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Burak Buyukdemir's avatar

Solving problems? Step one: find people with actual problems. 😊

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Jeroen Coelen's avatar

It seems so simple but I see many first time founders struggle with applying focus.

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Aditya's avatar

Having a problem isn't enough. Are they willing to pay for it? I've run into issues where possible leads would churn at the paywall, indicating that they don't really prioritize solving the problem for themselves

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Jeroen Coelen's avatar

True. Willingness to pay is important. That's why the category 'active looking' is there, which often implies there's a budget.

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Kjetil Korsveien's avatar

Nice model and visualization. It’s a follow from me.

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Hugo Rauch's avatar

Goal: start a startup at stage 4.

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Andre Retterath's avatar

I love the "what customers say at this stage" row - this is so spot on!

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Devansh's avatar

This is very helpful. Thank you

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Luis Llorens's avatar

Don't find customers for your products, find products for your customers🤝

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