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Health. When you make a list of what people will (gladly) pay a lot of money for, health will always be at the top of the list, since without good health, you s
by jcr 12y ago
Health. When you make a list of what people will (gladly) pay a lot of
money for, health will always be at the top of the list, since without
good health, you suffer from a constant impediment. Unfortunately,
providing solutions to health problems is probably well beyond scope for
already struggling startups.
PG asked, "What do you need that you'd pay a lot for?" in relation to
changing sales discussions with the hope of bringing in some revenue for
struggling startups. The problem with taking this a bit too literally is
it's essentially the same thing as asking a customer what they want. The
classic statement from Henry Ford is, "If I asked my customers what they
wanted, they'd tell me a faster horse." Often, the customer may not know
what they want.
Instead of asking "What you'd pay a lot for?" you could ask "Where are
you spending lots?" or "What costs you a lot?" One of my favorites is,
"What regular task in your job annoys the ever living snot out of you?
Yeah, what's that thing you absolutely dead doing?"
What annoys you?
What do you dread doing?
What infuriates you?
What upsets you?
...
The funny thing about human beings is, if you ask people where it hurts,
they'll often tell you. If you take the time to learn where they hurt,
you might be able to help.
- joncalhoun 12y agoYou are correct that phrasing the question different ways can often get better results, but I just wanted to hear from HN users and it seemed simpler to just ask the question verbatim.