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VIDEO: Top 15 Stupid Business Ideas That Actually Work

By Mike Michalowicz (past articles)
http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com

11/24/2008

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VIDEO: Top 15 Stupid Business Ideas That Actually Work

“Your idea is stupid.”  Has anyone ever told you that your business idea won’t make it?  That your idea is too odd, too unique or too different?  That you need to stick with what is proven?  

Here is the dealio, your entrepreneurial success is almost exclusively determined by following your passion, servicing the living hell out of it, and staying relentlessly committed to your own success. Outside of you, the only other thing that matters is that you find customers willing to spend enough to healthily grow your business. 

Check out this list of “stupid business ideas” that are all, in fact, successful.  If this doesn’t convince you to pursue your personal desires and make it into a business, I don’t know what will:

Popping Bubbles. We all know how fun it is to pop bubble wrap, now you can put it on your key chain, and pop, pop, pop for ever.  You should have had this idea.  And if you did, you should have made it a reality… because this entrepreneur did, and is making money.

Infidelity Light Detector. Wondering if hanky-panky is happening on your couch or bed while you are away?  This black light system finds any residual, ahem, leftovers.

Wishbone Replacement. Need help making a decision?  Wishbones are often hard to come by, so this entrepreneur invented WishPaper… and people are buying it.

Dog Doo Ornament. What better way to decorate your Christmas tree, than with a frosted dog doo?!?  I don’t get it, but this thing is actually selling.  Then again, I did write the book that ties entrepreneurialism to the bathroom experience. 

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