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Re: Where to find ideas

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Post by andrewstuart »

Look for societal, business or technology change.

That is where NEW opportunity lies.

Also, copy the best new ideas you see on hacker news, it’s far from guaranteed that the inventor is able to win the market, steal it.

Re: Where to find ideas

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Post by jimkleiber »

andrewstuart wrote: post #2

Look for societal, business or technology change. That is where NEW opportunity lies. Also, copy the best new ideas you see on hacker news, it’s far from guaranteed that the inventor is able to win the market, steal it.

I agree, when the environment changes, new things become possible.

Re: Where to find ideas

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Post by noelwelsh »

Good example of using ad hominem to discredit others in favour of your approach.

Examples:

- "The academic who hasn’t built anything, yet feels comfortable telling you to use their complicated startup framework to find and validate ideas." Presumably a dig at lean startup.

- "A market need? An underserved niche? Demand? WTF do these things even mean?" Come on, these aren't that hard to define.

Re: Where to find ideas

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Post by dancc »

noelwelsh wrote: post #4

Good example of using ad hominem to discredit others in favour of your approach. Examples: - "The academic who hasn’t built anything, yet feels comfortable telling you to use their complicated startup framework to find and validate ideas." Presumably a dig at lean startup. - "A market need? An underserved niche? Demand? WTF do these things even mean?" Come on, these aren't that hard to define.

"We are looking for a person who has an unavoidable priority, where their current options are insufficient or unworkable. This person would be weird not to buy our product."

So in other words, a market need or underserved niche.

Re: Where to find ideas

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Post by noelwelsh »

dancc wrote: post #5
noelwelsh wrote: post #4

Good example of using ad hominem to discredit others in favour of your approach. Examples: - "The academic who hasn’t built anything, yet feels comfortable telling you to use their complicated startup framework to find and validate ideas." Presumably a dig at lean startup. - "A market need? An underserved niche? Demand? WTF do these things even mean?" Come on, these aren't that hard to define.

"We are looking for a person who has an unavoidable priority, where their current options are insufficient or unworkable. This person would be weird not to buy our product." So in other words, a market need or underserved niche.

Exactly. I find the post rather disingenuous.
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