Paul Graham made the point that these days when you want to judge a startup idea, you’re actually judging the idea pair (what you’re doing that people want, how you acquire customers).
Huh, I didn’t realize that. Thanks for pointing it out. I read most of his essays, and a lot of YCs stuff more generally, but I don’t recall much talk about customer acquisition. Anything come to mind that you can link me to?
Huh, I didn’t realize that. Thanks for pointing it out. I read most of his essays, and a lot of YCs stuff more generally, but I don’t recall much talk about customer acquisition. Anything come to mind that you can link me to?
http://www.paulgraham.com/ds.html
Tons of amazingly insightful points packed into a small essay. I was paraphrasing the “Vector” section.
Another good concept from that post is the “Collison Installation”. I also like to call it manhandling your traction.
Thanks! Yup, I definitely misunderstood YC’s message. I’m glad we talked this through.