Asia Tech Podcast http://www.ATP.show Asia Tech Research http://www.AsiaTechResearch.com Maybe you have too many business ideas, maybe you have none. Either way, many entrepreneurs get stuck at the idea stage. This presentation will help you decide WHICH idea you should focus on with a simple 6 point checklist. You can also download the presentation by clicking through the link provided.

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WEBINAR
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HOW TO
VALIDATE YOUR
BUSINESS IDEAS
6 key questions +
idea checklist
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2. Graham D Brown
Entrepreneur, investor
and startup advisor
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3. For entrepreneurs, ideas are
the seed of every successful business
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5. “All you need is
a great idea…”
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6. ...but,
wait...
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7. Maybe you have too many ideas
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8. ...or maybe
you don’t
have any
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11. http://www.upschool.io/download-ideas
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12. So, where do you start?
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13. How do you
narrow it down
to that one idea?
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14. Here’s my Up.School check list to help
you find that one great idea
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15. The 6 Questions you need to ask when
validating a business idea
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16. #1 Is someone else already doing it?
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17. Forget…
First Mover Advantage...
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18. Don’t bet on developing a new market
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19. It’s much easier to copy an existing
business idea and out-execute it

20. After all, Richard Branson
didn’t invent air travel

21. Facebook didn’t invent the social network
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22. And Google didn’t invent
the Search Engine
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23. Their idea was
to do it better…
by improving
the experience
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24. #2 Is this a problem that you personally
face in your daily life?
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25. You don’t need an idea that changes the
world...
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26. Focus on solving a small problem that
people like you have in their daily life
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28. You are your best first customer
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29. You know
the pain,
your
emotional
drivers
better
than
anyone
else
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30. #3 Does it make your heart beat faster?
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31. It’s either HELL YEAH or nothing!
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32. If you don’t get juiced up about your idea,
it’s going to be hard to convince
customers to do likewise
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33. Don’t waste time on the stuff
that doesn’t start fires
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35. #4 Is there a strong search volume for
this idea in the Google Keyword Tool?
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36. Mine where the gold is...
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37. https://adwords.google.com/KeywordPlanner
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40. #5 Are people asking questions about
this idea in Quora?
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41. People asking questions =
Problems not being solved
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44. #6 Does Google Trends show an
increasing search volume for this idea?
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45. Don’t build your business on
a shrinking market
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47. Use Google Trends to niche down your
idea to find the growth areas
Evidence of competition
and people searching for
that competition is a good
sign
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48. Here’s that checklist...
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49. 6 POINT CHECKLIST:
1. Is someone else already doing it?
2. Is this a problem you face every day?
3. Does it make your heart beat faster?
4. Search volume on Google Keywords?
5. People asking questions on Quora?
6. Uptrend on Google Trends?
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50. And finally, don’t
get hung up on
your idea
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51. Don’t wait for the right timing or
the perfect idea...
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52. Launch now…
You won’t learn until you launch

53. A half-baked idea is enough
to get going...
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54. Lead the customer and ask for feedback
rather than ask them “what do you want?”
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56. As with all startups, ideas change and
evolve as customers give you feedback
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57. And set your ideas free...
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58. Actively share your ideas rather
than tell everyone you’re in
“stealth mode”
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60. Remember the idea is just
Step One...
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61. Ideas are valuable,
but execution is priceless
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62. Want to see join the webinar
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63. Join this Up.School Webinar FREE
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