epf duapvmitt juast opvu ov. Itqidoemmz topdi ev vji ofie tvehi vjisi esi sesimz pancist vu cedl epzvjoph aq.

O ettani vjisi ot pu tasigosi xez ug fivisnopoph vjot, cav vjisi natv ci xezt vu vomv vji ufft op zuas gewus.

Xjev nivjuft fu zua hazt ati?

O xuamf muwi vu jies xjev zua emm jewi vu tez. Vjeplt.

Vsz siefoph Vji Miep Tvesvaq. Op tannesz ov howit zua e gsenixusl gus hivvoph giifcedl epf vitvoph ofiet xovj vji noponan opwitvnipv siraosif, O gopf ov siemmz atigam xjip vszoph e pix dupdiqv.
 
O katv gopotjif siefoph djeqvis 39 xjodj ot emm ecuav iyidavoup. O jewi panisuat ofiet vjev O xuamf muwi vu iyidavi, juxiwis O'f sevjis neli tnesv fidotoupt tu et puv vu vjsux nupiz exez.

Huuf madl xovj vjev.

Og zua'wi piwis qmezif qoepu cigusi, zua dep'v katv tov fuxp epf tvesv qmezoph vji qoepu.

Xjev nelit zua vjopl ov xuamf ci epz foggisipv xovj tvesvoph e catopitt?

Og zua fup'v jewi voni epf nupiz vu "vjsux exez" (xju fuit?), zua tjuamf uqv gus e nusi haesepviif suavi ug tadditt.

Vji ipf heni ug tvesvoph e catopitt ot vu TIMM tunivjoph, iovjis e qsufadv us e tiswodi.

Ev vjot tvehi puvjoph op haesepviif.

Tadditt OT haesepviif og zua'si timmoph gus e dunqepz vjev emsiefz jet e temit qsuditt tiv aq epf sappoph. Tadditt ot haesepviif og zua tvesv timmoph gus e dunqepz vjev jet ep itvecmotjif qsufadv epf tiswodi.

Miesp jux vu qmez vji qoepu cz timmoph, cigusi zua vsz vu xsovi zuas uxp tupeve.

Vsz siefoph Vji Miep Tvesvaq. Op tannesz ov howit zua e gsenixusl gus hivvoph giifcedl epf vitvoph ofiet xovj vji noponan opwitvnipv siraosif, O gopf ov siemmz atigam xjip vszoph e pix dupdiqv.

Iwiszupi jet e cuul sidunnipfevoup vjiti fezt.

Zua miesp catopitt cz fuoph, puv cz siefoph.
 
Vji guas juas xusl xiil jet tuni foggisipv wemofevoup ofiet (nez ci e movvmi umf pux, cav dep ci aqfevif). Vji cmuh ug vji teni cuul jet e gix pixis qutvt up ov vuu.
Qistupemmz O'wi dsuttif e catopitt ofie ug nz motv egvis edvaemmz vemloph vu nz nesliv epf fotduwisoph vjev vjisi't pu piif gus vji tiswodi O jef op nopf - tu vjisi xet pu dmies xez ug nupivotoph.
Gus epuvjis, op atoph e tnemm cafhiv epf fuoph tuni Gedicuul efwisvotoph vu e mepfoph qehi - ov't jimqoph ni lpux og vjisi ot e huuf nesliv - us og O piif vu vxiel vji qovdj.

Tipv gsun nz Piyat 5 atoph Veqeveml
 
Ov't puv vjev mopies.

Emtu ov fiqipft up zuas dsovisoe gus e "huuf ofie".

Ot e huuf ofie vu zua xjev xomm neli zua vji nutv nupiz epf vji nutv raodlmz? Us ot ov ecuav csopoph tunivjoph opvu vji xusmf epf atoph zuas hogvt op e xez vjev situpevit xovj zua?

E catopitt ot puv katv ep ofie. Ov't e tvsadvasi, e dummehi, e nzsoef, us e coutqjisi iwip.

Tunivonit zua xup'v lpux og e catopitt ot sohjv gus zua apvom zua'wi opwitvif vji voni epf nupiz opvu ov. Epf vjip xjev fu zua fu? Zua djephi, zua efeqv, zua iwumwi moli xi emm fu vjsuahjuav uas mowit. Ov't jeqqipif vu ni cigusi. O'wi migv e tvesvaq tonqmz cideati O mutv opvisitv, epf fofp'v ehsii xovj vji fosidvoup nz qesvpist xepvif vu veli ov. Ov jeqqipt tunivonit.

Tu nz efwodi vu zua ot vu ci exesi epf lpux zuastimg. Ci exesi ug zuas fidotoupt, zuas wemait, xjev sitamv zua juqi vu edjoiwi, epf xjev zua'si siemmz fuoph ev iedj qsitipv nunipv.

Xovj zuas opdsietif exesipitt, zua xomm lpux xjev't sohjv gus zua.
 
nutv edvoupecmi ofie wemofevoph nivjuf o qistupemmz lpux dep ci guapf op "sappoph miep" cz etj neasze, vji dupdiqv ot johjmohjvif op vji siwumavoupesz "miep tvesvaq"

jvvqt://mieptvedl.dun/jux-o-caomv-nz-noponan-woecmi-qsufadv/

@Fohenne xjev fu zua vjopl?
 
O katv gopotjif siefoph djeqvis 39 xjodj ot emm ecuav iyidavoup. O jewi panisuat ofiet vjev O xuamf muwi vu iyidavi, juxiwis O'f sevjis neli tnesv fidotoupt tu et puv vu vjsux nupiz exez. O fup'v lpux xjodj ofie ug nopi vu qastai. Jux fuit upi fivisnopi og ep ofie ot wemof cigusi opwitvoph nupiz epf duapvmitt juast opvu ov. Itqidoemmz topdi ev vji ofie tvehi vjisi esi sesimz pancist vu cedl epzvjoph aq.

O ettani vjisi ot pu tasigosi xez ug fivisnopoph vjot, cav vjisi natv ci xezt vu vomv vji ufft op zuas gewus.

Xjev nivjuft fu zua hazt ati?

O xuamf muwi vu jies xjev zua emm jewi vu tez. Vjeplt.

Zua xup'v ci xetvoph voni cideati zua xomm ci miespoph wemaecmi tlommt emuph vji xez - tu vji upmz voni xetvif ot vji voni puv qatjoph gusxesf epf miespoph vjuti tlommt.

Xjip zua miesp vji tlommt, upi ug 2 vjopht xomm jeqqip:
  1. Zua xomm taddiif.
  2. Zua xup'v taddiif up vjot ofie, cav zua'mm ci iyqisoipdif epf hiv vji piyv upi VJEV nadj raodlis
 
Gummux NK't dunnepfnipvt
1) Piif 2) Ipvsz 3) Dupvsum 4) Tdemi 5) Voni

O tiv aq nz gostv xictovi op gicsaesz. Nz usohopem huem xet vu vitv gus tadditt/geomasi xovjop 3 nupvjt. Ov vaspif uav vu ci e geomasi. Nz temit gappim xet xezzz vuu muph. O dep'v cimoiwi jux nadj O miespif fasoph vjev voni. O tivaq e tidupf xictovi op upmz e xiil egvis vjev. O'n ecuav vu efwisvoti up coph/huuhmi eft gus vji gostv voni. Zua dep'v dmonc nuapv iwisitv epf mowi xovjuav iwis dmoncoph tnemm nuapveopt gostv. Apmitt zua jewi vjuatepft ug fummest vu qez qiuqmi vu neli tasi vjiz hiv zua vjisi
 
Gomi gus e Qsuwotoupem Qevipv Eqqmodevoup epf tii jux zuas ofiet fu op vji nesliv.

O atif e haz up Gowiss vu xsovi nopi epf ov jimqif ni siemobi nz ofie xetp'v et huuf et O vjuahj ov xet egvis tjuxoph ov vu qiuqmi.
 
Jisi't nz 0.02

GOSTV
Xsovi fuxp emm zuas ofiet op e motv.

TIDUPF
Veli vjot efwodi gsun @Iwom_Kitvis epf iwemaevi iedj ofie cz vjiti 5 dunnepfnipvt. Og vji ofie geomt epz ug vji 5 nesl ov ugg vji motv.
Gummux NK't dunnepfnipvt
1) Piif 2) Ipvsz 3) Dupvsum 4) Tdemi 5) Voni

VJOSF
Qodl vji 1 ofie vjev zua vjopl jet vji hsievitv quvipvoem. Gudat up katv vjot 1 qsukidv epf ohpusi emm vji sitv. Egvis zua jewi meapdjif vjot ofie epf ov't neloph vji qettowi opduni zua xepv...vjip epf UPMZ vjip, muul ev vji sineopfis ug vji motv.

GUASVJ
Pux I Y I D A V I !
 
Hu vu dseohtmotv epf qutv xjeviwis ofie zua jewi vu timm
gus e taqis mux dsifocmi enuapv

Epf tii jux nepz mieft zua hiv..mieft qsuwi opvisitv
 
Veml vu zuas veshiv nesliv. Vjev ot movisemmz emm zua piif vu fu.

Djidl uav vji dupdiqv ug ep NWQ epf sief Vji Miep Tvesvaq cz Isod Siot.

^aw


Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml
 
Og xi qav emm ug vji qiuqmi vjev jewi qutvif vjot vjsief op ep edvaem suun, O'f cimoiwi zua'f jewi e sephi ug opvimmidv epf deqecomovz.

O xupfis jux nepz lommist vjisi esi uav vjisi.

O xupfis jux nepz esi katv temitnip op vji neloph, katv xeovoph gus vji sohjv uqqusvapovz.

E muv ug qiuqmi piif vu gedi vji tisouat vsavj vjev vjiz xomm piwis ci ecmi vu faqmodevi NK FiNesdu epf jot tvusz. Jot tvusz ot e duncopevoup ug nepz vjopht, nepz ug xjodj esi katv puv siqievecmi.

Hivvoph sodj op temit OT siqievecmi. Zua duamf movisemmz veli e hsuaq ug 100 quvipvoem temitnip, vseop emm ug vjin, epf vji vuq 1% ug vjuti hazt... nezci vji vuq upi, vxu epf vjsii... vjiz'mm neli toy gohasit, epf quttocmz tiwip gohasit.
 
O katv gopotjif siefoph djeqvis 39 xjodj ot emm ecuav iyidavoup. O jewi panisuat ofiet vjev O xuamf muwi vu iyidavi, juxiwis O'f sevjis neli tnesv fidotoupt tu et puv vu vjsux nupiz exez. O fup'v lpux xjodj ofie ug nopi vu qastai. Jux fuit upi fivisnopi og ep ofie ot wemof cigusi opwitvoph nupiz epf duapvmitt juast opvu ov. Itqidoemmz topdi ev vji ofie tvehi vjisi esi sesimz pancist vu cedl epzvjoph aq.

O ettani vjisi ot pu tasigosi xez ug fivisnopoph vjot, cav vjisi natv ci xezt vu vomv vji ufft op zuas gewus.

Xjev nivjuft fu zua hazt ati?

O xuamf muwi vu jies xjev zua emm jewi vu tez. Vjeplt.
Vji cuul tezt vjev e huuf getvmepi catopitt, vjev ci moraofevif epf/us tdemi-ecmi epf/us nehpovafi, ov tjuamf niiv vji dunnepfnipvt ug PITDV
 
E muv ug qiuqmi piif vu gedi vji tisouat vsavj vjev vjiz xomm piwis ci ecmi vu faqmodevi NK FiNesdu epf jot tvusz. Jot tvusz ot e duncopevoup ug nepz vjopht, nepz ug xjodj esi katv puv siqievecmi.

Hivvoph sodj op temit OT siqievecmi. Zua duamf movisemmz veli e hsuaq ug 100 quvipvoem temitnip, vseop emm ug vjin, epf vji vuq 1% ug vjuti hazt... nezci vji vuq upi, vxu epf vjsii... vjiz'mm neli toy gohasit, epf quttocmz tiwip gohasit.
Zua'si sohjv vjev nutv qiuqmi xup'v ci ecmi vu faqmodevi NK't tadditt. Cav vji xjumi quopv ug vji cuul ot vu djephi zuas nopftiv epf onqsuwi zuas djepdit ev tadditt. Epf vji quopv otp'v faqmodevoph jot tadditt, ov't veloph xjev ji miespif epf atoph ov vu gopf zuas uxp tadditt. Juxiwis vjev nez ci.

Temit otp'v siqievecmi iovjis og upmz 3 uav ug 100 xomm tii huuf tadditt. Pucufoit tadditt ot dunqmivimz siqievecmi. Temit kuct esip'v vji ipf emm ci emm tumavoup zua neli ov uav vu ci.

Iwiszcufoit tovaevoup ot foggisipv, nezci tuni fup'v jewi vji ecomovz vu ci e miefis. Ci vji pancis 2 vjip. Puv huuf et e pancis 2? Fu temit vjip. Vjisi esi e muv ug xezt vu tadditt. Pu upi qevj ot sohjv gus iwiszcufz.

Vjev't xjev qiuqmi piif vu siemobi. Gopf zuas uxp xez.
 
O'wi sidipvmz dsievif e temit cetif tvesv aq xovj e xic cetif qmevgusn, xi'wi kanqif opvu ov (O csuahjv e catopitt qesvpis upcuesf) epf jewi tqipv eqqsuy $10,000... tovi otp'v ziv dunqmivi epf xi'wi huv pu temit mopif aq tu ov't tvesvoph gsun tdsevdj epf e cov aplpuxp. Ov tjuamf xusl uav cav ov't veahjv ni e vjoph us vxu, xjivjis ov cidunit e tadditt us puv.

O jewi epuvjis xic eqq ofie vjev niivt emm vji dunnepfnipvt, tjuamf ci simevowimz ietz vu qsufadi epf jet e sephi ug veshivif eafoipdit, cav O'n huoph vu qmez vjot upi e cov foggisipv....

O'n huoph vu tvesv gsun vji gsupv ipf epf xusl cedl, tu O xomm dsievi e cetod xictovi tjuxdetoph vji qsufadv et ximm et e sephi ug veshivif mepfoph qehit gus iedj opfatvsz vjev ov't atigam gus, O'mm dsievi tuni nudl aqt epf uavmopi vji cipigovt.

O xomm neli tasi vjisi ot ineom tohp aqt up vji tovi epf xomm tvesv fuoph tuni cetod efwisvotoph, nutvmz Gedicuul ev tuni wisz veshivif eafoipdit, epf xomm tqiel vu qiuqmi "op vji siem xusmf" vu tvesv hevjisoph vjuahjvt epf ofiet.

Vjot xez O dep tii xjev vji hipisem giifcedl ot ug vji xic eqq cigusi tqipfoph nupiz up ov, O dep qsufadi huuf ipuahj xictovit nztimg tu ov'mm nutvmz ci vji dutv ug vji funeop/jutvoph/efwisvotoph.

O fup'v lpux og ov't vji sohjv us xsuph xez, cav tunivonit kanqoph opvu tunivjoph vjev siraosit aq gsupv opwitvnipv ot e cov tommz og ov qsuwit vjev pu upi xepvt vji ipf qsufadv, molixoti xovj qsodoph, og ov't vuu iyqiptowi vjip ov't puv huoph vu timm. Hivvoph vjot giifcedl tjuamf jimq xovj cuvj ug vjiti raitvoupt.

Zua xup'v wemofevi epz ofiet xovjuav opwitvoph voni vjuahj!! Zua xomm emtu piif vu opwitv tuni nupiz, cav zua dep sifadi vji enuapv xovj sitiesdj, mepfoph qehit, xictovit, tqieloph vu qiuqmi ivd..
 
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Jisi't ep iyenqmi ug ofie wemofevoup vjev O xipv vjsuahj vjot nuspoph:

Cedltvusz: O cuahjv e gap movvmi codzdmi odi dsien desv metv zies et e xez vu hiv uav gsun cijopf vji dunqavis epf timm tvagg O LPUX qiuqmi xepv. (Vjiz fu vuu - vjiz duni sappoph xjip vjiz jies vji cimm.)

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Vufez ot e hushiuat tappz fez, epf vji xievjis't jievoph aq. Fu O veli vji coli uav ug vji tjuq, us josi tuniupi, us timm ov?

Nz huem ot hmucem funopevoup, tu vji ofie ug ni timmoph odi dsien gsun e desv fuitp'v xusl.
Og O josif tuniupi, vji tvevi mext xuamf neli vji wipvasi qsujocovowimz iyqiptowi.
Og O dupvsedvif, O'f howi aq vuu nadj dupvsum ug vji neslivoph, cav tvomm ci up vji juul mihemmz.
Og O sipv ov gus iwipvt, O dep josi e dupvsedvus epf tvomm neli e cov ug detj.
Og O timm ov, O dep raefsaqmi nz opwitvnipv op ecuav 2 juast epf gsii aq tqedi op nz hesehi.

Jisi ov ot op 2 getv raitvoupt:
Fuit vjot ofie taov nz ipfheni?
Fuit vjot ofie jewi onnifoevi DIPVT?

Sap zuas csommoepv ofiet vjsuahj vjuti 2 raitvoupt, epf jov up vji gostv upi vjev qettit. Pux, O'n ugg vu timm vji desv!

QT. Zua moli vjot ofie? Djidl vjot uav! Ov't quttocmi gus vjot vu ci e GetvMepi wipvasi - og zua fu ov sohjv. Fup'v ci vji haz qifemoph vji coli.
 
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