Thank you for clearly organizing the good criteria.
In particular, I strongly agree with the statement that "Talk to real people who might have the problem you are solving". As a solo founder, I usually rely on online communities or analytics metrics when experimenting with SaaS ideas, but as you said, such a method can give false confidence. In the future, I think we should prioritize meeting potential customers directly from the early stages to identify and verify problems.
Also, the perspective of *"without competition, there is no market" is also impressive. I thought that small SaaS tools had no chance because the competition was too fierce, but after listening to them, I think it would be right to filter based on whether I can provide 10 times the value in the competition.
Additional Questions
Any advice would be appreciated:
Meet people – If I don't have a network at all in a particular industry, how do I find and contact the "first 10" people who have real problems? Which approach do you recommend: cold outreach, industry meetups, or leveraging existing communities?
10x value – How do you define and validate "10x value" in a SaaS tool market where there are already many competitors? There are many ways to differentiate features, price, user experience, and focus on specific segments, but I am curious about what early founders should pay special attention to.
In particular, I strongly agree with the statement that "Talk to real people who might have the problem you are solving". As a solo founder, I usually rely on online communities or analytics metrics when experimenting with SaaS ideas, but as you said, such a method can give false confidence. In the future, I think we should prioritize meeting potential customers directly from the early stages to identify and verify problems.
Also, the perspective of *"without competition, there is no market" is also impressive. I thought that small SaaS tools had no chance because the competition was too fierce, but after listening to them, I think it would be right to filter based on whether I can provide 10 times the value in the competition.
Additional Questions
Any advice would be appreciated:
Meet people – If I don't have a network at all in a particular industry, how do I find and contact the "first 10" people who have real problems? Which approach do you recommend: cold outreach, industry meetups, or leveraging existing communities?
10x value – How do you define and validate "10x value" in a SaaS tool market where there are already many competitors? There are many ways to differentiate features, price, user experience, and focus on specific segments, but I am curious about what early founders should pay special attention to.