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Comment by fakedang

Every product started off as solving something people wanted to be solved.

Reddit and Tumblr:- solved the problem of sharing links within communities pseudonymously

Tinder:- scaled hookups

Substack:- enabled writers to monetize their periodical content

Twitter:- enabled people to broadcast extremely concise messages globally

Letterboxed:- enabled people to share their film prefs (not sure if this is a real problem, and I actually had to Google this one)

Start by going around and asking businesses near you what the biggest issues are that they face. Sometimes a solved problem in the US may not be a solved problem in another place. Or sometimes a new business trend will open up doors to disrupt traditional businesses. But it all roots back to the problem - if you're not solving a real problem, you're not going to be successful getting even 1 user/customer.

parent fakedang 2 years ago

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