Why your product idea sounds too complicated
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Why your product idea sounds too complicated
WHY YOUR PRODUCT IDEA SOUNDS TOO COMPLICATED: THE "SIMPLE TO WTF" SCALE
There's a complexity scale for how people describe products. Here it is, from simplest to wtf:
- SIMPLE (and easiest to understand): The product can be described in 2 words as [adjective] + [noun] like "electric car" or... See more
andrew chenx.comWHAT NEW FOUNDERS GET WRONG IN THEIR ELEVATOR PITCH
so hey - am writing this in the FINAL week before applications close for a16z speedrun 6. The deadline Sep 28, this upcoming sunday. Speedrun is a16z's new program to invest up to $1M in brand new startups, with a 12-week program. Apply here:... See more
andrew chenx.comHere's what I've come to see as the guiding light of my life: simple ideas, explained very clearly. You only really need, like, one or two compelling ideas that you deeply understand. And then you have to be able to make other people understand them, which is the hard part. You have to distill, and in a way distillation is harder than creation.... See more