Decius wrote:

A brilliant idea is neither necessary nor sufficient for a successful business, although all else being equal it can't hurt. Microsoft is probably the canonical example of a successful business, and it has never had a single brilliant idea in its entire history.

An excellent and succinct list of things that people worry about when they need not.

I'll add another one... people always ask me about things like filing for your business license and getting an attorney or an accountant. These seem to always be big barriers and there's some entrance fee in order to procure these services. With the exception of having someone who knows what they are doing helping with your financial business plans, all of these ancilliary services are moot until you have revenue and even then, you could probably go a quarter or maybe even two before you need to get straight with this stuff. Concentrate on the most important thing: the customer. Everything else is a waste of time until you are well on your way to pleasing the customer to the point where they're willing to give you money (and more money). The only real exception to this is if you hire employees, then you have to be 100% legal and legit in order to not run afoul of several institutions. And no, that doesn't include yourself or contractors.

RE: Rondam Ramblings: Top ten geek business myths