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Suspect? That means you don't have customers or know where to find them. Prove that first. Otherwise you're just another business guy offering nothing in excha
by edoceo 11y ago
Suspect? That means you don't have customers or know where to find them. Prove that first. Otherwise you're just another business guy offering nothing in exchange for 100k+ worth of technical skill.
- sixQuarks 11y agoOh, get over yourself please. HN has this huge disdain for "business guys" but there are tons of "hackers" that aren't worth their salt either. This guy has already been through YC, and been at Apple for 7 years (where you need to be a hard worker to last). His idea may or may not be good, but I can bet he's gonna work his ass off.
- edoceo 11y agoI'd say the same to tech side who obviously didn't do Customer Development and wanted a B-side role. Working your ass off is not sufficient to ensure success.
- robbystout 11y agoBy "suspect" I meant those are the customers that I can see the need already. I understand the sentiment of needing validation to commit significant time to an idea, but I'm also a big believer in rapid prototyping and getting something in a limited number of users hands to work the kinks out before going for large traction. It's the classic chicken and egg problem. Can't have users without a product, can't build a great product without users.
- robbystout 11y agoThanks!