Read the last sentence of my previous post again...you think of those people because they're the rare ones who can succeed based on their gut alone, allegedly d

Read the last sentence of my previous post again...you think of those people because they're the rare ones who can succeed based on their gut alone, allegedly doing no customer development or validation. I'm not even sure I buy that part...didn't Jobs and Woz spend tons of time hanging out with computer hobbyists in the early days? Seems like a good way to learn what your market wants. And Fried was scratching his own itch, which as I've already said is a separate thing. I just don't get why you wouldn't try to find out if you'll be able to find customers before you spend all the time and money to build the thing.