Ask HN: Is it common for founders to doubt their ideas early on?

Re:Ask HN: Is it common for founders to doubt their ideas ea... by corkill on Tuesday March 05, 2013 @06:21AM (#5323925)

All people have doubts from time to time. What you think is irrelevant in the end, the only useful question is will people buy it? you can't find that out by thinking only by asking people.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it common for founders to doubt their ideas ea... by oxplot on Tuesday March 05, 2013 @06:27AM (#5323936)

I assume you mean when you have a product. People usually don't know what they want until they get their hands on it. I'm trying to figure out how much doubt about an idea should raise an alarm that one should stop pursuing it.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it common for founders to doubt their ideas ea... by rooshdi on Tuesday March 05, 2013 @06:52AM (#5323995)

Would you use your service? The doubt of others using your service will always be there, but the only question you can answer for now is if you would use it. Your git commits should answer that question. Plus, at least you'll have software useful to you even if no one else wants it.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it common for founders to doubt their ideas ea... by corkill on Wednesday March 06, 2013 @06:25AM (#5330582)

No I mean ask potential customers right now, if I made X would you pay me X. If yes great can I have a prepayment, if no ask them "why not?".

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