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Entrepreneur, CEO, and business owner Jay Adelson (Equinix, Digg, Revision3, SimpleGeo) demystifies the start-up process by providing advice, tips, and answering questions. Ask Jay how to turn any business idea into reality: askjay@revision3.com, @jayadelson, or http://youtube.com/askjayadelson Read More

The Perfect Idea

Thursday, September 29th, 2011 – running time 05:38

Successful entrepreneur and CEO, Jay Adelson, demystifies the start-up process by providing advice, tips, and answering questions. Today he discusses good ideas, bad ideas, perfect ideas and how perfect one needs to be in order to devote passion and energy to it.

Jay's chalkboard notes on if you need a patent to protect your idea:

- There is no perfect idea

- Is the idea better than your current job?

- Start-ups = big commitment

- Just take the leap

- Be aware of long term implications

Today's Homework Assignment

Finding which idea to run with:

- Try flushing out ideas

- What are problems you're trying to solve?

- What effect will the product have?

- What's the size of the market?

- Potential revenue

- What ideas seem easier?

- What ideas make most sense?

03:46 | Play

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About the Show

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Show Title:
Ask Jay
Description:
Entrepreneur, CEO, and business owner Jay Adelson (Equinix, Digg, Revision3, SimpleGeo) demystifies the start-up process by providing tips and answering questions. Ask Jay how to turn business ideas into reality!
Categories:
How-To & DIY, News & Politics, Technology & Gadgets
Launch Date:
Aug 9, 2011
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