Disclaimer: I'm Rob's business partner in the Micropreneur Academy/Startups for the Rest of Us/MicroConf.
I would also recommend Rob's book as a starting point. Many of the problems people run into are mindset related and knowing what else is out there, what things people have tried, and how they worked out is really important. Once you realize that something is possible, you can make it a reality. But without having concrete examples, it's difficult to make that mental leap.
I'm in the process of writing my own book on this topic called The Single Founder Handbook. http://www.singlefounderhandbook.com that you might find useful as well. Should be available within a month, but four areas it focuses on are Idea Generation, Filtering, Validation, and Execution. People have a tendency to jump right to code sometimes without thinking about whether or not the idea ticks off a bunch of specific criteria or validating it.
I would also recommend Rob's book as a starting point. Many of the problems people run into are mindset related and knowing what else is out there, what things people have tried, and how they worked out is really important. Once you realize that something is possible, you can make it a reality. But without having concrete examples, it's difficult to make that mental leap.
I'm in the process of writing my own book on this topic called The Single Founder Handbook. http://www.singlefounderhandbook.com that you might find useful as well. Should be available within a month, but four areas it focuses on are Idea Generation, Filtering, Validation, and Execution. People have a tendency to jump right to code sometimes without thinking about whether or not the idea ticks off a bunch of specific criteria or validating it.
I think you'd find these areas helpful.