how do you know when you should execute on a great idea?

[iceprincess]

I think I have a great idea for this online business but I would have to learn coding in order to do it. I'm not really passionate about tech but I am passionate about the concept I want to sell and I definitely would have used this product if I saw it. Except how do I know whether to act on it? 

[LastThursday]

Always act immediately, if you don't you will talk yourself out of it or lose interest. But do your research first, that's a big part of it. You have to lay the groundwork before fully going for it. Find out whether someone else is doing it already and then find out how feasible (time/money) it's going to be. If it's looking good, then always have a plan of action with milestones and smaller steps. If you need to interest other people to get things done, having a tangible plan is huge. If you're no good at planning and researching, then get someone you trust to do those steps and give them a cut of the business (or at least pay them). I would say that learning coding is the least of the worries, and in fact you can pay someone else to do that - coding for commerce is very very complicated.

Edited April 12, 2021 by LastThursday