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A comment on Ask HN: How did you get past the analysis paralysis for startup ideas?.

Re:Ask HN: How did you get past the analysis paralysis for s... by madamelic on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @05:31PM (#17711021)
>Are we using ideas as an excuse to not start something?

Yes

>Should we randomly hack on things that we like?

Yes

>How did you get past your stage of analysis paralysis?

Start building something I love

>How do you pick what problem you'll be spending the next few years on?

Don't. It is far too hard to predict what is and isn't going to be a hit. If you really hate something, it'd be really dumb of you to pursue it just because you think you'll make money.

Build something you are passionate about.

I just keep a Trello list of any idea I have. I don't prejudge. I put ideas on there even if I think they're dumb because some day they might stop being or might morph into something else.

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Re:Ask HN: How did you get past the analysis paralysis for s... by gyani95 on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @05:35PM (#17711052)
How do you pick what to work on from your Trello list?
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Re:Ask HN: How did you get past the analysis paralysis for s... by madamelic on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @05:44PM (#17711133)
Some kind of combination of what is currently feasible (I have the space to work on it), interesting to work on and occasionally, has the potential to be monetized.

I sometimes work on stuff that don't have a clear monetization path. Generally those turn into experiments that I can feed the lessons into easier to monetize projects.

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