germ.io is a platform for you to make the most of your ideas and guide it through execution. When it comes down to the dots and dashes, a Flow is a platform where you are the salesman, selling your ideas to your collaborators in the best possible way, and trying to get them onto the same level of excitement as you. Even if it's just for you, building a well structured Flow can rev up your enthusiasm and ensure you don't let this idea fall through the cracks.


How to find the right people to share your ideas?

If you are building this idea with a team, great! But apart from your team, you'll probably require other collaborators to validate your ideas or bring in people who are experienced in certain matters to add to the Flow. 


Let's take a Flow on starting a resto-bar as an example. The Flow is complete and you're ready to jump to the execution stage. Chances are you'd want reassurances on your ideas about the bar from a local expert. So the best way to go about tackling this problem is to invite a bartender friend or someone who has experience in operating a Bar to take a look at your Flow and comment on the issues that you haven't covered. He can even create a series of germs that can solidify your ideas for the bar. 


Here are a few tips to help you bring the best collaborators on board:

  • Bring all your team members in to brainstorm on your Flow even as you're building it.
  • Unless you're shaking noses with the biggies, get a few stakeholders to start collaborating and appreciating your Flow before you get into execution mode.
  • If you have a local buzz-kill or critic who can punch holes through your balloon, get them in before you get all the guns out blaring. But ensure you don't get the nay sayers in too soon that they nip your idea before it even has a chance.
  • If you're working on a client project, layout the basic barebones of your entire Flow of thought and bring them in at this stage. 


The right people to share your ideas with are those who have experiences in a given matter or a potential customer. You could invite a fellow traveller to help you on a Flow where you are planning to travel the world, a Chef to help you on a germ to set up the kitchen for your restaurant, a marketing expert who could help with the marketing strategies of your startup or your potential customers who could pitch in their thoughts on your Flow.