Christa Avampato
Product Developer
- May 20, 2009 • 10:56 pm PDT
- + responses
Yesterday I had coffee at Grounded
with my friend, Dave. We're both aspiring entrepreneurs who are
figuring out when is the right time to make the leap, and considering
what ventures would be best to start first. We talked about building a
life that's filled with a lot of different, small ideas and whether or
not that's better than getting all of our income from one single
source. We considered how many of our extremely talented and motivated
friends are looking for work due to the layoffs caused by the current
recession. And then we hit upon an idea that could make use of many
incredible people are out there looking for a job. Silence.
"Yeah. Maybe we should think about that. Maybe we could do something like that," we said.
As
we finished up our coffee and walked to the subway, we decided to write
down some thoughts and send them back and forth to see if we could get
our idea to work. What surprised me is that the idea seemed so good and
so timely that we were both sort of stunned into silence. Is this the
way with all good business ideas? Does it seem so obvious, so practical
that we have to sit with it for a while and make sure it's real? Could
we be dreaming that we just got this idea in a coffee shop in Greenwich
Village? Maybe it's all too cliche. But then again, we'll never know
unless we try.
with my friend, Dave. We're both aspiring entrepreneurs who are
figuring out when is the right time to make the leap, and considering
what ventures would be best to start first. We talked about building a
life that's filled with a lot of different, small ideas and whether or
not that's better than getting all of our income from one single
source. We considered how many of our extremely talented and motivated
friends are looking for work due to the layoffs caused by the current
recession. And then we hit upon an idea that could make use of many
incredible people are out there looking for a job. Silence.
"Yeah. Maybe we should think about that. Maybe we could do something like that," we said.
As
we finished up our coffee and walked to the subway, we decided to write
down some thoughts and send them back and forth to see if we could get
our idea to work. What surprised me is that the idea seemed so good and
so timely that we were both sort of stunned into silence. Is this the
way with all good business ideas? Does it seem so obvious, so practical
that we have to sit with it for a while and make sure it's real? Could
we be dreaming that we just got this idea in a coffee shop in Greenwich
Village? Maybe it's all too cliche. But then again, we'll never know
unless we try.
