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Would you rather solve existing problems or create new markets/products?
By
Vidy Thatte
December 4, 2018
Building Toys vs. Solving Problems – Vidy – Medium
Hello Vidy ,
I can not tell you how much I agree with this post .
There are so many post here that talk about drilling down into a niche..or creating a landing page to gauge how users feel about a product....or talk about just getting 1,000 subscribers who pay 5.00 per month for an SaaS service .
Yet they seem to forget the prime directive of creating an Invention
Originality
As someone who has been creating & designing new products and inventions since the 1980's... So many miss this imperative .
Where are the trailblazers ?
When I read between the lines..what they are really saying is...
Don't take risks..play it safe...do what every one else is doing...but build a better mouse trap .
While I have built several mouse traps & worked on building projects that are based on creating new features on existing products …
I have learned to work on 2 tracks....existing products & original never seen before creations .
Amazing!! I was worried I would get a ton of backlash for writing something like this but I'm glad it's resonating with people!