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Re:Ask HN: How can I make something which people appreciate? by samdk on Sunday May 09, 2010 @05:19PM (#1332875)
Talk to people.

Don't ask them what they want you to build--they probably don't really know. Ask them about the problems they're having, and work with them to solve one.

If you've done a good job of that you'll have at least one happy user, and they probably know others with the same or similar problems.

Re:Ask HN: How can I make something which people appreciate? by alexro on Monday May 10, 2010 @09:07AM (#1334276)
People have all sorts of problems, so restricting your efforts to a domain you care about is probably the most efficient approach