Wednesday, 22 July 2015

The Business Idea/ Market Matrix for Business Idea Generation

The Business Idea/ Market Matrix



I am using this matrix very often, when I look for new business ideas. 

One very efficient way to get new business ideas is the Business Idea/ Market
Matrix.
I am using this matrix very often, when I look for new business ideas. 




Looks weird, but it is actually quite useful. So what are the fields I – IV all about?

Field I (Existing Market/ Existing Business Idea): This field is for business ideas which people are already willing to pay for. That’s great news, because if you can make your product just a little bit cheaper or better than the existing product you will probably find customers very quickly.

Field II (New Market/ Existing Business Idea): This concept also works very well. Just look out for business ideas that work well in other countries and copy the business for your own country. There are thousands of startups that made a lot of money by following this concept.

Field III (Existing Market/ New Business Idea): In this field, you take an existing market and try to find new business ideas. Building a startup here is a little bit harder than in the two fields before, because you have to convince the market of your new business idea. And this is generally a lot of work.

Field IV (New Market/ New Business Idea): This is were most entrepreneurs want to go, but where it’s the hardest to make some money. The chance that your startup will succeed in this field are very low, but if it succeeds you will probably earn a fortune. Why is it so hard to make money in this field? Because you have to find a new business idea, convince a market of it AND create this market. This is really,really tough.

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