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The huge assumption that Nathan makes here is that "problems I have" can always be extended to "problems that a profitable target market has." You can spend 24
by jmduke 13y ago
The huge assumption that Nathan makes here is that "problems I have" can always be extended to "problems that a profitable target market has."
You can spend 24 hours a day researching a given topic, sure, but it's still going to take a lot of research to catch up to someone who's been living engrossed in that topic for years and years. I'm reminded of the great comment thread for Storage for Photographers, where the most valuable insights were given by actual photographers saying "Hey, this is what we would absolutely pay money for."(https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6020969 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6020969)
- gruseom 13y agoThe huge assumption that Nathan makes here is that "problems I have" can always be extended to "problems that a profitable target market has." You're surely right that that assumption is invalid, but I don't think he is making it. He's saying that if you operate from "problems I have", you're in a much stronger position than if you rely on external feedback alone. Both your point and his can be true. Of course, the two add up to a big problem—but that's because this stuff is hard. There's no system for making it easier.