Idea to Startup

How to Build the First (Magical) Version Of Your Product This Weekend (ITS Classic)

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Mar 6, 2024
Learn how to build the first version of your product this weekend by focusing on one core feature. Discover how to leverage customer inertia to make your product irresistible. Dive into the world of chronic pain management and the importance of understanding customer needs. Explore the value of starting a product with humility and iteration for fast evolution.
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INSIGHT

Essence of a Great Product

  • A great product helps customers do something they couldn’t before and feel good doing it.
  • Magical products transport customers from one place to a much better place effortlessly.
ANECDOTE

Airbnb for Lawn Equipment Example

  • Brian wanted to build Airbnb for lawn equipment to rent mowers locally.
  • This idea anchored him to building a complex app, which complicates the first product unnecessarily.
ADVICE

Remove Customer's Hardest Step

  • Identify your customer's current process and isolate their most painful step.
  • Remove that hardest step to create a magical first product.
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