The Zombocom Problem
Gordon Brander,
Squishy,
Sept 30, 2024
This is a problem I've wrestled with myself though my career, which is what prompts me to pass it on. The problem is this: I have always wanted to code platforms, that expand the affordances available to a user, but users "want something specific. To succeed, you need to solve a specific problem for a specific user and find specific product-market fit." Now this seems to apply for various definitions of 'succeed'. But I don't want to solve some existing problem because these are almost always rooted in trying to do the wrong thing (ie., the old thing) in the first place. I guess my approach is a good lesson in how not to succeed. But (from my perspective) success isn't the goal.
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