Venture Concept No. 1

Letter from the author;

Why are we here?

              Just as the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; the experience of an amazing meal starts through a single bite; or the inspiration you gain from a museum masterpiece originated with a single stroke, so too does this book begin with a single page.  Not that this book would equate to a delicious meal cooked by a refined chef or to a beautiful canvas painted by a masterful hand.  Those works require years of dedication and a talent; a love of your art beyond what a normal passer-by would have.  This book is different… it is an exposure.  The purpose of this book is not for finance or for fame but rather to provide a road map for the reader to navigate through life knowing that they are the masters of their own fate; they drive their own success.  More than just motivation though this rhetoric is to provide the reader with the tools to be successful; with the template for their life’s plan.

              The only difference between you and the author of this book is that they saw a pattern in their day to day life.  They saw it replicate again and again with different aspects of their life.  It was in their work, in their school, it was with them when they tried something new or repeated something they had done a thousand times.  The more they saw the pattern within themselves the more that it began to appear; and then they saw the pattern emerge in others.  It was a pattern of motivation and procrastination, of self confidence or doubt, and when the pattern was utilized in a particular way it was a driver of production and success.  Why did this person see the pattern when no one else has?  A fair question, there is no discerning difference between you and them… The truth is that they worked their whole life for it and yet tripped and fell in the answer as anyone of you might.  

                  Let us all begin this journey now together to walk through one page at a time how the author of this book and you both could have changed lives forever…

Opportunity:

There is an overwhelming majority of people in the world today that want more than they have.  They want better jobs; to complete more schooling, to lose weight or finish some other project in their life.  In some cases, they have the heart and will power to push themselves hard enough to be successful; however, they lose motivation over and over again as they are pushed back down the hill of failure.  A pattern of two steps forward and two steps back can be demoralizing and without the right perspective of week over week or month over month they failures of one day can set back your goals by years. 

Innovation:

Our innovation is a planning tool; that has built in plans.  Want to remodel a bathroom, start school, lose weight?  All admirable goals to obtain and while every home, school and body is different there are fundamental similarities in the way you plan for these activities and some similar things that you have to measure towards success.  Our application would start with a layer of your day to day tasks or "reflex tasks" (dishes, dry cleaning, laundry, cleaning, work, school, etc.) and then allow for the addition of ad hoc "tactical tasks;" like replacing burnt out light bulbs, calling the plumber, etc.  Then you add on the third and final layer; which is your longer term goals.  Think of a couch to 5k type guide but for multiple types of activities that would lead to general health. 

Venture Concept:

Aside from the concept of helping them to achieve their goals and the factor of motivation for their continued completion of tasks onwards toward them; there is also the factor of "do you need help with that?"  Imagine if you're planning a bathroom remodel. You type it into your app and it pushes out here are the X number of things and Y number of hours it will take... Feeling suddenly overwhelmed?  Why not link it to Angie's list so you can hire a contractor instead for that goal and move onto a new one?  Partnering with like applications (Uber, Angie's List, Groupon, etc.) could be a valuable way to create good synergies.  There was a motivational speech that I once heard that said if you showed me your schedule (how you use the 24 hours in the day) that I could show you where you were wasting time that could be used to get to your dreams.  What this app would focus on doing is inching it's way towards making your 24 hours as efficient towards a healthy lifestyle as possible.  Similar applications; like Things and Streaks would be basic competitors; however, they all assume that you already know the basics of what needs to be done to be successful.  iDrive would change that perspective by aligning tasks and milestones to your goals based on true professional guidance.

Other minor elements:

The secret sauce for this concept is the combined years of experience in moving both business, personal and lifestyle goals through this process.  I’ve taken the bumps and bruises from repeated failure and noticed the pattern that is required for success.  Then took that pattern and applied professional project management processes to ensure and track that success to your long term goals and motivate you along the way.  The next addition to the venture would be a book; essentially taking what our innovation is and opening up the hood for all to see what we’ve done and how it is beneficial beyond just the application itself.  How these simple steps can take you from 0 to 100 in no time flat on any project that you set your mind to.  For me though; I take inspiration from two men of late that revolutionized the world.  Firstly; Steve Jobs, and so I will cannibalize my own system and rebuild it again and again to ensure its evolution.  Secondly; Manoj Bhargava, and so I will reinvest into the world community and find other people that are looking to really make a difference and give them the means to pay it forward.