Comment by onlyrealcuzzo
6 years ago
As someone who built probably 10 apps / businesses before I read the lean startup, and learned to validate things first, I think "JUST DO IT" is about the worst advice anyone can give you.
Maybe I was and still am a complete idiot. But I think a lot of people would be like me and just assume that lots of people want X, Y, and Z -- so go out and build the thing, and then realize nobody wants X or Y, and no one is willing to pay for Z.
I started doing financial models when I get an idea. What I always find out is -- even in my wildest dreams -- these ideas wouldn't pay more than my current job.
Granted, I make a lot of money. But I think the vast majority of people on here make more money now than is reasonable to believe their business could ever make, if everything worked out.
How much of that is just people wanting to make their own mistakes? This is one of those things where people only learn from making the mistake themselves.
Most products are mainly built by people who face that same problem their app solves. This gives them a reason to build it. As worst, it's used internally. At best, it's a side hustle or much more.