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I've always read this phrase very loosely as something like "make decisions based on the reality of what the market reaction to your decisions is telling you an
by tracerbulletx 4y ago
I've always read this phrase very loosely as something like "make decisions based on the reality of what the market reaction to your decisions is telling you and not on your opinion".
- satvikpendem 4y agoThat's exactly how I read it too. It's also closely related to product market fit, something very topical on HN and for startups in general; don't assume that you the creator of your product are right. The customer is right, so cater to them and their needs and problems instead of trying to push your own pre-supposed solution onto them. If you can do that, you have a very high likelihood of achieving product market fit.
- tshaddox 4y agoBut it’s a useless term if it reduces to “don’t do things that are bad for your business” and doesn’t provide any insight on how to determine which things are bad for your business.