I came across a press release by a young British entrepreneur who is trying to build a million dollar business while being confined to his bed.
Richard Stratton worked odd jobs to save money to start his own business. His dislocated hip has kept him hospital and bed bound so, in true entrepreneurial fashion, he taught himself web design and started a new company, The One Big Ad.
Richard’s million dollar idea is to build a popular site, find 100,000 advertisers to spend $10 for a banner that will appear on his webpage. Richard is also having a random draw for $250,000 that one of his 100,000 advertisers will win. According to Richard, “as the site progresses and begins to attract further media attention, the increase in visitors will lead to an increase in clicks making the $10 investment seem very small, particularly with the potential $250,000 prize fund.”
According to his blog, out of the 100,000 advertisers needed, Richard currently has 60.
I do not want to judge whether this idea will work or not but I do want to applaud Richard for his gusto and desire to build something big. Too many times entrepreneurs get stuck in the grind of running a business and focusing on the wrong things. They end up driving themselves into the ground instead of building a real company.
I have always found that when you have a big goal to shoot towards then your decision making becomes a lot easier. Will doing this activity help me achieve my goal or take me further off track? Focus on the initiatives that will support you and do not lose your focus!
Do you have a million dollar idea? I would love to hear it!
Evan Carmichael
