The hottest Startup Ideas Substack posts right now

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Get away from “tarpit ideas”

Makers Station • 39 implied HN points • 04 Mar 23
💼 Business Startup Ideas
  1. Be cautious of 'tarpit ideas' in startups - they seem simple but are tricky.
  2. Research market, talk to customers, and look for existing solutions to validate ideas.
  3. Assess problem complexity to identify technical, regulatory, or business barriers.

Follow the value: How to sanity check startup ideas

Afridigest • 7 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
💼 Business Startup Ideas
  1. Value creation is crucial for business success - make things that people want to create value.
  2. Many startups fail because they do not provide value to their customers, leading to issues like market need, product-market fit, and market adoption.
  3. Avoid the mistake of building something only based on what you think users want - ensure that your startup idea plausibly creates value.
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