Mais conteúdo relacionado Semelhante a Select Product Idea (20) Select Product Idea8. Even if you pick the
right idea, it takes a
long time
(3-5+ years) to succeed
10. So you need to
like the idea that you’ve picked
to work on it for the duration.
12. 1: Am I solving a real
problem people have?
17. Use: do you have the same
problem? Will the product
that you build solve it?
19. Like: are you passionate about
this product/industry? Can you
work on this for 3-5 years?
20. 3: Has it been done
before? How is mine
different/better?
21. When you pick an idea,
having competitors in the
same space isn’t a bad thing.
22. This because of two things:
1) having competitors have
already established the space
25. “For Apple to win,
Microsoft doesn’t have to
lose”—Steve Jobs.
26. What you need to have is a
clear articulation of how your
product is better/different.
31. Better: could be because it’s
addressing a narrower use-case,
or a different target segment.
33. Better & different work together to
establish your product, even in an
intensely competitive space.
34. 4: Why is now the right
time to build this?
35. The best ideas have a
clear reason as to why it
should be done right now.
39. Lots of other possible reasons as well:
legal/regulatory environment change, entry
of an innovative player into the market,
paradigm shift.
44. We have a curated list of
ideas in the SaaS space.
51. How to use the
Idea One-Pagers to
select an Idea
54. 2: Now, quickly read through the
Executive Summary of each and
mark what you find interesting
56. 4: Rank each idea as “Good = 1,
Great = 2 and Wow = 3” based
on the earlier 4 criteria + 1.
57. Recap: 5 Criteria:
1: Is this a real genuine problem?
2: In your customers shoes, will you use it?
3: What is your special different/better for this idea?
4: Why is now the right time to build this?
5: Does our team have the skills to build this?
58. 5: Pick the idea that has
the most cumulative
scores.
60. One tip here: the way to settle
arguments is not to vote by
majority, but by rationale.
61. This is not a mock GD.
When you discuss,
listen to understand
other people’s viewpoint.
63. Submit a one-pager,
split by one-paragraph each on
the five criteria on how/why you’ve
selected your idea.
65. No.
But: 1) be prepared to receive more scrutiny.
2) if your idea is not in the SaaS space, be
prepared to receive less support.