News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on What skills are most crucial for running small internet companies?. Parent comment

Re:What skills are most crucial for running small internet c... by arthurcolle on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @05:15PM (#21589174)
How did you tackle problem (2) here? trade shows or something? How do you go from 0 (no connections to industry X, or people who face problem Y) to being able to do 2 without some inside connection?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:What skills are most crucial for running small internet c... by kareemm on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @08:47PM (#21590690)
Re problem 2 - I’ve had decent success using Gabe Weinberg’s Bullseye framework.

re no connections to industry x - if you don’t have connections it means you probably don’t have the insight necessary to solve a problem for people in that industry. I’d probably look closer to home. If you really want to, reach out to people on LinkedIn and offer to pay the first couple for an hour of their time. Then reach out to more people and share insights from the first few. In short, add value. Soon you’ll be an expert.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:What skills are most crucial for running small internet c... by erichocean on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @05:58PM (#21589547)
Read The Startup Owner's Manual, or the previous version of the same, Four Steps to the Epiphany, and apply what you've read.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:What skills are most crucial for running small internet c... by edoceo on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @07:40PM (#21590287)
Add Lean Customer Development by Cindy Alvarez
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:What skills are most crucial for running small internet c... by odie88 on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @08:25PM (#21590573)
Loved Cindy's book. Hey talk 'From 0 to Interviewing Customers Well in 90 Minutes' [0] available on YouTube is a great resource too.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5hc7sseHbE

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:What skills are most crucial for running small internet c... by ghaff on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @05:26PM (#21589279)
How are you even going to know what problems need to be solved if you have no connections to industry X?
[ Parent | on HN ]