That’s an interesting take. You’re referring to the idea generation stage as to what your business will be doing/making. Are you saying that people who don’t yet have an idea what their business are asking these type of questions right at the beginning?

That’s an interesting take. You’re referring to the idea generation stage as to what your business will be doing/making. Are you saying that people who don’t yet have an idea what their business are asking these type of questions right at the beginning?

Happy to provide more insights/feedback through direct message if needed. It sounds like you are trying to figure out a lot at once.

I would need more background information before being able to answer this question. Did you get permission to crawl through the inboxes? Is this ethical/legal?

Seems like there would be ethical issues there. Legal possibly.

I am personally not too crazy about adding everyone you have worked with to a CRM. It is very sales-y and can be off putting. You are supposed to obtain permission before adding anyone to a CRM.

I would honestly start with your LinkedIn connections, work down the list to connections you had a good connection/rapport with over the years (even if it was a connection of a connection) and combine that list into one. Even then, it is good practice to obtain permission to add them to a CRM.

I read another post of yours. I definitely would take some time to do some market research on those services, industries and target markets.

I would make a list of what you guys do the best and make a list of the market for each product. Is this service needed? By whom?

Then I would connect the two lists and see where those areas overlap.

I appreciate that you are encouraging others not to be discouraged/doing too much based on their fears and insecurities. Not knowing what they are getting into can be scary.

I feel like it is important to mention that people should be researching the target markets, industry and whether there is a market for their product/service. It’s important to see where your product/service would solve problems and address those pain points. This should be one of the first steps someone thinking about starting a business should do. This will minimize the fear of the unknown, reduce wasted money and time, and reduce (reduce not eliminate) the risks.