Solving hard problems is the trap of the genius. I know.
We want a simpler world, but create complex software to do that. All we are doing is moving the complexity under the rug somewhere else. The complexity is still there, warts and all.
Doing something mundane over a large surface area (quantity being the hard vector) is better than solving a really difficult problem that has little reach in terms of real-world value.
The complexity in my own startup is its multi-layered nature, solving multiple problems for multiple levels of ability. I'm still aware of the fail aspect, but one layer will succeed. I know this. I have a 10 year challenge, but sooner is better. I know for a fact what i'm doing isn't being done out in the wild apart from a couple of sporadic os projects badly implemented and a couple of small commercial ventures that kind-of work. On different products on different levels.
If you're going to put your eggs into one basket, make it the basket of n dimensions.
I am on a similar arc, attacking a multi-facet problem space and assuming some % of facets will fail. Would love to chat with someone on a similar path. Email me if you are interested in that!
We want a simpler world, but create complex software to do that. All we are doing is moving the complexity under the rug somewhere else. The complexity is still there, warts and all.
Doing something mundane over a large surface area (quantity being the hard vector) is better than solving a really difficult problem that has little reach in terms of real-world value.
The complexity in my own startup is its multi-layered nature, solving multiple problems for multiple levels of ability. I'm still aware of the fail aspect, but one layer will succeed. I know this. I have a 10 year challenge, but sooner is better. I know for a fact what i'm doing isn't being done out in the wild apart from a couple of sporadic os projects badly implemented and a couple of small commercial ventures that kind-of work. On different products on different levels.
If you're going to put your eggs into one basket, make it the basket of n dimensions.