I don't understand how a photo-shapring app would require more technical knowledge than MyClean.
The point is still valid though. People sit here acting as if moan-technical people can't understand what is fundamental a people problem (is there a market for this)?
A lot of startups might spend all the time in the world making the most elegant software in the world, but if nobody wants to use it it's game over.
Bad execution doesn't matter if the problem is important enough to them(think of all the people running around still doing things in buggy DOS software from 1996). But if I don't want to use your social network for cats, it's a lot harder to get people to care about your website than it is to hire motivated people to make your site better.
Craigslist is a great example of using (relatively) low-tech means to get things done. It used to be a mailing list. Shady download websites with 10000 popups and buggy captchas and timers also show that it's about the demand.
Of course if someone else is competing in the same domain as you, the best differentiator (after previous mind-share) is a good UX (lot easier to make with good software).
The point is still valid though. People sit here acting as if moan-technical people can't understand what is fundamental a people problem (is there a market for this)?
A lot of startups might spend all the time in the world making the most elegant software in the world, but if nobody wants to use it it's game over.
Bad execution doesn't matter if the problem is important enough to them(think of all the people running around still doing things in buggy DOS software from 1996). But if I don't want to use your social network for cats, it's a lot harder to get people to care about your website than it is to hire motivated people to make your site better.
Craigslist is a great example of using (relatively) low-tech means to get things done. It used to be a mailing list. Shady download websites with 10000 popups and buggy captchas and timers also show that it's about the demand.
Of course if someone else is competing in the same domain as you, the best differentiator (after previous mind-share) is a good UX (lot easier to make with good software).