I am stuck in a loop:
- Trying to find problems
- Thinking i’ve found one to solve
- Coming up with a cool way to solve it / look at what competitors doing
- Have doubts that it isn’t something i’m passionate about and that i’m just copying
- Move onto next problem
What can i do to make real progress, i’m taking one step forward then one step back!!
Go do something else. Get a job with someone else’s startup (always valuable), find a co-founder (maybe they have a good idea?), something different.
Part of the problem we have in the tech startup world is that the problems we encounter are already massively solved because a million other geeks like us looked for a problem to solve. Meanwhile, other parts of the population struggle with problems that we could solve easily.
How long do you recommend working for someone else’s startup?
Depends how quickly you learn, how early they are, how well they execute, and when inspiration strikes
I’d say six months minimum, I think. But if you’re still idea-less then keep going.
Are you working on anything rn?
Yeah.
Co-founder had existing customers, revenue, all based on a spreadsheet version of the business. They’re paying me (fairly minimal) salary while I build the MVP. And a decent chunk of equity.