How to be more 'disciplined' about the ideas (before 24 steps)?

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Andres Felipe Vera Ramirez asked 5 years ago

What tools and/or tips would you offer to people who want to be entrepreneurs, but don’t have a clear idea about the product/service that may offer….?
(what can be a good ‘step 0’ to start with solid basis the 24 steps?)

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Bill Aulet answered 5 years ago

My advice is to read the book and take the online courses so you know the framework and the process and then find a really good hackathon that starts with people pitching their ideas. 
Find a person whom you can see yourself working with who has an idea you think is a good start. You knowing the process will be very valuable to that person and team. Over the course of 48 hours, you will likely know if you want to work with some of the people on your team (or maybe on other teams in the hackathon). What is more important than finding an idea is finding a team that is heading in an area that you find interesting. Would refer you to this article http://www.d-eship.com/articles/the-most-overrated-thing-in-entrepreneurship/
But you have to get started. As Dharmesh Shah says, the most important thing about doing a startup is right there in the word … start!!!
Good luck and hope this helps.

Marius Ursache Staff answered 5 years ago

Andres, check this resource: https://www.metabeta.com/articles/process/problem-statement-canvas/. It’s good as a preamble to DE24.

Andres Felipe Vera Ramirez answered 5 years ago

Thank you so much fellow Bill, and fellow Marius! … 

John Breslin answered 5 years ago

Hi Andres – the idea (while important) is only part of the “entrepreneurship pie”:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dG4RblF7Izm33tBDEv-sGDnuLWmpK4bp
Bill also references (and highlights some of) Howard Anderson’s 27 rules for [idea] viability – I found a link on VentureWell – see Slide 13 at http://venturewell.org/open2016/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/East-Coast-vs.-West-Coast.pptx
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CnFY8hw5jLsw2wLb6bMF_EereseE4fXS
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VJtGzw1JductrHN3STyieMhRe93HgLyr
Thanks,
John.

Bill Aulet answered 5 years ago

Thanks John. Howard Anderson’s list is great. 

Bill Aulet answered 5 years ago

Thanks John. Howard Anderson’s list is great. 

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