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How to Start a Business With One Customer and Make It Popular In order to develop a company with a large following, you must first convince one customer of your idea's value.

By Jeff Rose

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In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Jeff Rose talks about a few lessons he has learned while launching original products and building an audience. Rose cites Noah Kagan, of AppSumo and the marketing and business blog, OkDork.com.

Kagan says, show one person what to do first, and from there, you can see what gaps are there for you to fill and improve upon.

So, if you want to see how well your idea will hold up, Rose encourages this tactic of sharing your product with a single person and seeing if your product has potential to excite a larger, future audience.

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Jeff Rose

Certified Financial Planner, Author and Blogger

Jeff Rose is an entrepreneur disguised as a certified financial planner, author and blogger.  He's best know for his blog GoodFinancialCents.com and book, Soldier of Finance: Take Charge of Your Money and Invest in Your Future.  He's also the editor of LifeInsurancebyJeff.com. He escaped a path of financial destruction from dropping out of college with over $20,000 of credit card debt to become a self-made millionaire. His mission is help future generations achieve financial freedom by developing strong money habits and unleashing their entrepreneurial spirit.   

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