how to find a good project or problem to solve and make money

Discussion in 'General Business' started by victorantos, Jan 10, 2010.

  1. #1
    Hi,

    I want to build a great web application and make money.
    I think I should approach companies that have money and problems.I must find a good problem to solve for companies(maybe from fortune 5000) or people.

    Could you please advice me where exactly to find this list of problems that I can address?
    Or do you know any of this problems?

    thank you!
     
    victorantos, Jan 10, 2010 IP
  2. nEquity

    nEquity Member

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    I think if there was one simple way to find it, everyone would be looking at it. Unfortunately it doesn't really.

    One of the main ways people come up with ideas for problems is actually working an a particular industry. For example somoene may work in the airline industry and notice some software that is bulky and inefficient at booking flights online. So they will leave the business and found their own company to put together a flight booking solution that airlines can use and make themselves great money!

    Other ways I guess are just to read lots of material in the media and see where businesses are running into problems and look for solutions to them.
     
    nEquity, Jan 10, 2010 IP
  3. twtpoker

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    Experience and networking is key.
     
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    Hi, nEquity,

    I like your mindset ! You like to solve problems. Robert Kiyosaki ("RichDad PoorDad" Author ) said, "the bigger problem you fix, the more money you make..."

    If you want to fix this "Web Business Engine System" problem, you 're well on the way for 7/24 residual income.

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    sunpoint, Jan 11, 2010 IP
  5. CDarklock

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    There are two major things these companies are bad at.

    1. Support. They're just not very good at helping their customers fix the problems with their products, because they've deluded themselves into thinking there's no problem at all.

    2. QA. Surprise! They're not good at SEEING the problems in their products, either... and for pretty much the same reason.

    Now, what you need for either one of these is a solid issue tracking system. For support, you call an issue a ticket. For QA, you call an issue a bug. And that's where you horn your way in here: if you track actual issues, and you call them "issues," what you have is a project management tool.

    Build a solid issue tracking system on the back end. Then build three front ends: one for the phone jockey who takes support calls, one for the code monkey who tests products, and one for the project manager who wears a tie every day.

    Sell them the project management system, then sell them the QA and support modules as add-ons.

    The rest is left as an exercise for the reader, because I can't decide which of four business models to detail as "how to do it" on this one.
     
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  6. mentos

    mentos Prominent Member

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    Its very strange.
    You cannot solve your own problem right now and want to help other company to solve their problem.
    My advise for you is solve your own problem first before helping other company.
     
    mentos, Jan 11, 2010 IP
  7. victorantos

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    I am good at building web applications (asp.net c# jquery,ajax, sql server etc)
    does this impicit means that I'm good at solving any problem?! I don't think so
     
    victorantos, Jan 12, 2010 IP