Re:Ask HN: What has the past 12 months taught you?
by icc97 on Friday June 15, 2018 @06:24AM
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> If you are working on someone else's crappy idea, think about working on your own crappy idea.
That's an excellent point. I definitely prefer working in small companies, then you're closer to people's crappy ideas. But still you never get the full benefit as you never take the full risk.
> Don't ask people what they think about your idea. They'll either be supportive or mean to you. None of these are about your idea.
There was a talk about this recently on HN [0]. Asking for feedback about your product/idea is useless because people also lie. The only way is to ask them about their problems around the area you are looking into, or else get users in to test your product and video them.
That's an excellent point. I definitely prefer working in small companies, then you're closer to people's crappy ideas. But still you never get the full benefit as you never take the full risk.
> Don't ask people what they think about your idea. They'll either be supportive or mean to you. None of these are about your idea.
There was a talk about this recently on HN [0]. Asking for feedback about your product/idea is useless because people also lie. The only way is to ask them about their problems around the area you are looking into, or else get users in to test your product and video them.
[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_xjb7LB7VY