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Counterpoint: that guy right there is your user. He's the guy you're selling to. If he doesn't think you're worth the money... You can say gravity is wrong all

• burnthrow 6y ago
  It's rather unlikely that an anon on social media (HN) is "the guy you're selling to." Possible, but there are so many other motivations for a critical comment. "The guy you're selling to" is tangible and clearly has money to spend to solve a real problem.
  • eloisant 6y ago
    If there is anything I've learned on social media, is that when you pitch an idea on Internet you can have hundreds of people swearing they'll buy your product day 1 if it has x, y or z. When the time comes to pull out the credit card however, suddenly everyone is gone.
• onion2k 6y ago
  He's the guy you're selling to. He wants a different product with features that aren't in the MVP. He absolutely is not the person I'd be selling to. If it turns out that I can't find customers selling what I think is the right product for the market then I might have to pivot to build what he wants, but until then he's just someone who isn't my potential market right now. Startup sales is about getting the customer to buy in before the product is exactly right for them. Changing your product to suit whatever the person in front of you wants is massively distracting, often bad for the product, and doesn't guarantee a sale anyway. If he doesn't think you're worth the money.. The product not being what someone wants only means it's not worth the money for them. That doesn't mean the product isn't worth it for anyone. You need to find the person who wants what you have right now despite it not being perfect, and who is willing to pay for what you have on the basis that it'll become what they need in the future.