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tl;dr - author had a bunch of startups that didn't work because they did not do customer development. (hindsight bias?) author creates site "willthisfly.net" wh

by gfodor 14y ago

tl;dr - author had a bunch of startups that didn't work because they did not do customer development. (hindsight bias?) author creates site "willthisfly.net" which is a site for vetting ideas. this was a rather long-winded post to ultimately plug a project you created. also, I feel like we get one of these a month, it would be helpful if the post explained why this one is better than any of the existing and/or failed attempts to do something like this. Also, for some real advice, the reason these sites generally do not take off is despite the chorus of "ideas don't matter", people don't really believe that when they have what they think is a good idea. If someone has what they think is a million dollar idea they are apt to keep quiet and not want to tell anyone about it publically like this, and reveal it only insofar as it provides tangible benefits to them. Customer Development does not mean shouting your idea from the rooftops, anyway. There's a gradient between "I will tell you nothing unless you sign an NDA" and "I will post my idea to the public on the internet complete with a full explanation as to why it will work."

WillThisFly 14y ago
First of all, thanks for taking the time to provide feedback: Exactly what WTF was built for. I agree that there is a gradient and I can tell you that if someone wants you to sign an NDA then WTF won't really help them but for everyone else, getting feedback as early in the lifecycle as possible is worth a lot: It could save you a lot of time and money. We designed WTF for ourselves in a way. We wanted somewhere we could test out an idea before committing too much time and resource to it. Somewhere we could show-off our idea, get feedback, change it accordingly and then re-show it and so on. WTF is a guide; It will not be 100% accurate but it might just stop you from wasting months of your life on something you thought people wanted. The other side of that coin is that you may find that your "Facebook Killer" application isn't a total flop: There may be something you could salvage from it, maybe a particular set of features, and that is what WTF is designed to help with.
- gfodor 14y ago
  WTF = What The Fuck. Just sayin!

by gfodor 14y ago

WillThisFly 14y ago

First of all, thanks for taking the time to provide feedback: Exactly what WTF was built for. I agree that there is a gradient and I can tell you that if someone wants you to sign an NDA then WTF won't really help them but for everyone else, getting feedback as early in the lifecycle as possible is worth a lot: It could save you a lot of time and money. We designed WTF for ourselves in a way. We wanted somewhere we could test out an idea before committing too much time and resource to it. Somewhere we could show-off our idea, get feedback, change it accordingly and then re-show it and so on. WTF is a guide; It will not be 100% accurate but it might just stop you from wasting months of your life on something you thought people wanted. The other side of that coin is that you may find that your "Facebook Killer" application isn't a total flop: There may be something you could salvage from it, maybe a particular set of features, and that is what WTF is designed to help with.

gfodor 14y ago
WTF = What The Fuck. Just sayin!