Co-Founder Taliferro
Introduction
In the last few years, I've spent a lot of time talking with people who want to bring their ideas to life. Almost everyone is convinced that they have a great idea and are right. But I have also repeatedly seen that great ideas are only helpful if you're lucky or know someone.
Ideas are like seeds. They can be a lot of fun, but there are other things that matter. Ideas need to be nurtured and grown into something useful and valuable. And sometimes, it's easier to tell if your idea will be useful or practical once you spend some time developing it.
Ideas are only valuable if you have the right connections; they're just a bunch of words on paper without anyone paying attention or getting excited about them.
People often talk about ideas as if they are the most valuable asset
Ideas are important. Ideas are the foundation of every business and can be the difference between success and failure. But more is needed to have a great idea - you must execute it with skill, talent, persistence, and luck.
The best ideas will only reach their full potential if appropriately implemented and get enough market exposure. This is where many entrepreneurs need to catch up: they need to understand having an excellent idea for making money from their business model.
They need to be planted in the right environment and nurtured to grow; they can be lost or forgotten, stolen, altered, or corrupted.
You might not realize this at first—but if you want your idea to succeed, you'll need to ensure it gets the proper care.
Many good ideas for products or services never get made because it takes more work to find someone who can make it happen. You need to know someone who can turn your idea into reality so your vision can become real. I have seen a lot of people try and fail at this.
You need to find the right person to help make your idea come true. I have seen a lot of people try and fail at this. Some get lucky, but most don't.
Money
You need to know people who can make things happen. You also have to be able to sell your ideas, and that means knowing how opinions work. If you're like me, anything to do with sales will make you cringe. But the truth is that it's not so bad if you can get past some of the common fears associated with it. When done right, commercialization can feel rewarding and fun.
Don't friendzone your ideas or other people's ideas
The idea of the friend zone is interesting because it implies that you're too good for a relationship. In most cases, this is different. Many people go into relationships with great ideas and get hurt because their partner doesn't understand them. This isn't your fault; it's how things sometimes go.
However, if someone has an idea for something but can't get anyone to help them make it happen—that's when they need to worry about themselves instead of blaming other people who are also trying their best at making dreams come true.
Conclusion
So, get out there and find someone to make your ideas happen. Finding someone to help you can be challenging, but don't give up! Keep looking until you do find that person. And remember: even if no one ends up making your idea into a product or service, at least now it exists as something other people might want someday.
Tyrone Showers