> The problem was and is the lack of things to do for which someone else is willing to pay
That’s not even the problem. Basically all businesses get started without enough customers to pay the bills.
I think in all the cases I listed there are implicit clients who could pay for the work.
What’s missing is a way to finance the customer development process. People with that skill tend to work on medium sized opportunities and up, and the labor problem is a group of small opportunities that aren’t worth developing on their own.
You have to develop them in aggregate, which is Hard™️.
That’s not even the problem. Basically all businesses get started without enough customers to pay the bills.
I think in all the cases I listed there are implicit clients who could pay for the work.
What’s missing is a way to finance the customer development process. People with that skill tend to work on medium sized opportunities and up, and the labor problem is a group of small opportunities that aren’t worth developing on their own.
You have to develop them in aggregate, which is Hard™️.