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Started a lawn care business when I was 12 because I was bored and wanted money to buy some Pokemon cards so I knocked on my neighbors doors and soon had 10 clients. I worked very hard all season long and by the end of the first season I had more than enough money to buy Pokemon cards and quite a bit left over. So I decided to invest my newly earned money in the stock market. I started researching what stocks would best meet my objectives and started trading (through a custodian account my parents set up). I soon was making more money trading than mowing. I kept both up while adding landscaping to the mix. At age 22 I sold my landscaping business and started a software startup. Now I trade stocks a few hours a day and work on my software startup the rest of the day/night. I also graduated from Columbia College.

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Start talking with your intended target market to see what their thoughts are about the idea. Make a mockup and a landing page (Visuals help tremendously). Show both of these to your intended target market. Also reading books like The Startup Owner's Manual by Steve Blank and The Lean Startup by Eric Ries. (I know everybody say's read these books but they really are helpful)