"The longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to get it"
The world is shifting from manufacturing to service-oriented businesses. Both have their place and importance in the global economy. Whether it's a service-based or product-based business, it's crucial to have a proper idea and know how to execute it successfully. It's wise to have a framework in place for launching a software business successfully. To come up with great, money-making ideas, you can answer a few questions.
First, let's categorize the market:
0 to 1 Market
This is the world of startup where a person comes up with a fresh new idea, launches it, and ideally achieves success. However, overnight success is a myth. It typically takes 3 to 10 years, along with numerous meetings, plans, policies, sacrifices, and more for overnight success. It's an adventure with extremely high risk and high-profit potential.
1 to N Market
This market involves copying successful products or services, akin to Chinese or Marwari business models (Dhando Framework). Here, individuals replicate already successful businesses to earn profits. It's a low-risk, average-profit approach.
How to generate ideas for the 0 to 1 market
1. Create a solution for a problem:
Simply put, you need to create a solution for a problem, and you could become the next wealthy individual in your region or even the world. However, solving unsolved or complex problems is risky. This is because no one ever has been there. It's like knowing after life.
Consider if you found a solution for global warming or plastic pollution; patent it, and you could become a business tycoon. Start by solving smaller-scale problems to earn smaller profits. The 0 to 1 market operates in this manner.
"But don't try to imagine a problem, build the product for it, and create more problems."
How to generate ideas for the 1 to N market:
Create a Unique Selling Proposition (USP):
Everything in the world has flaws, yet people continue to use faulty products because no one has provided a better solution yet. In this market, coming up with a successful idea involves picking a working product, conducting reverse engineering, identifying faults, and then launching your version. These steps help in identifying the USP(Unique Selling Point)
You can create a USP by some of these:
- Enhancing quality
- Offering low prices
- Ensuring availability
- Leveraging scarcity
- Setting higher prices
- Providing premium packaging, and many more.
You can identify these aspects by reverse-engineering trending products or services based on Place, Promotion, product, and price.
In these ways, you can generate ideas, penetrate the market, and follow a business launch framework for success.