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155: Problem Discovery for Calm SaaS Businesses

The Bootstrapped Founder

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Why People Are Asking for Alternatives

If every single recommendation is a free tool or resource that everybody can access for free, you might run into trouble charging for something comparable later. i personally prefer to direct the charge people money, which directly validates the balance between price and value. An interesting variation of looking for recommendations is the ever so slightly more speciic ask for alternatives. Recommendations are open ended. But asking for an alternative is different and much more interesting for the problem discovery process. Here is a solution to evalidate a problem that is not sufficiently solving it. It kindof is, but not fully. On top of that, someone is actively seeking a better solution. And since we're interested in signs of a

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