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The $100 MBA Show

MBA2573 Q&A Wednesday: How Do I Know If My Business Idea Is Worth Pursuing?

The $100 MBA Show

Omar Zenhom

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers, Marketing

4.8 β€’ 2.2K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Did you know that 42% of startups fail because there’s no market need for their product or service? That’s not just a statistic – it’s a wake-up call for entrepreneurs everywhere. But here’s the good news: you can avoid becoming part of that number by validating your business idea before investing your time, money, and […]

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0:00.0

Did you know that 42% of startups fail because there's no market need for their product or service?

0:05.7

That's nearly half of all businesses.

0:08.5

That's according to CB Insights.

0:10.3

The good news is you can avoid becoming part of that statistic by validating your business idea first.

0:16.8

Today I'm going to show you how to figure out if your business idea is worth pursuing

0:19.7

before you invest too much time and money into it.

0:29.1

Welcome back to the $100 MBA show. I'm your host, Omar Zen Home, where I show you how to start growing scale of business three days a week, Monday, Wednesday, Friday.

0:38.0

Today's Q&A Wednesday where we answer a question from one of our listeners, one of our viewers, one of our

0:42.0

community members. If you got a question you want to ask, go ahead and send us your question over at

0:46.7

100mba.net slash Q. Today's questions from Steph and Steph asks, how do I know if my business

0:54.0

idea is worth pursuing?

0:56.2

Steph, this is a question every entrepreneur faces.

0:59.2

I've asked this question myself several times in my journey.

1:03.0

And the best way to find out is to test it,

1:06.0

is to figure out if it's really a good idea in the real world.

1:09.7

In today's episode, I'll share with you a

1:11.5

step-by-step framework you can use to validate your business idea quickly and effectively. And

1:16.9

it won't break the bank. So let's get into it. Step one is to identify the problem. Every successful

1:23.7

business does one thing. Solves a problem. If your idea doesn't address a specific

1:30.3

pain point, it's not likely to succeed. So why does this matter? People pay for solutions to their

1:37.8

problems, not for ideas that sound cool. And by the way, fun is a solution to cure boredom. The luxuries are a solution

1:46.9

to feel significant. It doesn't have to be like a pill to solve a pain. For example, when we

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