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by berkeshire 1503 days ago
- Product Market Fit - find that before continuing to perfect the product. - Market size and especially addressable market size. We learnt it the hard way with children's apps. - Tech is a tool. Unless you are doing groundbreaking research, dont be in awe of the tools (tech), nor let it go crazy expensive. - One needs a deep reserve of patience and strength, you will get challenged in all dimensions. - Sometimes you can do everything right, and still fail.
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> - Product Market Fit - find that before continuing to perfect the product.

How are these things non-obvious? Isn't that like business lesson numbers 1, 2, and 3?

Market size means absolutely nothing. Every startup can twist the data so the market size is "billions of gamers/mobile phones/developers/cows". It translates to nothing.