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this dovetails into my test for whether i’m looking at a good startup idea or not… if existing solutions are all complicated spreadsheets, there’s both a potent
by karmajunkie 2y ago
this dovetails into my test for whether i’m looking at a good startup idea or not… if existing solutions are all complicated spreadsheets, there’s both a potential market of users, and the problem is complex enough to warrant some code to manage it.
ETA: obviously not all good startup ideas fit into that thesis, just the ones i tend to enjoy working on.
- ethbr1 2y agoIt's a good test, but also a trap. Because the relevant follow-on question is "Is it possible to design a single solution that will please most of these people?" Sometimes, the nature of the problem makes flexibility irreducible.
- karmajunkie 2y agoyou’re absolutely right! that’s where the art and science of product comes in, knowing what’s possible and whether you can cobble an addressable market by choosing which subset of stakeholders to please.