Comment Comment by hermitcrab This is all true. But it isn't as easy as it sounds.When you start out, you probably only have a vague idea of what the product will be.The sort of people you want to talk to might not want to talk to you. They are busy people and you don't even have a product!People saying they will give you money is worthless, in my experience. Only people actually giving you money counts for anything.Estimating the market size is hard and not all that relevant. See also: https://successfulsoftware.net/2013/03/11/the-1-percent-fall... parent hermitcrab 1 year ago
When you start out, you probably only have a vague idea of what the product will be.
The sort of people you want to talk to might not want to talk to you. They are busy people and you don't even have a product!
People saying they will give you money is worthless, in my experience. Only people actually giving you money counts for anything.
Estimating the market size is hard and not all that relevant. See also: https://successfulsoftware.net/2013/03/11/the-1-percent-fall...