How delusional does a solo founder really have to be?
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Serious question.
I'm at that stage where I'm doing category education (which, iykyk, is a hard slog). Some days I think "this is obvious, why doesn't everyone see it?" Other days I wonder if I'm completely off base.
The thing about category creation is you're not selling something people know they need. You're teaching them to see a problem differently.
So, maybe the right amount of delusion is enough to keep building when no one's listening yet. But not so much that you ignore useful feedback?
What do you think? How delusional do we need to be?
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TinyCommand
Honestly imo, delusion’s just belief that hasn’t been validated yet. Every founder sits in that fog, too early to be proven right, too stubborn to quit. The day it works, they’ll call it genius. Until then, it’s just you versus doubt.
@apoorvajain Thanks, yes, I think you are right. It's a journey indeed. I'm only a few weeks in, way too early to tell which one it is. Ask me in six months. :)
Pressdeck
Normal people don't change the world. Commit to your delusions!
@grantogany Yes! ...made me think of the Cheshire Cat saying, "We're all mad here." New PH tagline, lol?
Planndu
Very delusional, it's basically like convincing people to see a color they didn't know existed.