Thanks yeah I started reviewing a bunch of these docs right after posting this. Appreciate the suggestion.
Re:Ask HN: How to Do a Startup in 2020?
by inkeddeveloper on Thursday February 20, 2020 @11:35AM
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Back to the basics. Just build something people want.
Re:Ask HN: How to Do a Startup in 2020?
by freehunter on Saturday February 22, 2020 @01:07PM
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Thousands of companies build things people want every year. Almost all of them go out of business without any customers. Building something people want is not nearly enough, not by far. You also have to sell it to them, keep them using it, and outcompete other companies in the same space. This takes wildly different talents, and if you don't have those talents, it takes a lot of money.
Saying "just build something people want" is reductionist well past the point of being useless, it's almost actively insulting. Customer acquisition is the death of almost every failed company.
> I think it would need the backing of something like ycombinator, techcrunch or techstars
That's a bad mindset, imo, and probably just a distraction. If it's such a great idea that you think it is, build it and acquire users.
I think it's worth glancing at https://www.ycombinator.com/resources/ - but I think more people use this as an alternative to building things and getting users.