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hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to

hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s episode I’m going to answer question

episode I’m going to answer question

episode I’m going to answer question from one of my readers Mohammed who

from one of my readers Mohammed who

from one of my readers Mohammed who wrote in he’s got a new website called

wrote in he’s got a new website called

wrote in he’s got a new website called good or great idea and the premise here

good or great idea and the premise here

good or great idea and the premise here is if you’re a startup entrepreneur you

is if you’re a startup entrepreneur you

is if you’re a startup entrepreneur you can post your idea people can comment on

can post your idea people can comment on

can post your idea people can comment on it online rated you can potentially ask

it online rated you can potentially ask

it online rated you can potentially ask for funding get partnerships and it

for funding get partnerships and it

for funding get partnerships and it sounds like a great idea it’s really

sounds like a great idea it’s really

sounds like a great idea it’s really going to depend on the people that you

going to depend on the people that you

going to depend on the people that you get into the system to see if it’s going

get into the system to see if it’s going

get into the system to see if it’s going to take off for now the technology is

to take off for now the technology is

to take off for now the technology is not so complicated so we will get in the

not so complicated so we will get in the

not so complicated so we will get in the community so we’ll go check out the site

community so we’ll go check out the site

community so we’ll go check out the site so what happens here when you load a web

so what happens here when you load a web

so what happens here when you load a web site is you’ll see a random idea so it’s

site is you’ll see a random idea so it’s

site is you’ll see a random idea so it’s pretty simple site here you’ll have a

pretty simple site here you’ll have a

pretty simple site here you’ll have a random startup idea that shows up on the

random startup idea that shows up on the

random startup idea that shows up on the site my issue here is that it may not be

site my issue here is that it may not be

site my issue here is that it may not be a quality idea so I just loaded this one

a quality idea so I just loaded this one

a quality idea so I just loaded this one up and this person wants to start a

up and this person wants to start a

up and this person wants to start a neighborhood bulletin board and you know

neighborhood bulletin board and you know

neighborhood bulletin board and you know the description is is pretty weak they

the description is is pretty weak they

the description is is pretty weak they write probably already been done but

write probably already been done but

write probably already been done but heck is just an idea just warming up

heck is just an idea just warming up

heck is just an idea just warming up here unique value proposition nothing

here unique value proposition nothing

here unique value proposition nothing really should I just delete this dumb

really should I just delete this dumb

really should I just delete this dumb idea not looking for teammates not look

idea not looking for teammates not look

idea not looking for teammates not look for funding so this probably should not

for funding so this probably should not

for funding so this probably should not be on the system and if I’m a first-time

be on the system and if I’m a first-time

be on the system and if I’m a first-time person coming to the website I’m

person coming to the website I’m

person coming to the website I’m probably not going to have a good

probably not going to have a good

probably not going to have a good opinion of a good or great idea just

opinion of a good or great idea just

opinion of a good or great idea just looking at this idea so what happens

looking at this idea so what happens

looking at this idea so what happens here is random so every time I hit the

here is random so every time I hit the

here is random so every time I hit the site again you’ll get a different idea

site again you’ll get a different idea

site again you’ll get a different idea and so some may be better than others

and so some may be better than others

and so some may be better than others but what I would probably do is try to

but what I would probably do is try to

but what I would probably do is try to organize them by ones that have gotten

organize them by ones that have gotten

organize them by ones that have gotten some votes and are you don’t trending

some votes and are you don’t trending

some votes and are you don’t trending and are looking for funding and have

and are looking for funding and have

and are looking for funding and have filled it out or maybe have some kind of

filled it out or maybe have some kind of

filled it out or maybe have some kind of quality guidelines so you don’t get

quality guidelines so you don’t get

quality guidelines so you don’t get people saying this is a dumb idea I

people saying this is a dumb idea I

people saying this is a dumb idea I should delete it and they have no unique

should delete it and they have no unique

should delete it and they have no unique value proposition so I’d be kind of my

value proposition so I’d be kind of my

value proposition so I’d be kind of my first step is looking at profile in the

first step is looking at profile in the

first step is looking at profile in the home page so that when you’re a first

home page so that when you’re a first

home page so that when you’re a first time visitor it looks like there’s

time visitor it looks like there’s

time visitor it looks like there’s something valuable here the top 10

something valuable here the top 10

something valuable here the top 10 innovators here are shown on the left

innovators here are shown on the left

innovators here are shown on the left and I guess these are entrepreneurs who

and I guess these are entrepreneurs who

and I guess these are entrepreneurs who are posting their their ideas I don’t

are posting their their ideas I don’t

are posting their their ideas I don’t know how much value there is here I

know how much value there is here I

know how much value there is here I guess that you can look at their profile

guess that you can look at their profile

guess that you can look at their profile and see what’s going on

and see what’s going on

and see what’s going on so nothing is really showing up here all

so nothing is really showing up here all

so nothing is really showing up here all right um so again I don’t know how

right um so again I don’t know how

right um so again I don’t know how useful this is going to be for people

useful this is going to be for people

useful this is going to be for people the judges would be interesting if they

the judges would be interesting if they

the judges would be interesting if they were maybe a little bit more high

were maybe a little bit more high

were maybe a little bit more high profile so the top judge I mean these

profile so the top judge I mean these

profile so the top judge I mean these guys have have their own names so bling

guys have have their own names so bling

guys have have their own names so bling bling idea Queen if I’m an entrepreneur

bling idea Queen if I’m an entrepreneur

bling idea Queen if I’m an entrepreneur and I want to be judged them idea I

and I want to be judged them idea I

and I want to be judged them idea I would want to see that you know you have

would want to see that you know you have

would want to see that you know you have some venture capitalist on here people

some venture capitalist on here people

some venture capitalist on here people who could potentially fund my idea so

who could potentially fund my idea so

who could potentially fund my idea so the top one is a guy named Mohammed look

the top one is a guy named Mohammed look

the top one is a guy named Mohammed look at his profile and so this is muhammad

at his profile and so this is muhammad

at his profile and so this is muhammad and he is an enterprise sales person for

and he is an enterprise sales person for

and he is an enterprise sales person for IBM so ok great but you know ideally if

IBM so ok great but you know ideally if

IBM so ok great but you know ideally if i’m an entrepreneur if i was posting my

i’m an entrepreneur if i was posting my

i’m an entrepreneur if i was posting my idea here i’d want to see that there’s

idea here i’d want to see that there’s

idea here i’d want to see that there’s some other kind of investor behind here

some other kind of investor behind here

some other kind of investor behind here that might be able to give my my idea

that might be able to give my my idea

that might be able to give my my idea some actual you know credibility so the

some actual you know credibility so the

some actual you know credibility so the judging you might want to improve a

judging you might want to improve a

judging you might want to improve a little bit on the judging system to get

little bit on the judging system to get

little bit on the judging system to get better judges on board somebody who’s

better judges on board somebody who’s

better judges on board somebody who’s might be brand name it could also help

might be brand name it could also help

might be brand name it could also help promote the site the biggest competition

promote the site the biggest competition

promote the site the biggest competition i think for you is going to be sites

i think for you is going to be sites

i think for you is going to be sites like Kickstarter so if we take this one

like Kickstarter so if we take this one

like Kickstarter so if we take this one off and go to kickstarter.com and this

off and go to kickstarter.com and this

off and go to kickstarter.com and this is a system built for entrepreneurs

is a system built for entrepreneurs

is a system built for entrepreneurs people to raise money right away I see

people to raise money right away I see

people to raise money right away I see that they’ve been featured on their

that they’ve been featured on their

that they’ve been featured on their press so it looks like they’re high

press so it looks like they’re high

press so it looks like they’re high quality they show a whole bunch of

quality they show a whole bunch of

quality they show a whole bunch of different projects and either ones that

different projects and either ones that

different projects and either ones that I’ve already had some good money pledged

I’ve already had some good money pledged

I’ve already had some good money pledged and are closing in on being funded so if

and are closing in on being funded so if

and are closing in on being funded so if i refresh it it won’t be that different

i refresh it it won’t be that different

i refresh it it won’t be that different every time I come back and it’s it gives

every time I come back and it’s it gives

every time I come back and it’s it gives me a kind of good sense it gives me more

me a kind of good sense it gives me more

me a kind of good sense it gives me more options so I may not like the first idea

options so I may not like the first idea

options so I may not like the first idea but I can scroll down and see other

but I can scroll down and see other

but I can scroll down and see other ideas as well we’re here I may not know

ideas as well we’re here I may not know

ideas as well we’re here I may not know that this is a random idea I only kind

that this is a random idea I only kind

that this is a random idea I only kind of discovered it because I can rotate it

of discovered it because I can rotate it

of discovered it because I can rotate it and see a new one coming up so I don’t

and see a new one coming up so I don’t

and see a new one coming up so I don’t know if after seeing one bad idea if I

know if after seeing one bad idea if I

know if after seeing one bad idea if I would have an incentive to want to post

would have an incentive to want to post

would have an incentive to want to post it or not so it’s definitely an

it or not so it’s definitely an

it or not so it’s definitely an interesting idea there’s a couple of

interesting idea there’s a couple of

interesting idea there’s a couple of sites that are coming up that are

sites that are coming up that are

sites that are coming up that are following this model I think there’s

following this model I think there’s

following this model I think there’s opportunity it’s more about getting the

opportunity it’s more about getting the

opportunity it’s more about getting the right entrepreneurs on board

right entrepreneurs on board

right entrepreneurs on board who want to post it and i think that

who want to post it and i think that

who want to post it and i think that would come from a trying to attract some

would come from a trying to attract some

would come from a trying to attract some good judges some venture capitalists and

good judges some venture capitalists and

good judges some venture capitalists and people in the media who could lend their

people in the media who could lend their

people in the media who could lend their credibility to it so that when

credibility to it so that when

credibility to it so that when somebody’s actually judging your idea

somebody’s actually judging your idea

somebody’s actually judging your idea you get somebody who is well respected

you get somebody who is well respected

you get somebody who is well respected and could potentially give you money if

and could potentially give you money if

and could potentially give you money if if they like your idea so that might be

if they like your idea so that might be

if they like your idea so that might be a good step to kind of get you going and

a good step to kind of get you going and

a good step to kind of get you going and then maybe on the homepage showcase some

then maybe on the homepage showcase some

then maybe on the homepage showcase some of the better ideas that people get a

of the better ideas that people get a

of the better ideas that people get a good impression of you the first time

good impression of you the first time

good impression of you the first time they come and they’re more willing to

they come and they’re more willing to

they come and they’re more willing to want to stick around and then also I

want to stick around and then also I

want to stick around and then also I guess if you’ve gotten any kind of media

guess if you’ve gotten any kind of media

guess if you’ve gotten any kind of media to put it on here because I don’t really

to put it on here because I don’t really

to put it on here because I don’t really see that you’ve gotten some media and if

see that you’ve gotten some media and if

see that you’ve gotten some media and if you haven’t then maybe you want to write

you haven’t then maybe you want to write

you haven’t then maybe you want to write to some outlets and try to get profile a

to some outlets and try to get profile a

to some outlets and try to get profile a little bit as well so I hope that helps

little bit as well so I hope that helps

little bit as well so I hope that helps Mohamed oh maybe this is you here

Mohamed oh maybe this is you here

Mohamed oh maybe this is you here Muhammad very active if you have any

Muhammad very active if you have any

Muhammad very active if you have any questions then be happy to answer them

questions then be happy to answer them

questions then be happy to answer them and anybody else if you want to leave a

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