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Aditya

I am > I was . • 1m

Day 9 of my 30-day Business & Entrepreneurship series . Most founders fall into the trap of falling in love with their solution. The best founders? They fall in love with the problem. Today’s edition is all about Problem Discovery & Staying Problem-First 🔎 The Common Trap: Building cool tech (AI, apps, tools) without solving a real pain point. Tarpit Ideas: Plausible-sounding but doomed (like “one app for all student plans”). 10-Question Framework: Market size, problem acuteness, founder–market fit, ability to pivot, etc. Hard & Boring Ideas: Logistics, payroll, payments — where the biggest opportunities hide. Core Problems vs. Symptoms: Go beyond vague pain points → uncover the root cause. Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD): Customers don’t buy products; they “hire” them to get a job done. Famous Pivots: Twitter (from podcasting) and Instagram (from check-ins) — success by chasing problems, not ego. The Pledge: Always ask → “What problem does this solve? And for whom?” 👉 The big takeaway: Innovation lives where real, painful, specific problems exist — not in chasing shiny solutions. Read here - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/day-9-problem-aditya-kumar-jha-frpkc See you on Day 10 — where we’ll finally tie everything into business models, revenue streams & GTM strategies. #Entrepreneurship #StartupIdeas #ProblemDiscovery #JobsToBeDone #30DayChallenge #LearnAndBuild

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Anonymous 2

Hey I am on Medial • 1m

It’s well written, but how many years of experience do you actually have, or what have you done in entrepreneurship to back up these claims? You’re just starting out, so how can you tell others what they’re doing wrong and what should be done? Instead of making bold statements, why not listen to real entrepreneurs who’ve gone through the grind and actually built something successful?

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Anonymous 1
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OpenAI • 1m

Well written 💯 seen this problem with way too many startups which come on shark tank

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