Is it worth solving?
Is it worth
solving?
One problem a week: how I stumbled on it, the bar I set to decide whether it was worth building, what I shipped, and the honest verdict. Sometimes the answer is no.
The method
Every entry runs the same four beats.
- 01
The tell
The thing you noticed. Usually small, usually something you almost explained away.
- 02
The check
Whether anyone else has it. A problem that is only yours is a preference.
- 03
The bar
The test, written down before building, so it is a test you can actually fail.
- 04
What shipped
The thing built, and how it works.
- 05
The verdict
Worth it, not worth it, or too early — said out loud, including when the answer is no.
The first one