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Ask HN: How do you know if an idea is worth running with?
I'm currently developing a SaaS product in my spare time. It's a tool that I want/I will use that doesn't seem to exist in the market already in any decent fashion. In my own bubble it seems like a great, potentially profitable idea, but I have no idea if that means it's worth trying to make into a real thing? Also, I don't even know how I'd make it a full blown SaaS product by myself.
If the right answer is to just read Hackers and Painters, I'll totally do that. I just can't tell if I'm clouded by my own bias.
- kespindler 10y agoDo your sales before building it. Who would buy it? Make a powerpoint or pen&paper mockup, get feedback from potential customers. Build a landing page, track conversion to a 'Buy Now' button. For more info, check out 4H work week, Lean Startup, or http://firstround.com/review/90-of-feedback-is-crap-how-to-find-the-next-big-startup-idea/ http://firstround.com/review/90-of-feedback-is-crap-how-to-f...
- ninadmhatre 10y agoI am in the same phase, i have 1 idea which "I" think is good one but not sure if there is really need for that. So i am basically putting my efforts without keeping much expectations from it but giving my 100%. You have to try it to find out if its successful, idea may be great but implementation of it will decide the success. Keep on looking for inspirations, i came across site where they are selling tickets to marriages, i mean really? i visited the site and there were listing available. So try it and find out yourself, worst case it wont be hit/successful but by that time you would have learned so many things.
- JSeymourATL 10y agoRoad test your new business idea > https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1194905.The_new_business_road_test https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1194905.The_new_business...