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Books or Resources on learning how to Spot real life problems?
r/Entrepreneur
7/2/2025
SAAS TOOLS
| SaaS | URL | Category | Features/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| startupbooks.com | https://startupbooks.com | Book Recommendation Platform | Curated startup books |
USER NEEDS
Pain Points:
- Difficulty identifying genuine unique problems to solve
- Struggling to find market gaps
- Businesses feel generic and unoriginal
- Hard to spot personal problems that could be business opportunities
Problems to Solve:
- Finding authentic business opportunities
- Identifying underserved market needs
- Developing unique value propositions
- Achieving product-market fit
Potential Solutions:
- Reading recommended books (The Lean Startup, The Mom Test, Sprint, Value Proposition Design)
- Using frameworks like Steve Blank's business canvas model
- Conducting customer interviews to understand pain points
- Validating ideas before building (e.g., getting pre-payments)
- Focusing on improving existing crappy products rather than finding gaps
GROWTH FACTORS
Effective Strategies:
- Mastering lead generation to deeply understand market problems
- Validating ideas through pre-sales or MVPs
- Focusing on solving existing pain points rather than creating new markets
Marketing & Acquisition:
- Learning from educational YouTube content (e.g., Lead Gen Jay)
- Engaging directly with target audience to identify struggles
Monetization & Product:
- Prioritizing features based on validated customer needs
- Targeting legacy products with poor user experience
- Offering cheaper alternatives through API solutions
User Engagement:
- Building community through educational content
- Encouraging customer conversations to uncover pain points