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Introductory discussion for new entrepreneurs considering going into business and launching new product or service offerings.
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Copyright 2010 J. T. Pedersen
Copyright 2010 J. T. Pedersen
Copyright 2010 - J. T. Pedersen – www.jtpedersen.net
DO YOU HAVE IT IN YOU?
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…to be an Entrepreneur
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…to be an Entrepreneur
Passionate
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…to be an Entrepreneur
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Guts
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…to be an Entrepreneur
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Team
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…to be an Entrepreneur
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CashFlow
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THE IDEA
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Listen
To your market
“Market” = “Customers”
What are the problems they have?
Which ones can you help with?
Who else is doing what you might do?
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Test Your Ideas
Plenty of free resources
Open discussions
Test objections
Market research
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Test Your Ideas
Plenty of free resources
…some not in the ‘mainstream’
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Know who your customers are
Understand their needs, pains, problems.
What keeps your customers up at night?
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There is no
everyone in your target
market
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Know who your customers are…not
You have very finite resources; don’t spread yourself too thin
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DEVELOP…YOUR IDEA
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Build a plan
Clearly define your offering
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Build a plan
Understand what it is not
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Build a plan
How will you get there?
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A B C
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Good Enough Trumps Perfect
Why build this…
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Good Enough Trumps Perfect
…or this…
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Good Enough Trumps Perfect
if...this…is what they need Now
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Keep a Grip on Scope
Accept input,
Make adjustments,
But stay on Target
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Keep a Grip on Scope
Accept input,
Make adjustments,
But stay on Target
Otherwise, things can happen
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Ann Arbor SPARK:
Business Ideas & Product Development04/12/2023
J. T. [email protected]
@jtpedersen734.516.0139
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