????如果計劃失敗，繼續尋找其他機會。秘訣在于，不要在第一或第二個商業創意上失去所有的金錢和精力。

????做好對抗同事、合伙人、客戶和債權人的心理準備。

????在一開始，接觸100個潛在的創業線索，但只能抓住其中一個。

????塔爾文德爾?辛格的回答，Tushky.com創始人兼CEO

????“我應該如何創建公司？”

????“我有一個創意，是否應該成立一家公司？”

????“現在是合適的時機嗎？”

????這是考慮創業的人經常提到的問題。以下是一個可行的路線圖，其中包括7個要點：

????1. 風險

????創業有風險。就是這么回事。成功者少之又少。要做好失敗的準備。如何知道自己是否愿意承擔風險？考慮一下更令你煩惱的問題：我如何支付每月的開支，或者我如何組建團隊。如果是前者，現在便停手吧。

????2. 優先順序

????事情發生的速度會令人措手不及。這是計劃與謹慎的有趣組合。要想順利解決問題，必須學會安排事件的優先順序。事無巨細！這不是精密的科學，而是一項藝術。以有限的資源平衡不同的變量，同時安排好事件的優先順序，創業者必須盡快學會這項藝術，以減緩風險。

????3. 保持相關性，否則將停滯不前

????要想通過安排事件的優先順序減緩風險，創業者必須知道需要優先安排的事項。而要做到這一點，創業者必須保持相關性。保持與自己的創意、業務部門、競爭對手、生態系統，以及你自己的相關性。及時了解與創意有關的時事。就像照顧自己的孩子一樣，你會關心孩子吃的每一種藥、衣服的質量、玩具的質量等等。而對于初創公司，你需要考慮創意的方方面面，保持相關性。

????如何做到保持相關性？放下書本，開始談話。參加創業活動，接觸更多人。與資深創業人士交流。與初創公司員工交流。

????4. 提出適當的問題

????要保持相關性，你需要提出適當的問題。所謂適當的問題必須要非常明確，使對方可以給出準確的答案。比如：“我該如何使用數據分析？”或者“Facebook、Twitter和其他公司如何使用數據分析？”你認為哪一個問題能夠給你帶來更精確的答案？前者太模糊，很難回答。而后者（如果與你的公司有關）則會給你一個更準確的答案。所以，你應該準備這一類問題，以便有機會時提出來。

????5. 選擇合適的工具

????目前，適合不同公司需求的工具應有盡有。在公司發展的不同階段選擇合適的工具組合非常重要。例如，在初期，你要與人們見面，要提出適當的問題，所以，你需要記錄對話內容和心得，以便隨時翻看。我正在用筆記軟件Onenote。使用適當的工具，既能為你節省大量的資金和時間，又能保證工作效率。

????If your plan fails, then move on to another opportunity. The secret is to not to lose all your money and energy on the first or second business idea.

????Set up your mind to prepare for confrontations with workmates, partners, customers, and people you borrowed money from.

????In the beginning, expect to contact 100 leads and sign with only one.

????Answer by Talvinder Singh, founder and CEO of Tushky.com

????“How should I start my venture?”

????“I have an idea, should I launch it?”

????“Is this the correct time?”

????These are some of the questions that anyone who is thinking of creating a startup. Here is a 7-point actionable roadmap:

????1. Risk

????Startups are risky. Period. Very few succeed. Be prepared for that. How to know if you are risk averse? Think about what bothers you more: how will I meet my monthly expenses or how will I build my team. If it’s the former, stop right here!

????2. Prioritize. Prioritize. Prioritize

????Things happen at break-neck speed. It’s a funny mix of planning and prudence. And to sail through this, learn to prioritize. Everything! It’s not an exact science, it’s an art. Balancing various variables with limited resources while prioritizing is an art one needs to learn as soon as possible to mitigate risks faster than they appear.

????3. Stay relevant or stagnate

????To mitigate risks by prioritizing, one needs to know what needs to be prioritized. And this can only happen if you stay relevant. Stay relevant to your idea, your business sector, your competition, your ecosystem and yourself. Keep yourself updated about current affairs in vicinity of your idea. Just like caring for your baby, you would take care of every single medicine administered, quality of clothes, quality of toys and everything else in between. With your startup, you need to think about every single aspect of your idea and stay relevant.

????How to do that? Stop reading and start talking. Go to startup events and meet people. Talk to veterans. Talk to startup employees.

????4. Ask the right questions

????To stay relevant questions, you need to ask the right questions. A right question is the one that is not ambiguous and therefore enables the person to give precise answers. Consider, “How should I use data analytics?” and “How does Facebook, Twitter and the likes use data analytics?” Which one do you think will give you a more precise answer. The former is too vague to be answered. The latter (if it’s relevant to your business) will give you a more accurate answer. And these are the kind of questions you should be prepared to pop up whenever you get a chance.

????5. Pick the right tools

????There’s an overload of all sorts of tools available for various business needs. Picking the right set of tools at the right stage of business is extremely important. For example, at the early stage when you are meeting people and asking the right questions, you need to document the conversations and take-aways somewhere so that you can come back to them. Onenote is what I use. Staying relevant with the right tools will save you loads of money and time while keeping you productive.