As far as not following a business idea,

I personally have had so many product ideas and then later kicked myself for not doing them.  Why?  Because i later saw All the same ideas i had imagined on television.  Man, if i had gone after all those ideas, i would have had been retired a long time ago!  Of course part of what kept from me from going after these ideas was the proper funding. 

And now as far as business product ideas, i still have many.  Hopefully soon i will get one of those ideas patented.

But as far as advice, here is my 2 cents.
 
Before you even design the product, there should be be careful consideration for the consumer.  Why?  They are your buyers and people should think like a consumer.  This means after the idea has been given life through the imagination, you still have to tweak the idea even more because what may be a great idea, can become an even better one.  In other words, what you think is a great product can be, but you have to think in terms of what the consumer can use and how the item can serve them even better.  So personally before i spend a ton of money having someone design a business product, i will imagine numerous possibilities of how i can change the product further for the consumers benefit.

Ivan

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I was thinking of a startup with re-using waste glass to make creative glass articles! But have been passing on since the past 3 years! Dunno when will be finally doing it!

Great blog keep it up!

Abby

Thanks for your comments.

I think the people who want this as a status symbol are the wrong market … they’ll never last. It’s people who, in their heads, are saying: I make $500 for every productive hour in the day I have … wouldn’t it make more sense for me to pay $30-50-75/hour to have someone else take care of stuff I have no business doing.

I’m thinking of the people who can’t justify a full-time assistant for their personal life, but who could justify 5-10 hours per week of very specific help.

As for the kickback, maybe it’s the language I use. I’d use this as *part* of the marketing. The key is to make it transparent and a benefit to the buyer (lower up front costs, if you want another vendor … no problem, we hold them to a very high standard, only select the best, etc.).

The kickback idea is one that violates the level of trust you’re putting in the person.  We all hear about nanny horror stories – imagine that magnified at an agency that gets broken into!  It’s a very tough sell, but where it works is where it exists – hyper-income areas like La Jolla, the OC, Westchester and Greenwich, etc.  Sometimes the classic solution is what works best – an undocumented, nice lady with a couple of personal referrals to take care of the stuff you REALLY can’t stand, like cooking, cleaning and yelling at the kids.

BTW, I’m a tech entrepreneur at the moment.  got any experience in that?  And more to the point, got some angel money lying around?