| ▲ | DougN7 4 days ago |
| You don’t have to come up with something original. If you see something and think you could do it better consider it. |
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| ▲ | SoftTalker 4 days ago | parent [-] |
| It also doesn't have to be very complicated. patio11 on here famously got his start selling a program that made bingo cards for teachers. And then doing automated appointment reminders for doctors. Neither of these ideas was complicated or original -- you just need to solve a problem that enough people have, and (critically) be able to market it. |
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| ▲ | fsloth 4 days ago | parent [-] | | The marketing part is potentially quite challenging. As well as finding a niche market that is underserved. patio11 is famous because what he did was really non-trivial even though he is such a humble person he discusses his work in very homely terms. | | |
| ▲ | SoftTalker 4 days ago | parent [-] | | Right, didn't intend to understate the achievement. Mostly emphasizing that the product idea does not have to be complicated or original. Success is overwhelmingly about it filling a need for the target market, execution, and professionalism. |
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