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My First Million

My First Million

The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.

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Dance like no one's watching, build like everyone's waiting
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What It Means

Be creative and playful in your building process while recognizing that people need what you're creating

Why It Matters

Balances personal creative freedom with market responsibility and urgency

When It's True

When building products that solve real problems and have genuine market need

When It's Risky

When building purely for personal satisfaction without market validation

How to Apply

1

Maintain creative freedom in your building process

2

Remember that your work serves others

3

Balance playfulness with responsibility to users

Example Scenario

A developer experiments with fun, unconventional approaches to building their SaaS product while staying focused on solving customer problems quickly