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> I dunno man. I sold a small company back in 2011 and it really was easier back then. Three out of four of our first leads tried to buy us because we were doin
by ekanes 3y ago
> I dunno man. I sold a small company back in 2011 and it really was easier back then. Three out of four of our first leads tried to buy us because we were doing "real" machine learning. This was almost a pure API app. We didn't even have documentation we just told people we'd integrate it for them.
You're kind of agreeing with their point. Your example of success was where you were (at least perceived to be) solving a legit need with a real solution.
I agree with the grandparent - people will use a crappy looking app if it solves something they're desperate for (and by implication, isn't solved for already in the market).
- renegade-otter 3y agoYou are talking about a pretty dire need and a glaring vacuum in the market. While that's the best-case product market fit, it's not like a good execution for a moderate need in a contested space is not a thing at all. Can I live with text files in folders as my notes? Yes. Would I rather use something like Evernote instead? Absolutely. Would I use it if it gave me problems all the time? Doubt it.
- ekanes 3y ago> good execution for a moderate need in a contested space is not a thing at all That's kinda exactly what this means :) -- don't contest that kind of space if you don't have the funding and great design/etc package.
- 3pt14159 3y agoI was disagreeing that it is easy these days just as it was back then. Back then it truly was much easier to get traction with a new product. Basically, we're post-land-rush now. There are still opportunities, but back then it was really easy to get through doors and startups were celebrated and a lot of easy opportunities weren't yet seized on the web yet.
- ekanes 3y agoAbsolutely agree. Everything is much easier now to build, but harder to market/compete.