Topic: Some things to consider before starting a business - page 15. (Read 5025 times)

Starting a business or becoming a certified entrepreneur is a big dream come true for many. There are many employees right now who are part of the rat race that are already tired of the stress, the long commute, the office politics and of course tired of their bosses and they want to one day be their own boss and be at the front seat.

Of course, getting into a business can be easier but the hardest thing is making the business thrive and flourish -- this is where we have to apply the entrepreneurial skills learned or just natural into the situation. One must be prepared for such a venture and one must be adept and be agile for any possible problems that can come anytime. Only around 1 in 5 start-ups would survive in a 5-year period and this is discouraging in the first place if one is not really prepared for the whole thing.

That's why I've shared some words that I've got from my professors lecture. Well its not really what that can bring you up but this can bring you a glimpse and a thought of what will you do in order to start some business or a really valuable asset. Businesses ain't good to us nowadays because everyone want to start one and only few became really successful. It's still up to us on how we will make the climb.

Thank you! I've been reading a lot of articles about how to start a business because I really want to start one.
I have a stable job but I want to have my own business as well.
This is very informative.

Indeed! In today’s world where everything is hell expensive, you can’t move in few steps with empty pockets. Money is needed for each and everything that we want whether it is good education, a safe home etc. private business is the best option to meet your all needs but again we need to know all details of anything we are setting up as a business whether they are bitcoins or something else.

Well I just want to share some information regarding on how to start a business because as we can see, we are all want to have a stable business and we want to be a very good entrepreneur someday because if we're just working and working to earn money then if we can't work anymore we won't be able to sustain our needs anymore. I think this is worth reading especially those who are planning to build an ICO or a project. I've got this from my professor on college :

NOTE-REFERENCES :  Webster’s College Dictionary (Random House/McGraw Hill)
What is an Entrepreneur?
Entrepreneur: A person who organizes and manages an enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk.
Initiative: Readiness and ability in initiating action.
Risk: The hazard or chance of loss.

NOTE-REFERENCES : The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship, 2nd Ed.; William D. Bygrave, Editor. John Wiley and Sons Publishers, 1997.
What Does it Take to Be Successful?

• “In entrepreneurship, luck is where preparation and opportunity meet.”

• “The idea is not what is important. In entrepreneurship; ideas are a dime a dozen. Developing the idea, implementing it, and building a successful business are the important things.”

• “Would-be entrepreneurs who are unable to name customers are not ready to start a business. They have only found an idea and have not yet identified a market need.”

• Somehow, someday… you are going to have to earn POSITIVE CASH FLOW. You need more than a revenue model (but you do need that). You need a VALUE model.
  

• Market share is great, but you can’t pay bills with it.
  

• You can do some financially stupid things to build market share.
  

Where Do You Start?
Think about WHO is going to want your product/service, what they will PAY for it, what you will NEED to carry it off, and how you will MAKE MONEY someday. That is, make a PLAN.

Success depends on
positive cash flow, growth,
 and value creation.

   Owners and investors who forget that tend to get “naturally deselected.”

The Importance of Value Creation

• A successful business is one that delivers value to its customers and creates value for its owners.

Value is delivered to your customers when you do something for them
Better
Cheaper
Faster
Cooler
Different
However, it is likely that none of these will work for long, so continuous improvement and innovation are essential.

Value is created for the owners when:
-You do more with their money than they could do with it themselves
-You invest in productive activities that earn rates of return greater than their risk-adjusted costs of capital.
-The present value of future cash flows exceeds the startup costs.

Value is created by:
-Exploiting proprietary physical resources
-Possessing proprietary knowledge or expertise
-Creating a new or improved product, process, or service
-Staying ahead of the competition through constant improvement and innovation
   
Planning for Success

-Don’t plan a business for today – Plan it for at least a year from now.
-Moore’s Law: Computing power will roughly double every 18 months.
-Bandwidth will continue to increase for most users almost ad infinitum.
-People will live longer and maintain active lifestyles far after retirement.
-Energy sources and consumption patterns will change drastically.
-The world will continue to be a very dangerous place.

How To Not Get Funded


-Have a half-baked idea
-Have a meatless business plan
-Can’t articulate your value proposition
-Can’t identify your market potential
-Can’t justify your sales projections
-Can’t show your investors an exit
-Can’t show your investors a reasonable expectation of a reasonable return on investment
-Don’t think about risk
-Take no risk yourself
-Don’t take time to do your homework
-Try to fund a “lifestyle” venture

Funding Your Venture

-The hardest funding to raise is the first funding. You are probably on your own.
-Later funding gets progressively easier depending on the results you can show to investors and what you need to fund.
-BANKS are probably not going to help.
-The best funding is INTERNAL funding (reinvested earnings).
-PRIVATE EQUITY is the current buzzword for the major capital source for business ventures.
Closing thoughts

picture source :https://wealthygorilla.com/23-wise-warren-buffett-quotes-on-success/

I think that trade is a job that requires a lot of factors, and it is tied to all the changes in the money market. For bitcoin and all altcoins, the value is always changing, we need to learn how to capture the moment accurately. In addition, we also need assertiveness to make timely decisions. Lastly, what you must have in order to be able to trade.

I think that trade is a job that requires a lot of factors, and it is tied to all the changes in the money market. For bitcoin and all altcoins, the value is always changing, we need to learn how to capture the moment accurately. In addition, we also need assertiveness to make timely decisions. Lastly, what you must have in order to be able to trade.

There is nothing more beneficial than having your own business. This is a very good approach to start the business on a small scale and then increasing the scale of your business from time to time. But before putting your head in any sort of stuff, you need to know about that especially in case of Bitcoins. Only then you can get what you aimed for.

Thanks for this shares of a well-organized tips on how to start a business. Have copied in my notes for reference and also for study purposes. It is not an easy thing to do business but with determination and adaptation to what is trend it will be starting point on that journey.

I want to be called as businessman someday. A well respected one not the scam entrepreneur. If I have enough capital I would start one on small scale first. I have an eye for a bitcoin related business someday.