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The standard advice I've read is "find a problem you need solved". Do you collect stamps and wish you could quickly check the price of a given stamp? There's a
by probably_wrong 4y ago
The standard advice I've read is "find a problem you need solved".
Do you collect stamps and wish you could quickly check the price of a given stamp? There's a problem you can solve. Do you wish you could sync your music to your exercise level? There's another. Make a list of those problems, and then pick one.
- jasfi 4y agoI agree that's a good way to find a problem. However I would add that it should be a problem you are willing to pay to be solved.
- chii 4y agothats not necessarily true. even if you weren't going to pay, someone might. The solution must first exist though, and having yourself as the first customer is valuable enough.
- cercatrova 4y agoThe solution does not need to exist first. It's often said in books like Lean Startup to presell your solution and then build it based on having that initial income as validation.
- mbrodersen 4y agoTalk to your potential customers before writing any code. It will save you years of wasted effort.
- mbrodersen 4y agoYou nailed it. Ask your stamp collectors how much they are willing to pay for a solution before writing even 1 line of code.
- France_is_bacon 4y ago