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Build the product for yourself first: if it truly serves you, plenty of other people like you will want it too.

Drawn from what David Heinemeier Hansson, Jason Fried and 3 others said

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  1. David Heinemeier Hansson · changed Creator of Ruby on Rails, CTO of 37signals And whenever I build something that really just hits the spot for me personally, there are thousands of others just like me or close enough to what I like that they find the same pleasure and joy in it. DHH’s new way of writing codeyoutube.com · 8 Apr 2026 · 0:03:50 into the video
    And whenever I build something that really just hits the spot for me personally, there are thousands of others just like me or close enough to what I like that they find the same pleasure and joy in it.

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    8 Apr 2026 · video · 1h 47m · spoken · machine transcript

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  2. Jason Fried Co-founder and CEO of 37signals (Basecamp, HEY) So that's the thing that's great about building something that you're going to use yourself, is that you have answers to questions that you might never actually be able to really truly get from somebody else. Scratch Your Own Itch37signals.com · 2 Nov 2021 · 15:37 into the audio
    So that's the thing that's great about building something that you're going to use yourself, is that you have answers to questions that you might never actually be able to really truly get from somebody else.

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    ↗Scratch Your Own Itch37signals.com

    2 Nov 2021 · audio · 31m · spoken · official transcript

  3. Pieter Levels Dutch bootstrapper who builds and runs his internet startups alone it's better to make things for yourself and solve your own problems, it has limitations as well but it means you're the expert on your own problem. The majority of people are trying to solve other people's problems. Indie Hackers Podcast: Confronting fears and taking a leaplevels.io · 17 Jan 2018
    it's better to make things for yourself and solve your own problems, it has limitations as well but it means you're the expert on your own problem. The majority of people are trying to solve other people's problems.
  4. Paul Graham Co-founder of Y Combinator and Viaweb The very best startup ideas tend to have three things in common: they're something the founders themselves want, that they themselves can build, and that few others realize are worth doing. How to Get Startup Ideaspaulgraham.com · 1 Nov 2012
    The very best startup ideas tend to have three things in common: they're something the founders themselves want, that they themselves can build, and that few others realize are worth doing.
  5. Derek Sivers Founded CD Baby in 1998 and sold it in 2008 When you make it a dream come true for yourself, it’ll be a dream come true for someone else, too. Make a dream come truesive.rs · 4 Jul 2011
    When you make it a dream come true for yourself, it’ll be a dream come true for someone else, too.

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