{"id":415,"date":"2014-07-14T12:01:12","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T12:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vocso.com\/blog\/?p=415"},"modified":"2023-02-14T10:56:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T10:56:57","slug":"how-successful-entrepreneurs-find-awesome-business-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vocso.com\/blog\/how-successful-entrepreneurs-find-awesome-business-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"How Successful Entrepreneurs Find Awesome Business Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>\n<p>Today when almost everyone is quitting their jobs, trying to ride the startup wave and make it big, unfortunately not many are finding success in it. While eco-system in every country is different for the startups, there are some factors more or less common, that decide whether the startup will be successful. It is simply a large topic, that I would rather not want to mess up with right now and focus on a small but the important aspect of it. From my discussion with some of the new age entrepreneurs and my own experience, I&#8217;ve realized there are a certain things that kind of ascertain a startup&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">While the idea may not be everything, but I&#8217;m sure many of us believe in the fact that an idea has a lot of potentials if it solves some real world problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finding a successful business idea when you want is like deciding on when to fall in love. Most of the businesses are found by accident, or when there is a sheer need of it. We however have come up with simplified steps on how to find awesome business ideas that will pave the way for awesome future startups&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vocso.com\/blog\/how-successful-entrepreneurs-find-awesome-business-ideas\/#1-list-what-you-love\" >1) List what you love<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vocso.com\/blog\/how-successful-entrepreneurs-find-awesome-business-ideas\/#2-find-the-problem\" >2) Find the problem<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vocso.com\/blog\/how-successful-entrepreneurs-find-awesome-business-ideas\/#3-offer-a-solution\" >3) Offer a solution<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-list-what-you-love\"><\/span>1) List what you love<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your business is an extension of your own personality. Make a list of things you love. For example, Music, Parties, Travel, Smartphones, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-find-the-problem\"><\/span>2) Find the problem<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pick one item from the list you just created and give enough time, do some brainstorming to find out if there is a problem around it. This is the key aspect. If the problem is something that many other people are facing, this might be what you are looking for. When I spoke to Mark Magill, founder of listboom.com, a great email scheduling web service, he said &#8220;In the mortgage and insurance business it was essential that we constantly keep in touch with our clients without having to spend a lot of time typing and sending emails. We were looking for a service that will allow us to pre-schedule emails, but sadly did not find any that fit the bill. That was when I decided to explore the opportunity to create<strong> ListBoom<\/strong>.&#8221; Here he saw the opportunity that many people were facing the same issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-offer-a-solution\"><\/span>3) Offer a solution<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve found out the problem that nags many people, come up with a solution to resolve or minimize that problem. The solution could be in the form of a service, a product, a device or a software application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You must be curious to know some businesses that were found in this approach. Well, here are some:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(a) FindIcons.Com &#8211; Website that has 100s of thousands of icons<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(b) TutorCity.In &amp; ThinkVidya.Com &#8211; Online Tutor Matching service<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(c) AirBNB.Com &#8211; Website that lets you find places to stay (other than hotels) across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(d) Housing.Com &#8211; Apartment\/house search portal that shows real pictures of the property<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have an idea you&#8217;re excited about, that&#8217;s the moment you start building the business plan, execution and marketing strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Hope you guys enjoy this read. Do feel free to comment with your views.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today when almost everyone is quitting their jobs, trying to ride the startup wave and make it big, unfortunately not many are finding success in it. 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