One Order of Operations for Starting a Startup — YC Notes
- Find a problem you’re passionate about
- Find friends and brainstorm solutions to the problem
- Work together and build and launch an MVP
Ask yourself how frequent do you have the problem? And how intense is it?
If you could make a solution for the Top 3 problems in your life, what would they be?
If you can make a product that helps you then you’re halfway there.
Assume the first solution to your problem is wrong, it’s more like a hypothesis.
You start with your hypothesis, then test and repeat. No need to have the answer upfront.
The most important thing to do is talk to other people about the problem. Makes it easier to find founders, and learn more about the problem.
If you’re not technical, you want conversations with people who are. People who you respect their intelligence.
You’d also benefit from people feeling like they have ownership of the idea.
Keep in mind: it’s dangerous to be attached to an idea.
Build the simplest V1 of your product. Try something.
A lot of people get lost in the world of business accounts, lawyers, and raising before they even build anything. Don’t be these people.
Being able to build with a team would show you from jump if you can build together well.
Problem with out-sourcing is that it is very difficult to do. For the most part, a product will have to be iterated on constantly. This costs tons of money.
It’s cheaper to have a technical co-founder than paying for a product to be built.
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