1.its your i dea

Pen down, in as few words as possible.

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iDeAiDeA…Its Your

Let’s put your idea through a series of tests to see if it really is a significant opportunity.

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Will your idea make a significant change in the world?All opportunities are built on a significant change that happened

in the world… If your idea isn’t built on top of such a change, it is just an idea.

Is the change ending?True opportunities require long-lasting changes to keep them

visible.

Always ask yourself..

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Are you the right person to capitalize on this change?Many people fail simply because they are not a good fit with the

opportunity they have spotted.

Is this the right time?Our lives are complicated. Is your family wholeheartedly in your

pursuit of this opportunity? Do you have the free time and the energy you need for this? Is the change ending?

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Always ask yourself..

True opportunities require long-lasting changes to keep them visible.

Do people care?

Potential customers and investors may show a polite appreciation for what you have done, but are they passionately motivated to back you?

Are all the essential elements in place?Are the stars aligned? Can you bring together – The - right talent,

money, support and customers? SJ Sarwan - Training and Quality Centre for Excellence

Always ask yourself..

Is your pitch clearly understood and can be repeated?Before your answer repeat your pitch one more time…Your ideaAre your words uplifting? Or easily ignored?

Be brutally honest.Only a very small numbers of ideas are true opportunities. Did you get three or more NO’s? THEN Pull the plug. If you have five or more YES’s, THEN keep on going…

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Always ask yourself..

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Testing your idea – Don’t hide yourself, if possible build a working prototype and let a lot of people play with it. Use their feedback to make it better.

Know your audienceBe open minded when you write. Use active voice.

Always ask yourself..

The more attention you pay to the details, the more likely you are to succeed. Here are a few suggestions…

Polish your pitch

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Make your pitch easy for others to understand and repeatTry more pictures and fewer words Use examples

Always ask yourself..

Thank you