🧠Best way to come up with profitable ideas?
SPOILER ALERT: Focus on YOU.
The last 3 months, I have been doing a lot of research on that topic. I have now identified a pattern when it comes to generating ideas that can lead to profits. Ideally this works for app ideas, but apply it to anything.
It is all about asking the right questions. The old way of "what opportunities you see in the market", "what others struggle with" do not really work anymore. COVID, put us in isolation. This was a bad experience. However, this generated a "wave" that did not exist before that much.
You spending a lot of time alone, means more problems arise that are around YOU.
Here is the questioning I do:
What activities do I do daily online? - Include anything, from weather checking, to binge scrolling.
What apps do I use daily?
Why do I use those apps daily? - this helps identify what you really care about, good or bad.
What takes me a lot of time to do DAILY?
For what things do I pay money DAILY/WEEKLY/MONTHLY? - answer for all the 3 different timeframes.
On what apps do I spend more time on?
In those particular apps, is there a valuable resource that is not shared? Try to find IDLE resources in the apps you use.
What online resources do I have that are not shared with anyone yet?
The thing that takes me a lot of time daily, can it be done in another way?
Open your bank mobile app, check the services you paid for the last 3 months and ask yourself - What problem did I solve by paying this? Can it be done differently?
These are my top questioning techniques to identify things THAT MATTER TO ME. And If I am willing to pay for them, probably there is a market out there.
As Kevin Kelly said: "The new big thing will be about sharing an abundant resource we have been using that was not shared before!"
Happy Friday.
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