Ideas, Products & Validation.
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In Jan, I listed my products to date
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It taught me:
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" title="Calendar" aria-label="Emoji: Calendar">I average about 4 products a year
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐" title="Chart with upwards trend" aria-label="Emoji: Chart with upwards trend">My success rate is going up
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐จ" title="Hammer" aria-label="Emoji: Hammer">Skills snowball over time & transfer
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In Jan, I listed my products to date
It taught me:
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Since then I get asked these questions
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐คท" title="Person shrugging" aria-label="Emoji: Person shrugging">Why so many projects?
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐" title="Wrapped present" aria-label="Emoji: Wrapped present">Where do you get your ideas from?
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐ฎ" title="Face with open mouth" aria-label="Emoji: Face with open mouth">How do you decide what to work on next?
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐ญ" title="Loudly crying face" aria-label="Emoji: Loudly crying face">Are you worried about ideas being stolen?
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My projects are always small + self-contained to:
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐ฆ" title="Package" aria-label="Emoji: Package">Deliberately constrained & not overwhelming
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐" title="Rocket" aria-label="Emoji: Rocket">Small enough to actually launch (a project always expands!)
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These things help with ideas & inspiration
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="โ๏ธ" title="Writing hand" aria-label="Emoji: Writing hand">Document all ideas, around ~5 a day
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐ฉโ๐ป" title="Woman technologist" aria-label="Emoji: Woman technologist">Review them every few months
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐" title="Bar chart" aria-label="Emoji: Bar chart">Look for repeating ideas, trends + patterns
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I rate my product ideas in the following ways:
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โโ๏ธ" title="Woman gesturing not ok" aria-label="Emoji: Woman gesturing not ok">Concept: Never going to happen, I have no idea how to make this
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐ค" title="Thinking face" aria-label="Emoji: Thinking face"> Possible: I can see this existing, I could prototype this
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐คฉ" title="Star-struck" aria-label="Emoji: Star-struck"> Confident: I can& #39;t wait to make this, I am already actively validating this.
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Don& #39;t be precious with your ideas
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐ฅ" title="First place medal" aria-label="Emoji: First place medal">Youโre not 1st, do more market research.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐ค" title="Money-mouth face" aria-label="Emoji: Money-mouth face">People copy profitable businesses, not ideas
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="๐ฅ" title="Boxing glove" aria-label="Emoji: Boxing glove">Remove fear of competition early, or it will always be there
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="โจ" title="Sparkles" aria-label="Emoji: Sparkles">You will have more ideas in one day than you can ever build in a lifetime
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