I am stuck in a loop:

  1. Trying to find problems
  2. Thinking i’ve found one to solve
  3. Coming up with a cool way to solve it / look at what competitors doing
  4. Have doubts that it isn’t something i’m passionate about and that i’m just copying
  5. Move onto next problem

What can i do to make real progress, i’m taking one step forward then one step back!!

  • Gentleman-Tech@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    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.

      • Gentleman-Tech@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        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.

          • Gentleman-Tech@alien.topBEnglish
            1·
            10 months ago

            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.