I don't think build a business is as easy as choose from a list.
You sure can implement every problem reported in that list but if you don't know/have the problem in first person, how good can your solution be?
You sure can implement every problem reported in that list but if you don't know/have the problem in first person, how good can your solution be?
I don't think that having the problem yourself is necessarily good. I think it's better in many cases to go solve a problem for "real people" - those that are currently using, say, an Excel sheet in place of what your solution offers, or something like that.
> I don't think that having the problem yourself is necessarily good.
First off when he started this, he was very close to the "problem". Then, for years he listened intently to almost every single minor or major feedback putting himself in their shoes, which again is very "close to the problem".
I'm pretty sure davidw knows that and said it tongue-in-cheek. davidw has been on HN a long time and is, himself, high up on the highest karma list of people.
35k karma (davidw) means more than "pretty sure" I'd say that's certainty.
http://www.kalzumeus.com/ http://www.bingocardcreator.com/
On a slight tangent: his blog rocks!
:)
The more useful numbers for calculating successful implementation of my ideas are 8 and 5. I have 8 years in the game, and get +/- 5% compounding improvements a month. This happens fairly reliably whether I work 20 hour weeks or 90 hour weeks and, after a few years in the salaryman salt mines, I know which I'd rather pick.
Trying to say this in a nice way: I personally don't think it's good form to use these "insider" type things. Would be curious how many people are aware of what you are referring to or even for that matter who "PG" is (although that one for sure I understand as being a necessary part of some indoctrination..)
That said since I know what you are talking about I found it enjoyable!
Anyway, for one thing it's not particularly googleable. So it's not like saying "write your own shell script perl is to much work for that" where because this site is for hackers and further "shell script" or "perl" can be understood by newbies by, say, "searching that site funded by YC that is run by a guy in PA and has a funny game like name with an animal in it".[1]
I do agree with your point. Specifically because not knowing something can sometimes be an advantage instead of a disadvantage because you can be more creative in your approach.
[1] duckduckgo.com