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by nine_k 975 days ago
What makes your ideas great? Are they solutions to someone's problems? If so, how do you know that the problems actually exist? Does an MVP show that the solution actually works for the early adopters?

<--- You are here.

Will this problem still need solving in 10 years? At what price point can you provide this solution? Is the market for it large? Does it have a network or viral effect? Can you secure enough resources to develop, operate, and widely market it? Do you have 3-4 ideas on how to pivot if the mass market will need something materially different? Do you agree to work longer hours for less pay to pursue a very moderate chance to make it big? Do you realize that the chance to fail or fizzle is larger than the chance to make it big, even if you make zero mistakes?

<-- Congrats, you have a viable startup at this point.