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Talk to people, preferably people with money, and ask them what their problems are. Some portion of those problems will be amenable to solution with a computer
by patio11 14y ago
Talk to people, preferably people with money, and ask them what their problems are. Some portion of those problems will be amenable to solution with a computer, phone, etc etc. Sketch out a low fidelity prototype of what the solution looks like, bring it back, and ask them to pay for it. If they'll pay for it, they want it.
- sown 14y agoI have to go meet people first, but this seems like good advice. :)
- schoash 14y agoMade my day :D
- scottyallen 14y agoPro tip(and something that patio11 excels at): Talk to people who aren't engineers or otherwise in the software industry. They make notoriously difficult customers.
- gadders 14y agoI wonder if there is any value in compiling a list of forums etc where non-techy business people hang out. EG hairdressers, mechanics, miscellaneous widget manufacturers etc. We could then benignly eavesdrop and see if there are common issues in a particular industry that could be solved with software.