jcrnkovic

I agree with you, very good points and very helpful! Thanks!

I agree, yet I also know of some podcasts and books that give the same generic advice. All of these can be valuable for learning — I learned a ton from Reddit, YouTube and other media.

I also agree that sometimes it can be too specific to the nature of the business, yet folks like Rob Walling can incredibly easily talk about how to structure emails that go out to potential customers, how to potentially price a SaaS based on different aspects, etc. Also, in one of his conference talks, Jason Cohen goes in depth on how to pick a good market with a recurring problem, instead of just saying “pick a good market”. In “The Mom Test”, Rob Fitzpatrick goes over a handful of potential conversations, and does not just say “talk to prospects”.

I’m not saying that advice is not generally good. I’m saying that it’s too generic and that it’s often told by people who don’t know how to take action on them— just like me talking about how to fly the plane. Everyone knows the destination, but many can describe the steps to that destination. “Running ads” is much more complex than opening Google Ads and clicking the “Yes Google please run them” button.

Because I don’t think I know enough or that I am successful enough to give out anything more than generic advice like “pick good markets”. They are the example questions, not learning material.