Pitching a business idea to a total stranger
So today I came across a big account on Twitter; they are a European-based digital artist, and I decided to contact them about a ridiculous but mind-blowing business idea that could potentially benefit the two of us. I did my research on this account, and after a while, I decided that it would be great to chat them up.
I had never pitched an online business idea to anyone on the internet before, and I was skeptical, but the opportunity was simply too good to pass up. "What if I get ignored, or the person steals my idea and then gets the services of another person and then build on my ideas to make money for themselves alone?"
This is what I thought when I sent them the pitch, but the deed was already done; if I lose, it means I did my best and that was it. After I sent them this text, they did not respond, and I was wondering if I did not send my pitch well or if they were not impressed.
I gave up when they did not respond, but after about a day, they did. My conviction was correct. First, the account's owner was not discriminatory; I tried to judge their character before messaging them, and it turned out to be correct.
So I spent several hours explaining my ideas and how it would work, but they still did not believe it was possible. This person was not a native English speaker; they were most likely German or Spanish, as evidenced by their less-than-clear response, but they understood what I was pitching to them.
For me, I already imagined what this opportunity meant for me: I could have a larger job opportunity that would likely take 5 to 6 hours of my time per day and could be extremely rewarding, but I need this person to accept my ideas and then agree that we become partners. So they assigned me a task to complete, and even though it was stressful,
Working for free isn't so bad
I needed to do it to demonstrate that I wanted this gig. Although my task still needs to be verified by an AI algorithm, the individual appeared pleased with what I had delivered to them.
So I have been waiting for them to tell me if they have given me the opportunity or not, and this is probably the longest phase. it means I have to wait, and sometimes waiting can be hard when you're anxious
A win is still a win, even with no incentives yet.
First and foremost, I had no idea I would come this far: from responding to my direct message to giving me a chance and listening to my ideas. I know it could still go wrong and I would lose out, but it is been great to pitch my services to complete strangers and have them respond.
One thing was clear: my pitching skills are not as bad as I thought, and there are people out there who are willing to listen to thoughtful proposals.
Life opportunities are like this; sometimes you have to try, and most of the time you will get it wrong, which is disappointing.
Strangers are the most difficult people to pitch to; sometimes they are your prospective employers; you do not want to appear timid or overly forward; instead, you want to strike a balance and demonstrate professionalism.
Trust is another issue.
The world is obviously a scammy and dangerous place, and you will probably encounter more scams before you find legitimate stuff. People are more cautious than they used to be, which means they are more nervous, especially when meeting someone for the first time.
In my previous post, I discussed networking; however, it is not always obvious how difficult it can be.
I am hoping I can pull this business through, there are some exciting benefits if everything goes to plan, and if not, I will continue making effort and putting in the work, I guess I will eventually work out, but for now, I am chasing this opportunity, because it could really do a lot for me.
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That's a nice one bro, leaders are not those who are not afraid but they are those who doesn't allow their fears to conquer them, the thing Is' you are not a failure sir, you took steps even though success of it is not certain, and that's life, nothing is certain, so to me you are a winner and I hope they reach out to you soonest.
Lol I hope I become a winner
I would have been really afraid to share an idea like this, chances of getting stolen are very high because humans are hella greedy, unless it's something that only you can do
Let us know how it goes forward and if everything goes well a hint on what is that about, I'm curious!
Good luck!
Yeah, I know there are chances my ideas could be stolen, but I didn't have the resources or platform to profit off of it, and it was mostly useless if I kept it to myself, that was why I took the risk.
So far, I'm still waiting on the person, as they haven't replied me. Thanks for the concern.
If it doesn't go well, I'm sure there are plenty others who you can apply to, just be careful with who
I.must commend you Joe, you was brave enough to pitch ur idea to a stranger and he found it thoughtful to even respond in the first place. Fingers crossed , hopefully , it will unfold well ....that kind of waiting, I can relate hoping he revert and not steal ur idea like u mentioned .
Joe, I have someone whom I have been wanting to approach him with a thoughtful proposal to be an investor on hive. He just retired from chevron and was in a top position while he was a staff there. The wife told me that he has refused to do any kind of physical investment due to fear of losing his money and as it stands now, all his millions are saved in the bank.
They are family friends , the man is a difficult person oo..lol, I am thinking hard on how to approach him in a professional way because how can bank be using his millions for a peanut when he can invest on hive and be doing well with curation reward🤔
Well, I'm still waiting, and that's it. It's either we do something or we remain in one place. If we don't take risk we die, if we take risk, we still die, so why not take risks and try to see how to better one's life?
There are people like this who have made money in real life, and all their money is in their bank account. Take a look at lazy panda for example, they have 2.2M Staked HBD and that's completely insane. Lazy panda is earning 27k$ per month, and that's over 40 million naira per month. It's the choice of that person if they want to invest. Since there's prospect in HBD you can tell them about HBD and the ROI 15% THEY stand to earn per month. For example 2k HBD per month might give them around 45 HBD per month which is over 70k per month, it's up to them, you can show them and all them make their own decisions
Even if they don't want, BTC is another option that's very profitable and certain.
That's exciting. Best of luck. I'm glad for you.
Thank you, I appreciate it.
Alot of people has experiences when it comes to things like this, so you can't blame people when you introduce or trying to explained something new to people and they try to turn you down or even tell you that the opportunity you are presenting for them is scam. Many do things base on their previous experiences on life. But thanks for sharing this anyway, it really go along way
The person didn't turn me down, but myself I think was scared that they would turn me down, I'm glad I didn't.
Ohh.. I get you now, you were scared before you approached thinking the person would turn you down
It takes courage to reach out and pitch the idea. I am kind of glad that they were willing to at least listen and I hope that it works out.
It takes a lot of courage, but I had to actually take the risk. I hope it'll be worth it at the end of the day. Thanks a million
Yeah... nowadays trust is a big issue... because of scammers.... wish you good luck for all your goals and work 🍀
Trust is a big issue, and always a big issue as well. That is our reality currently. Thanks for your kind words
Yeah... today's bitter reality
It's interesting how speaking out can be really beneficial, but it also has its disadvantages. Just has you said about your idea getting stolen.
However, knowing you pitched your idea, especially to a stranger, and had that moment is really an interesting way to go. I do hope it turns out well.
It's all risky, because I learned in life that if we don't take actions then we'd completely stay in one place and not make any progress. Now these actions doesn't guarantee anything, but at least it's better to take action that to do nothing, and that's why I did what I did.
I pray it becomes your reality. From what you said they'd find you handy to handle it, in my opinion no one can do your idea better than you cause its yours, so if they truly desire your kind of result they will definitely contact you for it...
All the very best
I think there are people who can actually steal your ideas and use them very well and that's because of the resources they have at their disposal
Ahhh....that's true oooo
Good for you! You are the only one who is looking out for you, and pitching an idea to strangers is never easy. I've done it plenty of times myself. I'm glad it went well, and hopefully it will pay off in the end.
Sorry I've been absent the last couple days, I hurt my back so I've been off line much more than normal. I hope things are going well!
No problem, you should take the needed time to actually go off and take care of yourself. The family has to eat so I'm taking desperate decisions and before this week, I was sick with the flu last week, and now I'm back hustling for online gigs, try and take care of yourself.
sincerely I appreciate the courage you have to pitch an idea of a stranger, especially online with all the scams going on, there are so much anxiety, and resilience that come with leaving your comfort zone to pursue a meaningful opportunities in life, tho not guaranteed there might be growth there. Keep pushing forward, kill your doubts and fear with positivity, because taking bold steps like this is what separates dreamers from doers, Weldone brother
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I hope you get the gig and it turns out in a longer term collaboration, maybe. Need usually makes you act. And that includes approaching total strangers.
Yeah, I've been in complete need for a very long time and the moves I made was what my older self wouldn't have dared..