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A community where founders openly share the problems they are solving, what is working, and what is not. Reading real people describe frustrations and small businesses they are building is a live feed of problems and a reality check on what a first product can look like. Lurk in it while you build your own running list of frustrations.

  • See real founders describe problems and early traction openly
  • A steady stream of small, achievable product ideas
  • Reassuring proof that first companies start modest
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It answers 3 questions

  1. I want to start a startup but I don't have an idea. Where do I even begin?
  2. I'm building outside the big startup hubs and my 'market' is the small businesses in my own town. Is that a strength or a limit?
  3. How do I catch a rising trend early when I'm building outside the big startup hubs and not in the room where these conversations happen?

Read with it

  1. The single best thing ever written on customer conversations. It teaches you to ask about the customer's life and past... momtestbook.com Book · ~130 pages The Mom Test Rob Fitzpatrick
  2. The definitive essay on where good ideas come from: notice problems you personally have, don't force it. Use it as the lens for... paulgraham.com Essay · ~20 min read How to Get Startup Ideas Paul Graham
  3. A punchy, contrarian classic on building a lean, sane, profitable company from the founders of Basecamp. It's the antidote to... 37signals Book · ~288 pages Rework Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson
  4. Video · ~25 min How to Get and Evaluate Startup Ideas Jared Friedman
  5. This is the canonical argument that you do not need a mass market to build something real, you need a small number of people... The Technium (kk.org) Essay · ~15 min read 1,000 True Fans Kevin Kelly
  6. Entering an unfamiliar industry means you cannot see the walls and dead ends that veterans already know. Dixon explains that a... cdixon.org Essay · short read The Idea Maze Chris Dixon
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