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You've got an idea; do you need a business plan to launch it? James says yes sometimes, but not the kind of plan you're probably used to. Forget the PowerPoint with a ton of numbers, graphs, and charts. "And don't ever tell me that there's 1.3 billion people in China and your business only needs to attract 1% of these people to be a huge success." Here's what you should include in your business plan... Who are you? Did you build and sell another business? Can you come up with ideas and do you have business "sense"? Can you sell your idea? Simple, powerful slides, and please...   No smiley face curves.