Difference between revisions of "Ideation"

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Ideation involves the newly minted bootstrapper dedicating time and energy towards creating a Demo of the product or service they wish to offer. This stage involves finding a complementary dance partner - a cofounder - who will serve as a key collaboration partner.  
 
Ideation involves the newly minted bootstrapper dedicating time and energy towards creating a Demo of the product or service they wish to offer. This stage involves finding a complementary dance partner - a cofounder - who will serve as a key collaboration partner.  
  
There is a misplaced myth in the importance of finding investor capital during this stage. The Bootstrapper must have the discipline to avoid taking this step.
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There is a misplaced myth in the importance of finding investor capital during this stage. The Bootstrapper must have the discipline to avoid taking this step.  
 
 
This stage is similar to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monomyth#The_Road_of_Trials Road of Trials] as described by Joseph Campbell.  
 
  
 
*Previous Stage: [[Preideation]]
 
*Previous Stage: [[Preideation]]
 
*Next Stage: [[Valley of Death]]
 
*Next Stage: [[Valley of Death]]

Revision as of 18:17, 25 March 2007

The birth of the product/service.

Ideation involves the newly minted bootstrapper dedicating time and energy towards creating a Demo of the product or service they wish to offer. This stage involves finding a complementary dance partner - a cofounder - who will serve as a key collaboration partner.

There is a misplaced myth in the importance of finding investor capital during this stage. The Bootstrapper must have the discipline to avoid taking this step.