> So, expand your horizons: look at the construction industry, the dentist industry, the fishing industry, the graveyard management industry, the gym pool management industry (these are not made up, by the way).
> But let’s reiterate the big advantage you get from considering building a product in an industry outside of yours (software development): It’s just now you’re going to be operating in an industry which has software problems and isn’t particularly optimized to solve them.
Be careful about this. There is money to be made in those industries, and they might not have as much competition as software for software companies do.
But do you really want to be in those industries? Would you enjoy going to industry-specific conferences and mingling with those folks? If your business gets even a modicum of success, you will be working on it for several years to come.
Market/founder fit is something that isn't talked enough: who you choose to serve matters. What good is your business if you feel trapped inside it?
So the next time you set out to build a business, do yourself a favor and think about this from the beginning.
Im coming to this realization right now, it looks like one of these cliche but actually profound ideas like you can truly be great at something if its not simply job or career but something you can not not do, obsession, sickness.
> But let’s reiterate the big advantage you get from considering building a product in an industry outside of yours (software development): It’s just now you’re going to be operating in an industry which has software problems and isn’t particularly optimized to solve them.
Be careful about this. There is money to be made in those industries, and they might not have as much competition as software for software companies do.
But do you really want to be in those industries? Would you enjoy going to industry-specific conferences and mingling with those folks? If your business gets even a modicum of success, you will be working on it for several years to come.
Market/founder fit is something that isn't talked enough: who you choose to serve matters. What good is your business if you feel trapped inside it?
So the next time you set out to build a business, do yourself a favor and think about this from the beginning.
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