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The prevailing wisdom [1][2] is to sell/market the product first, so that you avoid wasting time building/designing a product that nobody wants. [1] "Yes, but
by jt2190 13y ago
The prevailing wisdom [1][2] is to sell/market the product first, so that you avoid wasting time building/designing a product that nobody wants.
[1] "Yes, but who said they'd actually buy the thing?" http://blog.asmartbear.com/customer-validation.html http://blog.asmartbear.com/customer-validation.html
[2] "Validating product ideas before building them" https://training.kalzumeus.com/newsletters/archive/validating_product_ideas https://training.kalzumeus.com/newsletters/archive/validatin...
[3] "Do things that don't scale" http://paulgraham.com/ds.html http://paulgraham.com/ds.html
- samelawrence 13y agoI know my idea solves a real problem, and it's one that I've witnessed myself over and over. Whether or not people would actually use my product I think depends on which avenue I take it down, and that will be an experiment over time, to see which precise solution is the one. Over time, I will develop two sets of customers hopefully, but the initial set is anyone who cooks at home and is frustrated by sharing and viewing recipes split across Pinterest / cookbooks / work docs / sticky notes / etc.
- AznHisoka 13y agoyou're targeting ppl who view recipes online? Most advice about customer validation won't apply to you then. Your best bet is to cross your fingers and pray you're the next Pinterest. Because even if ppl say they think it's a great idea, most won't have the cash to pay for it.