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I have too many ideas. How do I pick which one to actually work on?
Filter on three things: is it a problem you understand, is the pain real and frequent, and can you reach the people who have it. Then break the tie...
What makes an Indian startup idea work when the market is so price-sensitive?
In India, a great idea usually means being dramatically better, not marginally better; the switch has to be so obvious that people change behaviour...
How do I find a problem worth solving in an industry I have never worked in?
Being an outsider is not fatal, but you have to close the knowledge gap fast and honestly. Go work the frontline of that industry for a while (ride...
Is it a mistake to fall in love with my solution before I understand the problem?
Yes, and it is the most common way founders waste a year. If you can only describe your idea by what you are building and not by whose pain it remo...
My co-founder and I keep debating two ideas and cannot agree, how do we decide?
Stop debating in the abstract, because opinion versus opinion never resolves. Agree on three or four criteria you both actually care about (speed t...
I am a domain expert but not a builder, is my idea real or just insider bias?
Deep domain knowledge is a genuine edge, but it also blinds you to whether outsiders feel the pain enough to pay. Test your idea on people just out...
Should I build for a market I know from home, like agriculture or local retail, or chase a global software idea?
If you have real, lived access to a market that most founders in the big hubs cannot reach, that access is a moat, not a limitation. Building outsi...
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