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by bfell 4589 days ago
This is a great point which I just boiled down in my head to: people don't want a product, they want to solve a problem.

I think entrepreneurial developers lose sight of that a lot of times even though it is common sense.

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Absolutely. But I think there might even be a little more nuance to this. The classic quote is "people don't want drills, they want holes" that's why they buy drills.

But I think you could get a lot more out of asking why they want the hole to begin with. Are they trying to build a house to help raise their family better, or to become a better investor. Or are they trying to become better at being a contractor, which is the business they run? When you ask Why a few more times about the problem they think they have, you come up with all sorts of useful things you can help them with.

If you boil down everything the answer will be 1 of 2, or 3 things: - Get laid more, or experience better/more orgasms. - Get richer - Leave a legacy.