7 Entrepreneurs on How They Turned Their Big Ideas Into Successful Businesses

We’ve all heard the stories about ordinary people who one day magically turn their passion projects or side ventures into successful multifaceted businesses. What does it take for these self-made moguls to turn their interests intomoneymaking公司？虽然没有明确如何引导存在，肯定有一组技能和一定的思维定式，可导致成功。急于从一些最成功的企业领导者的周围的人们学习，我们把七个企业家分享他们的智慧。

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约什 - 扎德的想法Alfred Coffee，时尚的基于洛杉矶咖啡公司，来自于他所看到的是缺乏在社区。“当我在房地产开发的工作，我们有一个很难说服更多的零售商前来领域，因为它缺少从购物的地方休养生息，”扎德说。“这是玫瑰花地方，一个可爱的绿树成荫的街道上与世界一流的零售商，却无处抢果汁，一杯咖啡或吃点东西。”

大创意：“I have no formal training in food and beverages (and still can’t make coffee!), so I approach the business from a customer’s point of view,” explains Zad. “I look at what the vibe is, how the baristas greet you, how delicious the coffee is, and, of course, how memorable the overall experience is.” He adds: “We’re always innovating. Whether by collaborating with cool, fun companies on my patented coffee sleeves; designing each new bar layout to complement the neighborhood; or, of course, switching up the game and opening a茶室!”

工作智慧: “Go headfirst,” Zad says. “I spent six months longer opening the first Alfred because I was paralyzed by anxiety and indecision. In the end, you can’t plan for 80 percent of the issues that will come up.”

阿什利Ragovin应用她的经验作为侍酒师和餐厅总经理开放这倒, a wine subscription service and e-shop that curates hard-to-find, high-qualitywines。“I had this ‘aha!’ moment because most of the wines were just not available to the guests I loved hosting in restaurants,” she says. “I’ve always wanted to reach more people than a single retail storefront would allow.”

大创意：“The wine industry lags a little behind in how it treats its patrons and in its business approach in general," Ragovin says. "I think people responded quickly to Pour This because they felt they could finally access something that has been historically very guarded."

工作智慧: “Surround yourself with smarter people than yourself; listen to those with the experience you don’t yet have,” Ragovin says, adding, “You cannot do everything alone, so know when to apply your best assets and when to rely on a network of support.”

糖皮，基于洛杉矶，文具店专注于高品质的手工文具，“是一个快乐的意外”，根据联合创始人切尔西Shukov和杰米Grobecker。与谁教给他们一张手写的便条的价值母亲长大，二人开始做文具的朋友。“之前我们就知道了，我们有一个企业，在我们的手中，”他们说。

大创意：“我们骄傲我们的产品质量过硬,” they explain. "We make stationery that is designed to be treasured and saved.”

工作智慧:“确保你想要的生活方式拥有一个企业需要，”说Shukov和Grobecker。“这是一个持续的旅程，并用成功来自很多失败的。”

巴雷特普伦德加斯特的想法Valleybrink路—a boutique catering, gift, and floral design company—came during a time of transition. “My husband and I were always having people over, cooking for friends, and sharing our love of food with people around us,” she says. “Then I started a food blog called Valleybrink Road, and the rest is history.”

大创意：“I really wanted the catering experience to feel like a good friend was coming over to cook you a delicious meal,” Prendergast shares.

工作智慧:“把任何你感兴趣的，使你自己，”普伦德加斯特说。“不只是复制别人的想法。使它独一无二的你。”

Kelsey Harper had been visiting the L.A. flower market for years before startingFlower Girl Los Angeles。“我决定，这是我要的道路，因为它并不一定觉得自己是个工作，”她说。“除了体力劳动和清晨，当然。”

大创意：“I wanted an easy way to bring flowers to the public,” explains Harper. “I dreamed of having a vintage mobile flower truck I could park wherever I wanted and literally sell flowers to people. Though as my business started to evolve, I decided that being a ‘studio florist’ was a better route for me.”

工作智慧:“有很多分心的，但如果你每天都留在那里你严格专注于您的业务了几个小时，你可以得到一点时间做了很多，”她说。

Steve Schwartz founded茶的艺术in the comfort of his living room. He started delivering some of his blends to local L.A. restaurants, but he initially wasn’t sure he should turn his passion project into a full-time business. “I wrote down 21 reasons why I should start a company and landed on one reason: I had a kid on the way,” says Schwartz.

大创意：“I’d always been interested inbetway东盟体育和愈合，以及混合的炼金术，结合独特的草药和植物，”他说。“另外，我想找到一种方法来帮助人们在更大范围和茶是一种方式，我能做到这一点。”

工作智慧:“Get out of your own way,” Schwartz says. “Believe in your idea, and have confidence in your ability to execute it. Then surround yourself with people who believe in it as well.”

亚历克斯·马修斯回忆的准确时间为他的想法juice bar走过来的：“这是2012年1月，我站在一个果汁吧的外面在好莱坞当它发生，我认为我可以重新构想的外观和果汁经验感觉更干净，精致，”他说。

大创意：“My personal motivation with cold-pressed juices comes from being a long-term psoriasis sufferer,” explains Matthews. “Juice Served Here is focused on providing an elevated health experience.”

工作智慧:“缩小你的消息，”马修斯说。“把东西存在，并找到另一个需要还没有得到解决。”

Whose work wisdom did you find most inspiring?