1. So, you want
to start a
busıness
Just start
?
connecting the dots

2. Where to Get Your Next Big Idea?
• You need to build experiences. The more “things” you
do, the more problems you’ll encounter and dots you can
connect to solve them. Step 1. Get Jobs/Volunteer/Get New
Hobbies in areas of interest (ones that lend themselves to
business solutions the better) Connect with new People.
• Any products you complain about?
• See recurring pain points?
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3. • See anything happening in your
bubble that should be automated?
Process improved?
• Market Gap between what’s being offered
and what should be offered?
• Something that works somewhere but does exist where you are?
• Straight up invention
The World Exchange Plaza Toll Free: 1 866 964 6931 Providing enterprise level order fulfilment, real-time
1150-45 O’Connor Street Facsimile: 1 866 391 5954 provisioning and life-cycle management with custom
Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1A4 Email: info@10Count.ca software solutions.
Canada Web: www.10Count.ca Rob: Rob@10count.ca | Matt: Matt@10count.ca

4. Where Our Businesses Came From
Process that needed Processes that needed Market Gap + Something Pain Points Solved
improvement/market automation/improvement that works somewhere
gap in price brought to our Geography
The World Exchange Plaza Toll Free: 1 866 964 6931 Providing enterprise level order fulfilment, real-time
1150-45 O’Connor Street Facsimile: 1 866 391 5954 provisioning and life-cycle management with custom
Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1A4 Email: info@10Count.ca software solutions.
Canada Web: www.10Count.ca Rob: Rob@10count.ca | Matt: Matt@10count.ca

5. The Parking Lot/Graveyard
• Funeral Order Tracking Software
• Customizable Body Wash
• Group buying bridge payments
• QR Code Menu’s for Translation
• Customer Service Testing
The World Exchange Plaza Toll Free: 1 866 964 6931 Providing enterprise level order fulfilment, real-time
1150-45 O’Connor Street Facsimile: 1 866 391 5954 provisioning and life-cycle management with custom
Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1A4 Email: info@10Count.ca software solutions.
Canada Web: www.10Count.ca Rob: Rob@10count.ca | Matt: Matt@10count.ca

6. Ideas Are EVERYWHERE
• Connecting Dots is Easy
• Next Steps: Research/Validation/Execution (which can all
be done on the cheap)
(See: Business Research and Validation)
The World Exchange Plaza Toll Free: 1 866 964 6931 Providing enterprise level order fulfilment, real-time
1150-45 O’Connor Street Facsimile: 1 866 391 5954 provisioning and life-cycle management with custom
Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1A4 Email: info@10Count.ca software solutions.
Canada Web: www.10Count.ca Rob: Rob@10count.ca | Matt: Matt@10count.ca