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Why are so many YCombinator startups focussed solving logistics, marketplaces or business problems rather than true hardcore engineering problems?

2nd October 2013

My answer to Why are so many YCombinator startups focussed solving logistics, marketplaces or business problems rather than true hardcore engineering problems? on Quora

Because building a successful startup isn’t about solving difficult engineering problems, it’s about Making Something People Want. Customers pay for services that solve problems they have. They don’t care how hard it was to build.

Posted 2nd October 2013 at 10:47 am · Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter or subscribe to my newsletter

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