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Desperate to start your own business but struggling to come up with the right idea? Chris Tottman, partner at Notion Capital, says that trying to force an idea will often mean you run with the worst ideas. "You'll think of bad ideas that sound plausible," he explains. "You'll waste time before realising they're no good [and] you'll fool yourself and others." Instead, he recommends relaxing, focusing on things that genuinely interest you and "let[ting] startup ideas come to you unconsciously … The best founders don't force ideas. They cultivate curiosity." When do you get your best ideas? Share your thoughts in the comments.

The WORST way to get startup ideas: Try to think of startup ideas. Why? 1. You'll think of bad ideas that sound plausible 2. You'll waste time before realizing they're no good 3. You'll fool yourself and others Instead, do this: - Learn a lot about things that matter - Work on problems that interest you - Collaborate with people you like and respect Turn your brain into an idea-generating machine. Let startup ideas come to you unconsciously. The best founders don't force ideas. They cultivate curiosity. What are you genuinely interested in learning more about? Start there. Ideas will follow. Agree? Disagree?

The WORST way to get startup ideas: Try to think of startup ideas. Why? 1. You'll think of bad ideas that sound plausible 2. You'll waste time before realizing they're no good 3. You'll fool yourself and others Instead, do this: - Learn a lot about things that matter - Work on problems that interest you - Collaborate with people you like and respect Turn your brain into an idea-generating machine. Let startup ideas come to you unconsciously. The best founders don't force ideas. They cultivate curiosity. What are you genuinely interested in learning more about? Start there. Ideas will follow. Agree? Disagree? Let me know in the comments! 👇 -- #VenchaVideosforFounders | Video #2 Find us at Vencha 💛

Focus on the core of the problem ... not the solution... and repeat this to yourself every time you have an idea. The giants in tech know the customer problem inside out and back to front... they didn't create a solution and cross their fingers.

Desperate to start your own business but struggling to come up with the right idea? Chris Tottman, partner at Notion Capital, says that trying to force an idea will often mean you run with the worst ideas. "You'll think of bad ideas that sound plausible," he explains. "You'll waste time before realising they're no good [and] you'll fool yourself and others." Instead, he recommends relaxing, focusing on things that genuinely interest you and "let[ting] startup ideas come to you unconsciously … The best founders don't force ideas. They cultivate curiosity." When do you get your best ideas? Share your thoughts in the comments.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬: 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐍𝐨 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 🚨 Too many startups pour their heart and soul into building a product, only to realize... no one wants it. 😬 📊 42% of startups fail because they tackle problems that don't exist in the real world. They create "solutions" without validating if the market even needs them. It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of an idea. But real success comes from solving real problems—the kind that keep people awake at night. Here’s the fix: 1. Talk to your customers before you write a single line of code. 2. Test your idea with an MVP (Minimum Viable Product). 3. Iterate based on feedback—don’t assume you know what the market wants. 🔑 The lesson? Fall in love with the problem, not the solution. Listen to your market, build something they need, and success will follow. ----- ♻️Like, Comment, Share Follow Startup Vencha for more, Stop Thinking & Start Doing.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬: 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐍𝐨 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 🚨 Too many startups pour their heart and soul into building a product, only to realize... no one wants it. 😬 📊 42% of startups fail because they tackle problems that don't exist in the real world. They create "solutions" without validating if the market even needs them. It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of an idea. But real success comes from solving real problems—the kind that keep people awake at night. Here’s the fix: 1. Talk to your customers before you write a single line of code. 2. Test your idea with an MVP (Minimum Viable Product). 3. Iterate based on feedback—don’t assume you know what the market wants. 🔑 The lesson? Fall in love with the problem, not the solution. Listen to your market, build something they need, and success will follow. ----- ♻️Like, Comment, Share Follow Startup Vencha for more, Stop Thinking & Start Doing.

In messy startups, some people are a breath of fresh air to work with. Why? They have the uncommon ability to be precise. I think precision boils down to “less words, more decisiveness” Some examples: ❌ “I’m not really sure what the answer is but it could be XYZ, ABC or DEF. I wonder if Bob knows” ✅ “I don’t know, but I’ll look into it and get back to you in 2 days.” ❌ “We should probably make some improvements to that process, since we keep having lots of issues.” ✅ “The process has broken down twice in the last month here ___. I want to make XYZ improvements. Can I get some feedback?” ❌ “The launch went pretty well. There were minimal issues” ✅ “We successfully launched on Monday. Here were out learnings and improvements for next time.” Precise people strive minimize or eliminate words like this from their vocab: >Essentially >Probably >Maybe  >Not really >Minimal >Stuff Lack of precision is exhausting. It creates cognitive load, added cycles and cranky coworkers. Don’t be exhausting. Spend time, energy and effort being precise.

Are you struggling to make progress with your startup? This may be the reason why ⬇️ You may be overthinking or focusing on things that don’t YET matter… 😅 What do I mean? Due to the abundance of information available online today, founders are becoming acutely aware of future challenges they will face at various stages of their journey. To avoid making the same mistakes as others who are further along their journeys, or being labelled as reactive, founders attempt to solve irrelevant problems to their current stage. E.g. Obsessing over ensuring that their products can support users at scale, before having any users to begin with today, or fixating on culture before even having a viable product with paying customers. Still don’t see the problem? Focussing on future problems may seem harmless and even proactive. However, when founders do this (especially in the early stages), they distract themselves from solving the existential problems right before them. As an early-stage founder, your focus & capacity are your most valuable resources. How you invest those resources will determine whether you ultimately succeed or fail. Why do so many founders fall into this trap? I’ve observed that founders fall into this trap for one of two reasons: 1. The immediate problem before them is often more difficult or boring than the future problems you want to solve.  2. They forget that unless they solve the current problem, there won’t be a secondary problem to solve in the future. So, here’s my advice: Don’t fixate on solving irrelevant problems to your current situation & stage. Create those future problems by solving the current ones. E.g. Get enough users that push your product to its limits before considering how to make it more scalable. Need help building or growing your startup? Reach out to me, I love working with ambitious founders! 🚀 P.S. Repost if you find this useful ♻️ #focusiseverything #dothehardthing #venturebuilding

Even startup ideas that seemingly come out of left field can yield incredible success. Read through this list of startup ideas for instant inspiration and get your creative gears turning. The ideas range from travel-oriented, to writing, and food-based ideas.