Ask HN: Whats your litmus test on whether to pursue a business idea

8 points

15 years ago

Even before putting up mock landing pages and buying traffic to see how it converts, how do you first filter your ideas and decide which one to pursue?

I have a business idea like every other week and I apply this quick 3 question test to see if I should spend more time research it or not.

1. Do I feel the pain of the problem myself?

2. Is this a universal problem?

3. Am I able to solve this problem?

Interested to see your versions of a litmus test. Would also be great to get feedback just in case I've missed an important question.

P.S I wrote more about my thinking at my blog pragmaticstartup.tumblr.com

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