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while making something people want is obviously great advice, sometimes it gets applied in a detrimental way by implying that if you don't have users it's becau
by Harj 19y ago
while making something people want is obviously great advice, sometimes it gets applied in a detrimental way by implying that if you don't have users it's because your product isnt't right and you need to lock yourself away and hack some more features and then you'll have something people want.
In reality your product might be just about good enough but you're not paying enough attention to smart distribution methods and thats the real cause of slow growth.
- webwright 19y agoThat's a great point-- one of the recurring themes we hear from speakers at YC is "you can't underestimate the importance of distribution". That being said, I'm always a fan of nailing the most important distribution tool there is-- word of mouth-- before focusing too much on anything else. If you can't tell 10 people about it and have them be excited enough about your product to tell a few more, then distribution is really just pouring water into a leaky bucket. Facebook apps are a fine example of distribution-mania that ventures into the realm of unhealthy. Turns out, no one really wants a lot of those apps-- so their active userbases are dramatically declining.