i guess there are two types of people, yourself and others (which can be classified in various groups again)... i think sales/marketing/business people generally set out to build what "other people want" whereas techies set out to build "what they themselves want" (really generalising of course) - i wonder what the jury says on which ones turn out more "successful"...
couldn't agree with you more on the validation of what people want... i've seen people go ask questions like "do you want to earn more money" and then translate a "yes" to "100% of people are crying out for our website that will promote short term jobs" - knowing which question to ask and what you are testing is very important - and i often find, getting feedback based on final design ends up being more appropriate and relevant as you don't have to explain most of the product, the user can "see" it for themselves... On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Mick Liubinskas <m...@pollenizer.com> wrote: > I think everyone sets out to build something people want, it's how they go > about it and when you decide that they don't. Almost every method is > imperfect in some way (including manual test, prototype, video, > pre-selling, building the whole shebang) and there are near infinite > methods or at least combinations or product/offering/target/marketing. > Therein lies the challenge and why I always say focus is key. > > Reading these stories are still useful because being the entrepreneur with > optimism to pursue a big opportunity it's typically hard to see the > reality. > > > On Tuesday, 2 July 2013 16:12:30 UTC+10, Alex North wrote: > >> tl;dr: >> >> - 31 counts of not building something people actually want. >> - 2 counts of founders falling out. >> >> Is this you? It might be timely to revise Andreesen from 2007: The only >> thing that matters is product/market >> fit<http://www.stanford.edu/class/ee204/ProductMarketFit.html>. >> (Hint: the market dominates the equation). >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Oliver Maruda <o.ma...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Good collection from a number of startups that didn't make the cut (all >>> for various reasons). >>> >>> http://www.businessinsider.**com/33-startups-that-died-** >>> reveal-why-they-failed-2013-6?**op=1/?IR=T<http://www.businessinsider.com/33-startups-that-died-reveal-why-they-failed-2013-6?op=1/?IR=T> >>> >>> I laughed at #19 "We forgot to sell" - something that comes up every now >>> and then again. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> >>> Oliver Maruda >>> >>> --- >>> >>> Mobile: +61 425 710 662 | Skype: olivermaruda | au.linkedin.com/in/** >>> olivermaruda/ <http://au.linkedin.com/in/olivermaruda/> >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon >>> Beach Australia mailing list. 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