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The 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 valu
by davesuperman 10y ago
The 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.