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Asking people for money before starting to build is the best way to validate an idea. When people will give you money in hopes you will solve their problem, yo
by brudgers 3y ago
Asking people for money before starting to build is the best way to validate an idea.
When people will give you money in hopes you will solve their problem, you will have a problem worth solving. Not an imaginary problem. Not an excuse to avoid the rejection that comes with asking people for money.
Good luck.
- lilouartz 3y agoHow does this work when the product is free to use?
- brudgers 3y agoMaking it free is usually an excuse to fail. Failing is easier than asking people for money.
- lilouartz 3y agoFor context, I am building a supplement store. My idea is build a supplement store that allows discovery based on science, rather than marketing. You can search supplements based on their ingredients and see them in the context of research papers about it. I am curious how this translates to what you are suggesting.
- brudgers 3y agoMVP stands for minimum viable product. The supplements are the product. You could be selling supplements today instead of planning a website. And maybe you have solved all the real problems of inventory and cash flow and shipping and buying already. Because you don’t need a different approach to sell supplements. Doing what everyone else does is a known solution. But it is harder than building a website.