When building a product, be aware of dependencies that affect its success; your product is unlikely to be a complete solution on its own.

In marketing, it's crucial to understand how people buy your product rather than just focusing on selling it, as different users have varying needs and approaches to finding solutions.

To design a product for success, consider user experience, supportability, and how others can resell it without your direct involvement.

It's essential to probe deeper into the problems your users face, rather than just focusing on how your product solves them.

Understanding and caring about the user is crucial; if you don't genuinely aim to improve their lives and solve their problems, sustaining enthusiasm for your product will be challenging.

I advise focusing on understanding your target users and the problems they face, and then providing solutions that align with your product's capabilities.

Balance product development with marketing and customer engagement; being overly focused on product can lead to user dissatisfaction.

Identifying latent needs—those that aren't top of mind but become critical—can help you create compelling solutions that resonate with users, and understanding your use case is crucial to determine if your product is a 'nice to have' or a 'must have' for users.

Understanding the problem and the target audience is the foundation of effective product design.