[adonnjohn]

So to summarize (for my own understanding)... It's fine to want to build something first. However, if you want it to be financially profitable in a big scope of impact, you have a higher chance by plotting it out and then executing, than accidentally stumbling upon a perfect business model for your completed product.

[Fergi]

Yes, that is my opinion. And if it's possible to build something minimal that helps demo or describe the product to users, it's totally reasonable to build that thing quickly and take it to customers for feedback.

The pitfall to avoid is investing large amounts of time, energy, and money building products in a vacuum based on assumptions about what people want and will pay for. I've heard this referred to as committing "assume-icide."

[mygo]

> you have a higher chance by plotting it out and then executing, than accidentally stumbling upon a perfect business model for your completed product.

You have a higher chance of stumbling upon a perfect business model by speaking to the customers before / during product design.