The Big Ideas Big Action Conference was a great event for entrepreneurs to come together and learn from each other as well as from successful entrepreneurs.

Ryan Moss

Senior Sales Representative

Last week I was fortunate enough to attend the Big Ideas Big Action (BIBA) Conference in Washington D.C. The event was hosted by iStrategyLabs and FedScoop and provided an opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs, marketers and government officials to interact with each other and also  hear the stories of several successful entrepreneurs. The hosts did a great job trying to inspire creativity and out of the box thinking by filling the venue with thing like Playdoh, blow ups Dinosaurs and paper airplanes. While all of the speakers offered valuable advice, the presentation given by Peter Corbett, CEO of iStrategyLabs, was one that really stood out to me.

Corbett’s presentation focused on his approach to “idea generation and conception.” He discussed how a lot of people will just talk about an idea but than stop there and not actually do anything with their idea. Therefore it is important to be motivated and put in the necessary time and effort to try to advance your idea/concept forward. There are a lot of tools out there to help you get started on the initial research including  several offered by Google (Search Insights, AdPlanner, AdWords) and some others like Linkfluence and Scoutlabs.

One point that Corbett made sure to hammer home was the importance of staying focused on one single item. Everyone has so many things going on but when working on an idea/concept it is vital to set aside a certain amount of time and focus only on that idea/concept. This will help you really plan out everything and figure out if you are on the right path. With that being said, it is usually not a good idea to just jump into this focused session. Instead it can be very beneficial to clear your “cache” so it will be easier for you to stay focused. For some people this can be done through exercise while others turn to things like mediation.

This conference provided a great opportunity to hear from successful entrepreneurs but it was also very helpful to have a chance to interact with aspiring entrepreneurs. There are a lot of great ideas out there and people just need to find a way to bring those ideas to life.