The line about being "married to the solution" instead of the problem is exactly the trap I recognize in myself, not just in the friend's story. I've kept iterating on a delivery method a few times when the actual issue was that nobody wanted the underlying thing at all.
Honestly still working on it. The habit now is forcing myself to ask "does anyone actually want this" before "how do I make this better," which sounds simple but took a while to actually stick.
Starting manually before trying to automate it feels painfully underrated.
You learn things doing the work yourself that no amount of planning ever gives you.
100% do it manually, and then automate! What processes do you still do manually?
Building a business and building a product are two different things. I am definitely learning all about this right now.
They are, but the principles apply across both. With digital products you can create fast
Agreed!
The line about being "married to the solution" instead of the problem is exactly the trap I recognize in myself, not just in the friend's story. I've kept iterating on a delivery method a few times when the actual issue was that nobody wanted the underlying thing at all.
How are you planning to overcome this trap?
Honestly still working on it. The habit now is forcing myself to ask "does anyone actually want this" before "how do I make this better," which sounds simple but took a while to actually stick.