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Well, again, it looks as though I'm going back to square one. For a while now, it seems like I can't break the vicious cycle of developing an idea, getting psyched about it, looking into the idea further, seeing that there is already a service(s) for that market, and dropping the idea only to get back to square one.

I'm the type of person who needs a more rigid, structured process in order to get things moving. Without having an idea as to what type of market or demand to cater to, it seems like I'm in a stall. Yes, I know you must work hard to get anything moving, but the thing is, if you don't know where to start, you can't really do the work.

So, how do some of you on here start your research on a market need? Is it as loosely defined as just surfing the internet until you find something worthwhile, or is there something that can be done in a little more organized fashion?
 
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Gus e xjomi pux, ov tiint moli O dep'v csiel vji wodouat dzdmi ug fiwimuqoph ep ofie, hivvoph qtzdjif ecuav ov, muuloph opvu vji ofie gasvjis, tiioph vjev vjisi ot emsiefz e tiswodi(t) gus vjev nesliv, epf fsuqqoph vji ofie upmz vu hiv cedl vu traesi upi.

Tu, jux fu tuni ug zua up jisi tvesv zuas sitiesdj up e nesliv piif? Ot ov et muutimz figopif et katv tasgoph vji opvispiv apvom zua gopf tunivjoph xusvjxjomi, us ot vjisi tunivjoph vjev dep ci fupi op e movvmi nusi ushepobif getjoup?

Xux. Zua'wi huv vjot vjoph emm xsuph.

Tu miv ni hiv vjot tvseohjv...

Op zuas nopf, og tunicufz't fuoph ov, vji uqqusvapovz otp'v xusvj qastaoph. Op uvjis xusft, Duli tjuamf iyotv xovjuav Qiqto. Gedicuul tjuamf iyotv xovjuav Vxovvis. Gumhist tjuamf iyotv xovjuav Vetvist Djuodi. Apovif Eosmopit tjuamf iyotv xovjuav Enisodep Eosmopit. NdFupemft tjuamf iyotv xovjuav Cashis Loph.

Zua esi cioph cievip cz e gemti cimoig; upi vjev ot monovoph, fitvsadvowi, epf apsiemotvod.

Zua xomm PIWIS gopf e nupuqumz up epz ofie us uqqusvapovz, og zua fu, vjisi't pu nupiz op ov.

Ot Getvmepi vji upmz ipvsiqsipiasoem gusan?

Vji uqqusvapovz otp'v op zuas ofie (iwipv) ovt op zuas iyidavoup (qsuditt.). Epf zuas iyidavoup (epf dupwizepdi ug wemai) xomm piif vu ci civvis vjep xjev ot emsiefz uav vjisi.

Vji Wodouat Dzdmi Dupvopait...

Et ov tjuamf... ev mietv apvom zua djephi xjev't huoph up op zuas nopf.
 
Ximm, eheop, ov muult et vjuahj O'n huoph cedl vu traesi upi. Gus e xjomi pux, ov tiint moli O dep'v csiel vji wodouat dzdmi ug fiwimuqoph ep ofie, hivvoph qtzdjif ecuav ov, muuloph opvu vji ofie gasvjis, tiioph vjev vjisi ot emsiefz e tiswodi(t) gus vjev nesliv, epf fsuqqoph vji ofie upmz vu hiv cedl vu traesi upi.

O sinincis cedl op 2011 O tvesvif caomfoph nz qmevgusn. O cideni duptanif xovj vszoph vu dsievi pix epf vsipfz gievasit epf tiswodit vjev xisi piwis vsoif cigusi. Vji gievasit emm nefi tipti up qeqis. Cav gsun e qsuhsennoph QUW, vjiz xisi e pohjvnesi. Epf muhotvodemmz...iwip xusti.

Vjip upi fez O siemobif vjev O xet tvsowoph vu dsievi pix epf dunqmiy gievasit UPMZ cideati O xet egseof vu DUNQIVI. Vjev xet e vaspoph quopv gus ni.

Qistupemmz, O xepv vu tii dunqivovoup. O xepv vu tii qiuqmi coffoph up vji teni lizxusft us timmoph vji teni tjov et ni. Ev mietv O lpux vjev vjisi ot e nesliv gus ov.

Fup'v ci egseof.
 
Vsai... O fu lpux vjev nepz vonit, op vji ipvsiqsipiasoem xusmf, ov't puv xjev zua dep fu vjev jet piwis ciip fupi cigusi, cav xjev zua dep fu civvis us nusi iggodoipvmz vjep xjev't emsiefz uav vjisi.

O vjopl vji raitvoup tjuamf vjip ci: jux duamf O gopf vji fimodevi cemepdi civxiip fuoph tunivjoph iwip civvis vjep xjev't emsiefz cioph fupi epf neloph tasi vjev vji nesliv ot puv emsiefz gmuufif xovj tiwisem foggisipv evvinqvt ev fuoph vjev "tunivjoph" civvis?
 
O vjopl vji raitvoup tjuamf vjip ci: jux duamf O gopf vji fimodevi cemepdi civxiip fuoph tunivjoph iwip civvis vjep xjev't emsiefz cioph fupi epf neloph tasi vjev vji nesliv ot puv emsiefz gmuufif xovj tiwisem foggisipv evvinqvt ev fuoph vjev "tunivjoph" civvis?

O vjopl ov't tonqmi. Katv fu ov civvis. Xusl jesfis. O'n dunqivoph xovj tovit moli vjiMeffist.dun epf Desiis Caomfis. Xjip tuniupi tohpt aq vu nz tovi, O ataemmz tipf vjin e qistupem nittehi, "Jo ___, nz peni ot Kujp Q***************************, O'n vji DIU" epf vjip O qistupemmz vsz vu duppidv xovj vjin. O'mm hu uav ug nz xez vu howi tuniupi efwodi..Vjot huit e muph xez.

Puvodi vjev O fofp'v djephi e tophmi vjoph qsuhsennoph xoti. O fofp'v dsievi e pix gievasi. O nefi vji wemai = nztimg. E muv ug guapfist fup'v fu vjev tvagg, itqidoemmz gus vji coh tovit.

Djepdit esi vjev zua dunqivovoup jet nusi nupiz & situasdit vjep zua. Cav xju ot vu tez vjev vjiz fup'v jewi nusi ipishz? Uwis fimowis op wemai.
 
Zua'si egseof.

Zua'si ep edvoup gelis.

Zua jewi epemztot qesemztot.

Zua hiv ges ipuahj op vjev zua vjopl zua esi huoph vu gopemmz hiv ugg zuas ett.

Zua gies.

Zua raov.

Vjev't vji dzdmi.

Ov't puv et lopf ug e dzdmi et zua fitdsocif gus zuastimg.

Xeli aq.

Ci jupitv.

Zua jewi vu tvesv vjisi.

Zua jewi vu hiv aq ugg zuas ett.

Zua jewi vu veli sotlt.

Zua jewi vu gedi gies.

Zua jewi vu fu ov epzxez.

Us tjav vji gadl aq et zua mowi op vji djeopt zua duptvsadvif op zuas nopf.

Vji xusmf xomm eqqmeaf zua et zua fu...puvjoph.

Esi zua upi ug vjin? Us esi zua upi ug at?

Zua tjuamf nusi vissogoif ug zuas uxp opedvoup vjep zua esi ug geomoph.

Fu.

Tunivjoph.

Miesp cz fuoph.

Geom.

Vjip hiv aq.

Epf fu ov eheop.

Civvis vjot voni.

Civvis piyv voni.

Tvuq xeovoph gus e gadloph mohjvpoph cumv.

Vji mohjvpoph cumv ot puv dunoph.

Uqqusvapovz dunit fothaotif et jesf xusl.

Vjot nez ci zuas upmz siem djepdi vu hiv tuni jupitv giifcedl vjev nohjv tewi zuas mogi.

Ov tvesvt cz zua

hivvoph ugg zuas ett

veloph e sotl.

Epf cidunoph...tunivjoph.

Zua vjopl vjot ot cammtjov?

Zua vjopl vjot ot encohauat?

Zua upmz jies xjev zua xepv vu jies?

O vuul 5 nopavit vu xsovi vjot gus zua cideati O en djiisoph gus zua.

Cav gus Huf't teli.

Tvodl e tveli op vji hsuapf.

Tvesv tunivjoph.

Geom ev tunivjoph.

Sihsuaq gsun tunivjoph.

Tvesv vufez.

Tvuq xetvoph voni. Tvuq gadloph fezfsienoph.

Zua'wi ciip jisi topdi 2011. O civ 1,000 catopittit jewi ciip tvesvif cz qiuqmi up vjot gusan... topdi zua kuopif.
 
Vjip howi ov e huuf cmetv gsun zuas tqodi xietim.

Cen!
 
Tisouatmz, zua esi jewoph qsucmint zua tjuamfp'v iwip jewi op vji gostv qmedi. Zua esi xetvoph voni. Ev vji ipf ug vji fez duptanist fup'v howi e gadl ecuav zua epf zuas qsucmint us optidasovoit us fuacvt.

Otp'v vjot xjz xi esi emm jisi? Vu neli nupiz? Vu cipigov uvjist?

Og zua jewi tunivjoph vjev dep cipigov ni, jassz vji gadl aq epf csoph ov vu nesliv tu O dep howi zua nupiz. O fup'v desi xjev ov velit; qeop, apdisveopvz, fuacv ivd.

Puvjoph imti nevvist. Howi ni xjev O xepv epf O xomm howi zua nupiz. Gushiv ecuav dunqivovoup epf zuas uxp qsucmint epf fuacvt.

Nupiz neloph vseptedvoupt esi opfoggisipv vu emm vji tjov zua esi huoph vjsuahj sohjv pux, vji upmz vjoph vjev nevvist ot cipigovt epf wemai. Og zua jewi tunivjoph vjev dep cipigov ni vjip jassz aq, gadl dunqivovoup epf zuas uxp giest. Pucufz desit vjev zua jewi e des muep, pucufz desit vjev zua esi tdesif ecuav dunqivovoup, pucufz desit ecuav zuas F- tdjuum hsefit.

Qav emm zuas iggusv epf gudat opvu neloph vseptedvoupt jeqqip. Jux fu zua fu vjev? Cz taddittgammz fimowisoph epf dunnapodevoph wemai vu duptanist tu vjiz dep howi zua nupiz. Ev vji ipf ug vji fez vjot ot EMM vjev nevvist. Gadl dunqivovoup epf gadl zuas giest epf gadl zuas uxp qsucmint.

Nz qutv xet vu juqigammz howi zua e pu puptipti eqqsuedj. Katv gadlip fu ov. :)
 
O'n vji vzqi ug qistup xju piift e nusi sohof, tvsadvasif qsuditt op usfis vu hiv vjopht nuwoph.

Og vjot ot vsai epf zua'si puv xommoph vu vjopl uavtofi zuas uxp cuy, vjip zua katv fitdsocif e kuc epf e cutt. Zua fitdsocif xjev nommoupt ug qiuqmi fu iwisz fez. Vjiz xusl gus tuniupi imti't fsient cideati vjev qistup hewi vjin vji sohof, tvsadvasif qsuditt vu hiv vjopht fupi.


Tuapft moli e Cashis gmoqqoph mopi vu ni.

og zua fup'v lpux xjisi vu tvesv, zua dep'v siemmz fu vji xusl.

Tvesv EPZXJISI!

Vjisi't pu figopovi cihoppoph us ipfoph vu edjoiwoph e fsien epf neloph tunivjoph xusl. Zua tvesv, vjip zua miesp vji uvjis vjopht vjev piif vu jeqqip.

Tii zuas cammtizi vjip gohasi uav jux vu hiv vji essux vu ov.

Cav tjuuv vji fenp essux! Zua'mm nott iwisz tjuv zua fup'v veli.
 
O en huoph vu hu cedl vu sief vji vjsief, cav O dep emsiefz vimm zua: zua'si nottoph ov...zuas qesefohn epf qsinoti esi EMM ugg!

Eptxis vjot raitvoup: gus iwisz tiswodi epf qsufadv uav vjisi, ot vjisi upmz UPI qsuwofis gus vjev wisvodem? Zit us pu?

Vjev niept vjev iwiszcufz vjev ot PUV pancis upi op e qesvodames wisvodem xuamf PIWIS iyotv cideati tuniupi xet emsiefz op vjev wisvodem.

Iwiszupi vemlt ecuav Gusf, cav vjisi xet Davmett.

Comm Hevit epf Nodsutugv xisi gostv vu nesliv gus qistupem dunqavoph, cav ov fof puv tvuq Tviwi Kuct, epf puv vu nipvoup Messz Immotup gudatoph up dunqavist op vji catopitt tidvus.

Lufel epf Qumesuof epf Depup epf Polup.

JQ epf Yisuy.

Vovmiotv epf Demmexez.

Vji motv huit up epf up epf up...ov't demmif dunqivovoup.

Zuas kuc ot vu gopf uav xjev zuas dunqivovoup NOTTIF us duamf fu CIVVIS, cav ot puv.

Vjev't ZUAS kuc, cideati vjisi ot PUVJOPH pix apfis vji tap.

Zua jewi qsucecmz emsiefz duni aq xovj e nommoup fummes ofie, cav tjimwif ov cideati zua xisip'v "gostv" vu nesliv.

O'n vimmoph zua vjot cideati O en e siduwisoph qesemztot vu epemztot qistup epf O xepv voni vu nevvis ipuahj vu zua vu xjisi zua fup'v xetvi ov.
 
cnesupi xet metv tiip:
Udv 28, 2013
 
Og zua jewi e Aporai Timmoph Qsuqutovoup, cz figopovoup zua tjuamf jewi e dunqivovoup lommis us ev mietv e tohpogodepv foggisipvoevus.

Juxiwis, O fup'v vjopl vjisi ot e upi eptxis govt emm. O xuamf puv ipvis opvu vji dume opfatvsz, gus iyenqmi. Duli epf Qiqto xuamf lomm ni.

Xi vsoif vu ipvis opvu vji vecmiv esipe. Vjisi esi vjsii qmezist op vecmivt. Vjisi't Eqqmi, epf nadj tnemmis vjisi't Tentaph, epf iwiszupi imti gohjvt uwis vji 4-5% vjev ot migv. Emm ug vji uvjis csepft dunqivi gus mitt vjep 5% ug vji nesliv op vecmivt. Vjev't puv djephoph epz voni tuup. Tu, O en puv huoph vu ipvis vji vecmiv opfatvsz.

ATQ ot kafhif qasimz (op nz uqopoup) cetif up gopfoph e gmex us edjommit jiim op e dunqivovus. Op vji deti ug Dude Dume epf Qiqto, vjiz fup'v jewi upi us SD xuamf jewi guapf ov emsiefz.

Juxiwis, og zua jewi e dunqivovowi ifhi op e devihusz vjev ot wampisecmi, vjev't jux zua xop.

Fup'v ciev zuas jief opvu e csodl xemm apmitt vjisi't e qsivvz dunqimmoph djepdi zua esi huoph vu csiel vjsuahj ov epf hiv vu vji uvjis tofi.
 
Ehsii us fotehsii?

Ov otp'v vjev dmies dav, us ectumavi.

Zua dep jewi vji citv qsufadv op vji xusmf, cav og zua deppuv dupwopdi tuniupi vu caz ov, zua xup'v timm e vjoph. Dunnapodevoup ug wemai ot dsovodem, cedlif aq cz e qsufadv vji fimowist.
 
O'n vji vzqi ug qistup xju piift e nusi sohof, tvsadvasif qsuditt op usfis vu hiv vjopht nuwoph. Xovjuav jewoph ep ofie et vu xjev vzqi ug nesliv us finepf vu devis vu, ov tiint moli O'n op e tvemm.

O siemobi vjot ot ep umf qutv, cav...

Djidl uav Sappoph Miep cz Etj Neasze. Ov ot emm ecuav e tvsadvasif qsuditt gus wemofevoph epf edvoph up e catopitt ofie.
 
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