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Ask HN: How do know if a problem is big enough?

7 点作者 rukshn大约 3 年前
How do you know if a problem is big enough to work on and whether it will have a good enough market?<p>I&#x27;ve conducted a small survey to identify a probable market for a problem before started building anything, and it turned out to have mixed results.<p>Like 55%-45% split.<p>How do you decide whether a problem is big enough solving?

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muzani大约 3 年前
Personally, I find surveys don&#x27;t work. In tech, you want to be building products that are 10x better. e.g. half the price, 10x faster, but at half the quality. But a thing like this is just never going to be understandable in a survey.<p>Like if Uber wanted to launch, what kind of survey would they even put up? Hail a taxi, but it&#x27;s someone&#x27;s car and they&#x27;ll treat you better than a professional? Also it&#x27;ll be safer than a licensed, regulated taxi.<p>Gmail: Would you like 1 GB of email storage vs Microsoft&#x27;s 5 MB? (and it&#x27;s free, filters spam better, and has a better UI)<p>Steam: Would you like to buy games for an average 4 times cheaper, and download them fast, legally when you feel like it? The CDs won&#x27;t scratch and you can own the games on any PC with internet access.<p>Instagram: Would you like a shareable photo album that is infinitely cheaper than Photobucket with unlimited storage? Oh, it makes you prettier too.<p>If you can ask questions in a survey, that don&#x27;t make people suspicious, maybe you&#x27;re not aiming high enough.
MaknMoreGtnLess大约 3 年前
While I am happy to go into TAM and related metrics, I am assuming this is your first successful startup.<p>In that case, don&#x27;t worry about the market - infact, having just a few dozen paying customers who can be fit in 1 to max 3 personas but those that you understand very well, can reach well and get immediate feedback from is very important.<p>&gt; I&#x27;ve conducted a small survey to identify a probable market for a problem before started building anything, and it turned out to have mixed results.<p>- How exactly did you conduct the small survey?<p>- What kind of questions did you ask?<p>- Did you use a form or conducted 1:1 interviews?<p>- How did you source the participants?<p>- What was the motivation of the participants?<p>&gt; Like 55%-45% split<p>split of what?<p>Is your solution a whisper idea? Or can you share it?
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favourable大约 3 年前
I build for the problem I have, not the problem I want.
shavin47大约 3 年前
Check this matrix out, it&#x27;ll help you think about it <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.getrevue.co&#x2F;profile&#x2F;mjwhansen&#x2F;issues&#x2F;analyzing-customer-interviews-with-the-pain-and-frequency-matrix-426968" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.getrevue.co&#x2F;profile&#x2F;mjwhansen&#x2F;issues&#x2F;analyzing-c...</a>
sheinsheish大约 3 年前
Probably not what you are looking for but might be worth it<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.appsumo.com&#x2F;validating-your-business-idea&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.appsumo.com&#x2F;validating-your-business-idea&#x2F;</a>
dusted大约 3 年前
n &#x2F; (m-c)<p>Where n is the number of instances of the problem, m is price the market will pay for solving an instance and c is the cost of solving it.
hougan大约 3 年前
It depends on different parameters.
raleighm大约 3 年前
What do you aim to achieve by tackling the problem?
brudgers大约 3 年前
Is the problem the size of a bicycle?