How to plan a business from scratch without missing key steps
Starting a new business without a blueprint leaves founders overwhelmed about which elements and risk scenarios to cover. This uncertainty makes it difficult to know if all critical factors have been addressed to ensure the best chance of success.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1starting with a small side reselling business on platforms like Vinted to get the hang of it
- 2Focusing on marketing, creating a brand world, and other ways of promoting the product instead.
- 3saving up first and starting with your own capital
- 4making a business plan before seeking funding
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“me and my mate (students) are planning to start a business in the near future.”source ↗
“I've begun doing some planning but feel a bit lost, as far as, what I should be including and addressing to ensure I'm giving myself the best chance at success, and that I've exhausted as many aspects of the, what if's, as possible.”source ↗
“I am wondering whether it's worth the effort when I could potentially be doing some other things for the business like creating brand world, marketing, and other ways of promoting product.”source ↗
“I want to know if this is something I should prioritize or if I am kind of wasting time.”source ↗
“I’m thinking about taking out a loan to start a small business, but honestly, I’m scared that it might not succeed. The bigger problem is, I don’t even know what kind of business I should start yet. 🥺”source ↗
Where this came up
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