You have a new idea and it's on your mind, you want to get started, but where? What do you do first?
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Call your trusted friends and explain your idea, they will tell you how many of the products with same idea already exists. Then iterate and disrupt your idea and start working on it. That's how https://deepfeed.net born :)
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I write it down, google if there are already similar ideas and then brainstorm what subtopics come to my mind when I think about that idea🤓
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1) I start by freely writing down my thoughts about the problem I am trying to solve, then I start a process of learning about the problem field (books, articles, interviews, podcasts...) as much as possible and generate more ideas in the meantime.
2) After the two steps above, I define v1 of my resolution to the problem and go looking for ideas, people, arguments, etc to refute my resolution or add new perspectives.
I do process 2 a few times (the amount depends on the size/complexity of the problem I'm working on).
And parallel to these processes I am continuously asking myself "how can I simplify this?" and if it is a new product I also ask myself "what benefits can I add to this without making it complex?". I like to ask these questions because I think it's very easy to make things complex and get lost on the way forward.
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Google the problem you want to solve and find out how people are solving it now. It will take you to articles, Quora, Product Hunt, Reddit, IndieHackers, etc. Join the discussion.
Create a simple landing page, connect to Typeform or Airtable and ask people to join the waiting list.
Spend a few dollars on GAW and test the copy, flow and conversion. Offer these subscribers a small gift for a 10 minute conversation.
Articulate the Risk Assumptions– what would need to be true for this idea to succeed?
Then, list out the known unknowns– metrics, data points etc I'd need to validate the assumptions
This a recent learning, after having worked in the new initiatives/R&D wing of India's fastest growing, food-tech start-up.
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