Unpopular opinion but I think we should NOT build our business like:
1. Idea
2. Product
3. Audience
Instead we should pursue
1. Idea
2. Audience
3. Product
Building a product is often quite easy compared to building an audience.
Arunava Das
Generalist | Ex. Rec... • 13d
There's no hard and fast rule. There are examples like people solving distribution first, but there are companies like OpenAI.
I prefer a product that speaks for itself aka "Product-Led Growth"
If you have to convince people your product is useful, it’s probably not.
Real value doesn’t need a sales pitch—it speaks for itself. If people aren’t getting it, the problem isn’t their understanding, it’s your product.
Fix that first.
Claude’s revenue: $150 million.
ChatGPT’s revenue: $2.7 billion.
For most people, "AI" essentially means
ChatGPT.
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Why is ChatGPT the AI that everyone knows? Simple: DISTRIBUTION.
OpenAI hasn’t just made a great product, they’ve made sure it
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Hareharan
Connection community... • 3m
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Havish Gupta
Figuring Out • 1y
Who do you think will dominate AI in the future? And would there be a different company for every ai product or one company will rule all?
Let's Discuss?
Gaurav Munjal’s Duolingo clone came 10th on Product Hunt (total like 20-30 listed products) 💀 What’s the use of distribution when no one votes for you 🤣
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DIVYANSHU MHATRE
Work on your ideas • 10m
Don't you guys think that OpenAI has built somewhat like a monopoly over ai I Mena not 100% but there is no big player as openai in the market there is google but they are falling behind openai and barely someone uses googles product and also this AI
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Aryan Sorathiya
Hey I am on Medial • 7m
When we buy a product, we don't always focus on the product itself but often on the person, like a celebrity or cricketer, who endorses or uses it. This is true in many cases. Do you agree?
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Brajesh Kumar
Future is AI,eco-fri... • 11m
Is there anything alternate of ac? Something like sustainable,green product to cool home
"Hey there, how much does it cost to build an application like Medial? I think they are doing their best. Is there any competition for them directly? How to scale a product like Medial? Have they found product-market fit or not? I’m curious about sta
It looks like OpenAI is falling back on the traditional model of generating revenue through advertisements.
Perplexity is also experimenting with ads.
I am sure Gemini and other AI agents will follow with something similar in their products.
Do yo
