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Ask HN: How do you know if you have a product problem or a distribution one?

1•mustafak99•39m ago
I keep building products, ideas etc that are I think are good and solve people's issues at least what I see them complain about but it doesn't result in any meaningful traction. When I ask people to use something its either non-existent or you just get ignored even though it solves the issue they describe.

Do I have a distribution/outreach issue or am I just building crappy stuff nobody wants ?

I do all the recommended steps of getting an ICP and then doing difficult things that don't scale but it goes nowhere.

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grandimam•14m ago
My heuristics is that the first 100 users are almost always a distribution problem. If you do not have 100 users using your product extensively, and you see a retention drop there is no way you can conclude anything else.

The reason why I take this approach is that - I have had personal experience building tools that didn't go anywhere, and same tools built by people with some online following gaining good traction. It could simply be a case of anecdotal experience, but distribution has always been harder for the tools I have built.

Morkeeth•10m ago
I've been thinking a lot on authority. Someone doing the exact same output but with different credentials.

It means the world, you see taste makers based on their legacy and previous actions.

Never in time have there been a thinner line between average and genius.

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Ask HN: How do you know if you have a product problem or a distribution one?

1•mustafak99•39m ago•2 comments