About a month ago, I put up three surveys on Reddit, using Google Forms. The surveys were for three different product ideas, and to see if there was any market interest in them. Only one of those surveys showed some potential desire for the product. I even made a reference to this idea in one of my first threads. However, the total number of responses for these surveys was very low (36, 30, and 22 respectively). However, I've been fighting procrastination, and I am determined to do things. Even if those responses weren't that great, I had to get my feet wet somehow. In other words, I had to start somewhere.
Over the last few days, I've been using the Google Adwords Keyword Planner to document all of the search keywords that people use, and I've got a lot of data, and a general idea of what people want. And yesterday, after getting done with all of the reading that I felt was necessary, I finally got my a$$ down to the bookstore, and was writing down more notes in my notebook, and took out a few books (Accounting, Bookkeeping, Programming iOS Apps).
Anyway, this idea I want to pursue. I believe there is defintely some interest in it. Here it is (or you can see the survey for yourself here: Instant finger nail color changer):
It is basicallly acrylic nails that you put on your fingers, and you use a stylus to change the color of the nails instantly, much like in the movie Total Recall (1990 version).
YouTubing this nail color changer, there are people that have done similiar things with it, one very impressive, using a polish and different water temperatures to instantly change the color of the nail.
My idea was, based on what someone else mentioned, was to use an acrylic nail, cover it with e-paper, and have a stylus, when small pressure is applied to the nail, it instantly changes color.
The results of the survey:
8 said Yes (36.4%)
7 said No (31.8%)
7 said Maybe (31.8%)
If those 'Maybe's became 'Yes's:
15 said Yes (68.2%)
7 said No (31.8%)
My problem is, I feel like this whole endeavor is too big for me. And I know what some would say. He's procrastinating, or he's making excuses. That is certainly not the case.
There is a site where I could purchase some E-paper (Flexible Oled - Buy Flexible Oled,Oled Flexible Product on Alibaba.com), but I don't know how'd I shrink that e-paper down to finger-nail size without ruining the electrical components that comprise it. And then comes the battery/electrical/programming side of it, which I'm clueless about, and I'm not confident in my ability to pull this off. Yes, I can do the dirty work and have as much patience as possible, and figure out how all of this stuff works.
My questions are:
Am I way in over my head?
Am I tackling too much on for my first entrepreneurial endeavor?
Or is this something that you guys believe I could truly do? (I know what you're going to say, it's not if you guys believe I can do it, but that I believe I can do it).
Do you think this idea is something worth pursuing?
I haven't fully signed up on Google Adwords (where you give them your billing information), because I don't have a lot of money at the moment to spend on having people click my ads for a website I don't even have yet.
But I've been using pages 316 to 318 of Unscripted , to help me in my Market Testing. I want to see if there is a demand for something before I get to work on it, because I don't want to waste my time.
Last night, I was doing Channel Research (through Amazon), comparing the Best Sellers Rank on things, and one of the next things I'm considering doing is making a website with Wordpress (Soft Proof Market Simulation: Landing Page) and making a fake product to see if people like it.
When doing the Landing Page, is it imperative that I use the Ads service from Google Adwords?
Excuse making, procrastination. These are two things I am unwilling to entertain. I've been determined at every cost to break those two things. I've been doing so for quite a while now. On my days off, I don't watch TV, movies. All I do is eat, sleep, use the bathroom, and when I'm not doing those things, I'm either reading are doing whatever I can to get the ball rolling on something...
So, I could use some advice from you guys. Any help or advice would greatly be appreciated.
Thanks.
Over the last few days, I've been using the Google Adwords Keyword Planner to document all of the search keywords that people use, and I've got a lot of data, and a general idea of what people want. And yesterday, after getting done with all of the reading that I felt was necessary, I finally got my a$$ down to the bookstore, and was writing down more notes in my notebook, and took out a few books (Accounting, Bookkeeping, Programming iOS Apps).
Anyway, this idea I want to pursue. I believe there is defintely some interest in it. Here it is (or you can see the survey for yourself here: Instant finger nail color changer):
It is basicallly acrylic nails that you put on your fingers, and you use a stylus to change the color of the nails instantly, much like in the movie Total Recall (1990 version).
YouTubing this nail color changer, there are people that have done similiar things with it, one very impressive, using a polish and different water temperatures to instantly change the color of the nail.
My idea was, based on what someone else mentioned, was to use an acrylic nail, cover it with e-paper, and have a stylus, when small pressure is applied to the nail, it instantly changes color.
The results of the survey:
8 said Yes (36.4%)
7 said No (31.8%)
7 said Maybe (31.8%)
If those 'Maybe's became 'Yes's:
15 said Yes (68.2%)
7 said No (31.8%)
My problem is, I feel like this whole endeavor is too big for me. And I know what some would say. He's procrastinating, or he's making excuses. That is certainly not the case.
There is a site where I could purchase some E-paper (Flexible Oled - Buy Flexible Oled,Oled Flexible Product on Alibaba.com), but I don't know how'd I shrink that e-paper down to finger-nail size without ruining the electrical components that comprise it. And then comes the battery/electrical/programming side of it, which I'm clueless about, and I'm not confident in my ability to pull this off. Yes, I can do the dirty work and have as much patience as possible, and figure out how all of this stuff works.
My questions are:
Am I way in over my head?
Am I tackling too much on for my first entrepreneurial endeavor?
Or is this something that you guys believe I could truly do? (I know what you're going to say, it's not if you guys believe I can do it, but that I believe I can do it).
Do you think this idea is something worth pursuing?
I haven't fully signed up on Google Adwords (where you give them your billing information), because I don't have a lot of money at the moment to spend on having people click my ads for a website I don't even have yet.
But I've been using pages 316 to 318 of Unscripted , to help me in my Market Testing. I want to see if there is a demand for something before I get to work on it, because I don't want to waste my time.
Last night, I was doing Channel Research (through Amazon), comparing the Best Sellers Rank on things, and one of the next things I'm considering doing is making a website with Wordpress (Soft Proof Market Simulation: Landing Page) and making a fake product to see if people like it.
When doing the Landing Page, is it imperative that I use the Ads service from Google Adwords?
Excuse making, procrastination. These are two things I am unwilling to entertain. I've been determined at every cost to break those two things. I've been doing so for quite a while now. On my days off, I don't watch TV, movies. All I do is eat, sleep, use the bathroom, and when I'm not doing those things, I'm either reading are doing whatever I can to get the ball rolling on something...
So, I could use some advice from you guys. Any help or advice would greatly be appreciated.
Thanks.
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