Journey to Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur Begins Here
Every successful startup has three things in common: putting together a fantastic team, understanding what their customers want, and to cut down costs maintaining the quality of a product or service. Any startup that can achieve these goals, will be able to succeed. Of course, it will take some time, but eventually, everyone succeeds if they are all on the same page. The good news is that all of these goals are hard but doable. If others can do it, so can you.
Let’s start with The Idea
In reality, you don’t need a brilliant start-up idea. What you need is something that adds value to society. For instance, Google’s plan, was to create a search site that didn’t suck. They have the basic understanding of what they what — Google is able to rank different websites based on:
- Keyword usage
- Site structure
- Site speed
- Time spent on site
- Number of inbound links
- Quality of inbound links
A successful startup requires qualitative planning. Having a big idea is the first step to becoming an entrepreneur. Developing the right business model comes next.
Before you pitch the idea to an investor, you need to be very clear about the offering of your product and how it will improve the lives of others.
As an entrepreneur, one thing you need to realize early in your career is that nothing is final. Evolution is the heart and brain of every successful entrepreneur.
You need to pivot your idea and make it as simple as possible.
“If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.” ~Albert Einstein
Hire the right people for the right job
Hiring is one of the most daunting tasks in a startup. It takes a lot of energy to find and hire the right people.
So the real question is, who are the right people? The right people are the most talented people. The ones who are not only passionate about their work, but know how to achieve an end-result.
Look for talented people when hiring for your startup. The ones who think outside of the box, and bring something new to the table.
Starting a business is a big responsibility. You need to plan things well and move step by step on the ladder of success.
Great instincts are the source to hiring the right people.
What do customers want?
What is the one factor that causes most businesses to fail? Sales! And how will you get the sales; with customers.
Not every customer knows exactly what they want. Your job as an entrepreneur is to figure out what your customer wants, even if they don’t realize they ‘need’ it.
A good customer service can skyrocket your sales. In the same manner, a bad customer service can ruin your reputation.
How to find out what customers want
Google Analytics is one tool that can help you understand your customers.
Analyze the behavior of your customers. What pages are they visiting the most on your website? Use heatmaps to analyze the behavior of your customer.
Once you have data on what customers really want, offer the superior service.
One problem entrepreneurs face is the element of trust. And trust comes with great service. Train your people to treat your customers right, and you will be able to cut down your marketing costs.
To conclude it all
Starting a business is easy, but to keep it open is an art. Great management is the core of any business practice. To create a successful startup, you need to plan things ahead. You need to be prepared to fail a lot. And as an entrepreneur, you will learn every day.
Try out as many things as you can, and see what is working for your startup. Once you know what is right for you, keep on perfecting it.
