Ask HN: How do you know which startup concept to develop?

3 pointsby UnoriginalGuyhá 14 anos3 comments

Ideas for startups are a dime a dozen; what really matters is trying one out and seeing how it does. But given a large number of reasonable ideas - how do you know which one to develop?

If you yourself started a company how did YOU know it was "the one?" And how did you quash your doubts?

3 comments

johnmurchhá 14 anos

You can try and fake a MVP and test it like Buffer - http://blog.bufferapp.com/idea-to-paying-customers-in-7-week... and look at spending on landing page/traffic allowing you to test multiple ideas at the same time and see which one sticks.

redsparkhá 14 anos

Basics of Lean Startup. Go through the loop until you find product/market fit. At that point you should be able to develop the product with customers waiting for your launch.

acoyfellowhá 14 anos

I agree with this. I feel much less "confused" after reading The Lean Startup, and start embracing the mentality.