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Fancy a holiday on my super yacht, lass?Originally posted by alreadypacked View Post
Having a business that I could not go for two weeks holiday, was not going to work for me.
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Have you read The 4 Hour Work Week.Originally posted by Halo Jones View PostOk I had an idea the other day for a thing that would make life in construction much easier; thinking that someone must of build it already I googled it – but no – it does not exist.
But I have no knowledge of how to build / market / etc the thing
The 3 main components would be a clear plastic stick, a strip of ePaper & the processing power of your average basic calculator
So where to start..
I was working on a Plan B, read the book, realised my skill set was the centre of the business and could not easily expand/ go on holiday. Cancelled Plan B, finding it hard to get started on Plan C.
You can have a lot of good ideas, but you really have to think if you want to execute the Plan.
Having a business that I could not go for two weeks holiday, was not going to work for me.
It's ok to imagine the business, but you also have to imagine you in the business.
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Depends on how much time, effort and money you want to put into it.Originally posted by Halo Jones View PostI did - I spoke to myself for a long time about it
So far you have one, very biased, data point.
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First get the patent. Or at least write it out on paper, then post it to yourself.
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I did - I spoke to myself for a long time about itOriginally posted by tomtomagain View PostBy talking to some people in the construction industry who you think would use it.
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By talking to some people in the construction industry who you think would use it.Originally posted by Halo Jones View PostSo where to start..
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Mock it up - There are some on here who are good with making stuff
Confirm it works
Pitch to the CUK dragons Den & go for crowd funding
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1st get project manager with a history of delivering complex projects.Originally posted by Halo Jones View PostOk I had an idea the other day for a thing that would make life in construction much easier; thinking that someone must of build it already I googled it – but no – it does not exist.
But I have no knowledge of how to build / market / etc the thing
The 3 main components would be a clear plastic stick, a strip of ePaper & the processing power of your average basic calculator
So where to start..
Have you tried PM'ing Suity?
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Plan B
Ok I had an idea the other day for a thing that would make life in construction much easier; thinking that someone must of build it already I googled it – but no – it does not exist.
But I have no knowledge of how to build / market / etc the thing
The 3 main components would be a clear plastic stick, a strip of ePaper & the processing power of your average basic calculator
So where to start..Tags: None
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