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 A tweet from Ed Solomon:

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Ed Solomon wrote Men in Black.

Peking Duck

A few years back: I was having drinks with a few buddies. We had all started our careers at the same company. 

Most of us were doing well. One of us had never gotten into gear and felt stuck in his position.

"I've been waiting for my big break," he said. "I just never seem to have any luck."

The most successful member of the group shot back: "You have to sit for a long time with your mouth wide open before a Peking duck flies into it."

  

Dreaming of Entrepreneurship

 

"My dream is to be an entrepreneur."

Good for you, Bunky. But it's time to stop thinking about being an entrepreneur and start thinking about problems.

Roll up your sleeves and find a problem that a specific group of people needs to have solved.

• Can you solve it?
  
  
• Does your solution have a true advantage over others who are offering a solution to the same problem?
  
  
• Can you solve it at a price that would be acceptable to this group?
  
  
• Is the group big enough to make solving the problem profitable?
  
  
• Can you reach this group effectively and efficiently?

Once you've identified the right problem, then you can start thinking about starting a business.

And in starting that business to address that problem, you become an entrepreneur.

Wanting to be an entrepreneur is easy.

Making the commitment to take the necessary action to make it happen with a chance of success, not so easy.

A Reminder for Copywriters and Designers

  Sometimes the best copy is no copy.

Sometimes the best art is no art.

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