Solve Real Problems

Arthur Hagend on X.com:

The guy who built Flappy Bird in 3 days made $50K/day. You’ve been building a CRM for cheese shops for 6 months.

Here’s how to not waste your life: 🧵

1. You’re solving imaginary problems.

You think because YOU had the issue once, a SaaS should exist.
False.
Markets don’t pay for “mild inconvenience.”
They pay for bleeding, burning, screaming problems.
Find a wound. Pour salt on it. Then sell the cure.

2. You talk to devs, not buyers.

You’re in Discords with builders.
You need to be in FB groups, Reddit threads, niche forums — where pain lives.Threads Clothing
Ask this:
“If I build this, would you pay for it today?”
If they say “cool idea”, it’s a no.

3. Your product looks like it’s made for VCs, not users.

Gradient buttons.
12-step onboarding.
Abstract hero illustrations.
And yet… it doesn’t even solve one thing well.
Build ugly. Ship fast. Focus on what clicks, not what looks cool.

4. You fear being cringe more than being broke.

You’re afraid to tweet.
You wait for “launch day.”
You build in secret hoping the product will “speak for itself.”
It won’t.
Silence doesn’t scale.
Make noise. Early. Loud. Often.

5. You’re outsourcing your courage to code.

You think if you add enough features, you won’t have to sell.
You will.
Every line of code is a delay.
Most people don’t need better dev skills.
They need a f*cking Stripe link and a sales page.

6. You want freedom, but you’re building a cage.

A giant SaaS with support, bugs, churn, infrastructure.
Why?
Start with a tool, a simple service, or a paid template.
Cash buys clarity.
Then build the big thing, if it’s still worth it.

Posting it here to remind it to myself.