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Ideas for startups

I'll start by stating a fact - your idea is worthless. Absolutely not a single penny. Yes, it sounds sad. And it seems that it even slightly devalues ​​the brain potential and the mental work done. But this is a fact that simply has to be measured. And I confess that it was just as hard for me to accept. But I will cheer you up a little, even the ideas of Elon Musk himself are worth nothing.

Why are ideas worthless?

There are already even services with a selection of ideas absolutely free. You can go to combinator with more than 1000+ different ideas - relevant, selected, you can filter them by different types and even see the turnover of companies. All this is absolutely free, you can take and sell in your region.

But what is truly valuable?

Yes, it is the implementation of the idea that is worth it. When you prepare a plan and start thinking about how the accounting, team, distribution of key resources, sales channels, marketing and everything else will be developed, then you begin to create value-utility. 100 tons of new ideas will be connected to your initial idea, which you will also have to implement. And each of these ideas will have to be tested, changed, finished. Some you will simply have to leave, quit, or even you will not have enough time for some, and, perhaps, you will have to radically change the main idea. I did it myself with Questcity, I had to move away from the quest model and move into tourism and the market of individual excursions. (More about my project - Questcity, here)

It is also surprising that a proven idea is worth nothing. For example, you have learned or thought that you can develop a platform that checks digital signatures in all countries and validates that the signature is legitimate (many people will now think about dokobit). For example, you even received requests from large corporate companies that are ready to sign contracts with you. And this is where the main pain begins. You need a team, platform, partners, marketing to really be effective and not lose everything. And, for example, a technical team can let you down by not delivering the required release on time - MVP - minimum viable product, on which the work will be carried out. Because of this problem, for example, a contract may be broken or fines may be imposed for late deadlines.

I would bet more on the team (this is what the most experienced investors do). Do not be afraid to share your ideas for making money or a startup, be afraid of losing or not gathering the right and effective team with whom you can start implementing it. An effective team is already a guarantee of good implementation.