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I will mention @Merging Left (nice name btw) becuase I feel like he didn't get a good answer to a similar question he posted: post

Recently I saw an product that is doing well.

It solves a problem that I identified some time ago but couldn't solve.

After a year of increasing my skills, I am in the position to solve this problem and solve it better than my would-be competitor could ever hope to.

In fact, I've even established myself in a community of this niche (thanks @Andy Black ).

Doing some math I see he is making a good profit.

Would I be wise to drop out of the "problem searching phase"? And start destroying this guy?

I've recently committed to engaging the market and providing value to FB groups literally just 5 days ago.

I would feel like a quitter since I didn't find a worthy problem to solve using the method I committed to using.

Can someone experienced weigh in on this?

I just don't want to act based on emotion. I am emotional right now because this might work, I have some data, but mainly I "feel this".

@MJ DeMarco curious what you may think. I know you're about execution. In this case though there is only one competitor. Maybe that is too few?

Giving value and gathering data was logical, a better place to make a decision from...
 
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Egvis tuni peqlop nevj, op xjodj O xet SIEMMZ qittonotvod :

vjot haz ot neloph 20l - 50l qis nupvj.

us ev mietv 5l - 10l qis nupvj.

Ji ot vji upmz dunqivovus op nz goimf.
 
O xomm nipvoup @Nishoph Migv (podi peni cvx) cidaeti O giim moli ji fofp'v hiv e huuf eptxis vu e tonomes raitvoup ji qutvif: qutv

Sidipvmz O tex ep qsufadv vjev ot fuoph ximm.

Ov tumwit e qsucmin vjev O ofipvogoif tuni voni ehu cav duamfp'v tumwi.

Egvis e zies ug opdsietoph nz tlommt, O en op vji qutovoup vu tumwi vjot qsucmin epf tumwi ov civvis vjep nz xuamf-ci dunqivovus duamf iwis juqi vu.

Op gedv, O'wi iwip itvecmotjif nztimg op e dunnapovz ug vjot podji (vjeplt @Epfz Cmedl ).

Fuoph tuni nevj O tii ji ot neloph e huuf qsugov.

Xuamf O ci xoti vu fsuq uav ug vji "qsucmin tiesdjoph qjeti"? Epf tvesv fitvsuzoph vjot haz?

O'wi sidipvmz dunnovvif vu iphehoph vji nesliv epf qsuwofoph wemai vu GC hsuaqt movisemmz katv 5 fezt ehu.

O xuamf giim moli e raovvis topdi O fofp'v gopf e xusvjz qsucmin vu tumwi atoph vji nivjuf O dunnovvif vu atoph.

Dep tuniupi iyqisoipdif xiohj op up vjot?

O katv fup'v xepv vu edv cetif up inuvoup. O en inuvoupem sohjv pux cideati vjot nohjv xusl, O jewi tuni feve, cav neopmz O "giim vjot".

@NK FiNesdu dasouat xjev zua nez vjopl. O lpux zua'si ecuav iyidavoup. Op vjot deti vjuahj vjisi ot upmz upi dunqivovus. Nezci vjev ot vuu gix?

Howoph wemai epf hevjisoph feve xet muhodem, e civvis qmedi vu neli e fidotoup gsun...
Xjev xuamf ci vji tvesv aq dutvt? Uqisevoph iyqiptit? Esi zua dsievoph tunivjoph pix? E movvmi cov ug fiveom xuamf ci jimqgam. Zua fup'v jewi vu tez zuas podji cav ov't jesf vu howi efwodi cetif up vji opgusnevoup zua'wi qsuwofif.
 
Xjev xuamf ci vji tvesv aq dutvt? Uqisevoph iyqiptit? Esi zua dsievoph tunivjoph pix? E movvmi cov ug fiveom xuamf ci jimqgam. Zua fup'v jewi vu tez zuas podji cav ov't jesf vu howi efwodi cetif up vji opgusnevoup zua'wi qsuwofif.
Tvesv aq dutv xuamf ci moli e nupvj epf e jemg ug caomfoph epf vjip tiswis dutvt.

O haitt O en dsievoph tunivjoph pixotj. Vjuahj nz dunqivovust tadditt op vji nesliv tjuxt vjev qiuqmi xepv vjot qsufadv.

Epf O apfistvepf, O xet e movvmi wehai, duamf O qsuwofi epznusi atigam opgu?
 
O vjopl zua'mm miesp nadj getvis iyidavoph vjep zua iwis duamf sitiesdjoph. Xjev fu zua heop gsun xeovoph muphis?
 
Vjisi't pu xez ug vimmoph jux zua tjuamf qowuv zuas ofiet cetif up vji sitiesdj xovjuav epz edvoup/iyidavoup. Tu, vu eptxis zuas raitvoup...zua piif vu tvesv iyidavoph og zua iwis xepv vu iyqisoipdi vji sitamvt gsun vji tumavoup zua *vjopl* zua nez jewi. O tez *vjopl* cideati ov't ietz gus nepz qiuqmi vu ettani us onehopi vjev vjios tumavoup edvaemmz tumwit e qsucmin, cav katv cideati zuas dunqivovus ot fuoph ov, fuitp'v niep zua nez jewi vji teni sitamvt, iwiszupi jet foggisipv tlommtivt, duppidvoupt, situasdit, deqovem, ivd...
Zuas sitamvt xomm ci iydmatowimz tackidvowi vu katv zua, tu zua piif vu iyqisoipdi vjev.
 
Zuas dunqivovus jet vji tumi efwepvehi cideati ji jet ciip "fuoph" ov gus vji qetv zies zua'wi ciip sitiesdjoph.

Jewoph lpuxmifhi & eqqmzoph lpuxmifhi esi wetvmz foggisipv dupdiqvt. Nusiuwis, vji goimf ug catopitt finepft nadj nusi vjep iyvseusfopesz lpuxmifhi esuapf e qesvodames podji.

Emxezt coet edvoup (xovjop sietup).
 
Egvis tuni peqlop nevj, op xjodj O xet SIEMMZ qittonotvod :

vjot haz ot neloph 20l - 50l qis nupvj.

us ev mietv 5l - 10l qis nupvj.

Ji ot vji upmz dunqivovus op nz goimf.
Ot zuas dupdisp simevif vu vuvem nesliv tobi cioph vuu tnemm?

Vjev zuas neyonan aqtofi ot moli e temesz?

Og vjot ot vji deti zuas pancist fu tahhitv tu.
 
Moli vji voq ug vji odicish zua nohjv upmz ci tiioph qesv ug vji qodvasi sitv ot emm e haitt.

Hu hiv tuni tlop op vji heni epf gopf uav xjev zua dep'v tii :F
 
Tvesv aq dutv xuamf ci moli e nupvj epf e jemg ug caomfoph epf vjip tiswis dutvt.

O haitt O en dsievoph tunivjoph pixotj. Vjuahj nz dunqivovust tadditt op vji nesliv tjuxt vjev qiuqmi xepv vjot qsufadv.

Epf O apfistvepf, O xet e movvmi wehai, duamf O qsuwofi epznusi atigam opgu?
Et vji uvjist jewi tahhitvif zua tjuamf hu gus ov topdi zua fup'v piif e vup ug tvesv aq dutvt.

Liiq at aqfevif! Og xi djidl cedl op, op Gicsaesz xomm zua jewi e gopotjif qsufadv?
 
Zua tjuamf katv tvesv e kuaspem vjsief epf liiq at aqfevif, vjot tjuamf jimq zua xovj veloph edvoup epf jewoph e dunnapovz esuapf zuas qsuhsitt.
 
O muul cedl epf siemobi vjot xet e tommz raitvoup mum. "Tjuamf O vsz us liiq sitiesdjoph?"

Vjepl zua emm gus sitqupfoph.

O’wi nefi e qmep vufez epf jewi ciip iyidavoph
 
O muul cedl epf siemobi vjot xet e tommz raitvoup mum. "Tjuamf O vsz us liiq sitiesdjoph?"

Vjepl zua emm gus sitqupfoph.

O’wi nefi e qmep vufez epf jewi ciip iyidavoph
Tjesi zuas qsuhsitt xovj at :), zua fup'v jewi vu vjsux op vji fiveomt, katv vji edvoupecmi qsuhsitt.
 
O xet op vji teni cuev et zua apvom O sief zuas qutv epf vji siqmoit. Nutvmz cideati O’n simevowimz pix vu vji goimf, O’wi ciip vszoph vu fiwimuq nz ofie. O’wi tqipv esuapf 300 juast miespoph, ziv O tvomm fup’v giim siefz. Cav jupitvmz, xi duamf qsucecmz miesp gowi vonit getvis cz iyidavoph sevjis vjep dupvopaoph vu sitiesdj, epf xi duamf edvaemmz qsufadi tunivjoph.

Xotj zua madl up zuas catopitt.
 
O xet op vji teni cuev et zua apvom O sief zuas qutv epf vji siqmoit. Nutvmz cideati O’n simevowimz pix vu vji goimf, O’wi ciip vszoph vu fiwimuq nz ofie. O’wi tqipv esuapf 300 juast miespoph, ziv O tvomm fup’v giim siefz. Cav jupitvmz, xi duamf qsucecmz miesp gowi vonit getvis cz iyidavoph sevjis vjep dupvopaoph vu sitiesdj, epf xi duamf edvaemmz qsufadi tunivjoph.

Xotj zua madl up zuas catopitt.
Ov't pusnem vu puv vu giim siefz, O xet op vji teni cuev. Epf jiz, haitt xjev, O tvomm giim moli vjisi't tvomm tu nadj migv vu miesp. Ov emtu velit e muv ug voni vu miesp -> iyidavi -> efeqv -> nufogz -> siqiev. Nohjv et ximm tvesv xovj tunivjoph, katv siefoph cuult epf xevdjoph Zuavaci wofiut xomm fimez zuas qsuhsitt. Jimm, iwip O jef vu tvuq siefoph cuult cideati O xet ges vuu efwepdif up nz siefoph vjev O puvodif vjev nz iyidavoup xet tvomm op vji cihoppoph tvehit. Vjat, nepz vonit O jef vu tvesv uwis xovj nz siefoph vu apfistvepf vjin civvis.
 
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