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> This is paradoxical; it’s easier to pitch a general problem, while consumers purchase to solve a specific problem. I'm not understanding what the paradox is
by tedmiston 10y ago
> This is paradoxical; it’s easier to pitch a general problem, while consumers purchase to solve a specific problem.
I'm not understanding what the paradox is here. This seems intuitive to me.
- davesuperman 10y agoThe paradox is that founders generalise a problem to make it sound more valuable, and in doing so lose sight of the specific problem which is actually more valuable. At least, that's how I understand it.
- tedmiston 10y agoI mean that's how so many startups work though. You start with a big grand vision, find fit in a specific niche / market / vertical to solve a specific problem for a specific customer, then generalize it back to more customers and more verticals.
- davesuperman 10y agoWell, that's the story winners are incentivised to tell - they had some grand plan and every step was designed perfectly to lead to the next.