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What were your first steps? What would be your first steps now that you've learned from all of this?
by lysol 14y ago
What were your first steps? What would be your first steps now that you've learned from all of this?
- bdunn 14y agoThe first thing I did was find an audience of people where there was a consensus about a specific set of pain points (in this case: client project scope creep & transparency.) I then just reversed their pain to derive a solution. If the pain is "they're cold and wet because it's raining", the solution would be "then shield yourself from the rain." From there, I derived a product. In the above example, an umbrella; in my case, a product that showed clients how scope relates to budget. This all came from taking Amy Hoy's 30x500 (which I really recommend.) It's the way successful products are generally born - at much less riskier than ideas you think up in the shower. If I were starting over, I would have focused more on immediately cultivating my mailing list.
- masanqi 14y agoCould you explain how you found that audience? How can I find a reasonably sized group of people who will just tell me what their problems/pain-points are? I don't know where to start.