http://toddallen.org/articles_controller.rb/tag?tag=patents en-us 40 Ramblings on mobile and early stage companies. Well, this is the first post for my refurbished blog. It's now a site for things that interest me from a business perspective....namely, mobile technology, venture capital, and growing small businesses into big businesses. <br/><br/> As a geek who has gone to the "dark side", I've spent countless hours talking to my geek friends about ideas that could change the world or make everyone rich. They really could! Unfortunately they never have, and I know why. So does Ron Garret. <br/><br/> A selection from his article of tips for geek entrepreneurs: <br/><br/> <strong>Myth #9:</strong> The idea is the most important part of my business plan. Reality: The idea is very nearly irrelevant. What matters is <br/><br/>1) who are your customers? <br/><br/>2) Why will they buy what you're selling? (Note that the reason for this could very well be something like, "Because I'm famous and I have a huge fan base and they will buy sacks of stale dog shit if it has my name on it." But in your case it will more likely be, "Because we have a great product that blows the competition out of the water.")<br/><br/> 3) Who is on your team? and <br/><br/>4) What are the risks? <br/><br/> Read the full article <a href="#" onClick="window.open('http://rondam.blogspot.com/2006/10/top-ten-geek-business-myths.html')">HERE.</a> Wed, 18 Oct 2006 01:54:00 -0400 urn:uuid:066d86e8-c7af-49f7-bef0-31d430b309a0 todd http://toddallen.org/articles/2006/10/18/business-myths-for-geeks geeks entrepreneurs ideas startups patents http://toddallen.org/articles/trackback/1