Need a new idea? Try changing your perspective.
By Michele PW
One definition of creativity states that creative people look at the same thing everyone else does, yet they see something no one else does.
But even creative people (which includes all of you, of course) can run into roadblocks every now and then. Sometimes it’s not possible to see something different. Sometimes you’ve just been staring at a problem for so long it’s now impossible to look at it in any other way.
So what do you do in these situations?
Why not try changing your …read more

Let’s say you’ve got the personality to be a perfect entrepreneur (and you’re not built to be a crappy entrepreneur). You’ve also got an idea. Cha ching!
Contrary to what many people will tell you, ideas are not worthless. The argument goes that a business succeeds on execution, and not on the brilliance of the idea. And, that an idea alone is worthless. That’s bollux on so many levels.
But, it is important to validate your ideas before you invest your life savings, quit your job, buy an Aeron chair and get to work.
So how do you validate an idea to make …read more