A friend of mine pointed me in the direction of this post about a guy who is making $600/month now after spending just one day on market research, development, and product launching.
I think this guy’s success is epitomizes Guy Kawasaki’s advice – jump in. You can agonize over a business idea, sketch new logos or designs, talk about your ideas at parties or with friends, but you will never know unless you do some market research and then, if the research is good, actually try. Yeah, it’s going to be tough and a lot of work – and incredibly rewarding. 1 If it were easy then everyone would do it.
If you have a crazy idea that just might work, I would encourage you – do a little research and then jump in. It may not work out, but it definitely won’t if you don’t try. If you need a little inspiration, definitely read Guy Kawasaki’s Reality Check and Tim Ferriss’ Four Hour Work Week for some really great nuts-and-bolts plans on how to go from a small idea to a small business in no time flat.
- As Dennis Leary would say, get a helmet. [↩]