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Building products for markets you don't understand isn't such a great idea. Yes, I'm sure there's some nice opportunities out there among the underclass, but mo
by gyardley 13y ago
Building products for markets you don't understand isn't such a great idea. Yes, I'm sure there's some nice opportunities out there among the underclass, but most developers in Silicon Valley simply don't have the ability to find them, because that's not what they know.
The author would be better off looking for the small subset of potential entrepreneurs that are deeply rooted in the underclass and then encouraging them to take advantage of their cultural knowledge.
- ippisl 13y agoThat sounds like laziness. What about deeply researching the subject , connecting with people who know about such stuff, or partnering with some domain expert ?
- gyardley 13y agoThat sounds like hubris.
- eli_gottlieb 13y agoGreat, if we propose a three-month deadline for producing a working prototype, we've got all the virtues of a great programmer!