It’s a somewhat inelegant naming, but the book’s point is “don’t ask your mom or anyone else if your business idea is good, that’s a bad question” and outlines some fairly uncontroversial customer development conversations to have instead. It’s not a bad book actually.
The first half was fine. The idea that anyone would want to read a (clearly very short) book by a “2-time student founder” is the stupid part. Oh wow, such an expert.
The Mom Test is an actual book that he’s referencing, but it seems that he didn’t actually read it. It’s not his book but his post could be written more clearly
I think the whole thing is fine. If you take issue with people selling stuff you don’t need on LinkedIn, you’re gonna have a bad time. He’s shooting his shot.
For what it’s worth, I did find The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick to be a somewhat helpful read. Not an earthshakingly good one, but most business books aren’t either. It’s extremely short, which is an asset, because it means you will finish it.
It tells the reader how to conduct conversations to gather narrative evidence of people’s problems and their true motivation level to address them (such as with a solution you may want to sell).
I'm a career professional in R&D for medical devices. There are so many great ideas out there that would make a ton of money. The initial idea being good or bad isn't a problem, the problem is if such an idea could feasibly be implemented lor even if the technology is possible at all.
You don't know if the idea is possible unless you get funding, build and test a prototype, then find a way to scale on the product. (In the cases of medical devices we often have to add clinical studies and many other regulatory hurdles.)
Without a feasibility study I'm not sure what the point is.
Isn’t the “mom test” exactly what you don’t want if they’ll tell you your useless product is great?
Exactly. Sonny boy wants to sell paper clips door to door. Mom says he’s such an entrepreneurial young man.
It’s a somewhat inelegant naming, but the book’s point is “don’t ask your mom or anyone else if your business idea is good, that’s a bad question” and outlines some fairly uncontroversial customer development conversations to have instead. It’s not a bad book actually.
Yeah this is more stupid than pure lunacy
Hey his mom told him it was a good idea.
Because moms would hype up a rock collection business
The first half was fine. The idea that anyone would want to read a (clearly very short) book by a “2-time student founder” is the stupid part. Oh wow, such an expert.
Hey, Im just here for the free mom approval advice
The Mom Test is an actual book that he’s referencing, but it seems that he didn’t actually read it. It’s not his book but his post could be written more clearly
I think the whole thing is fine. If you take issue with people selling stuff you don’t need on LinkedIn, you’re gonna have a bad time. He’s shooting his shot.
Man invented peer review
An 18 year old with some ideas is not a founder whatever TF that means.
But he’s cracked!!
Nono, he tested the idea of being a founder with his Mom and she was good with it, so now he is one.
For what it’s worth, I did find The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick to be a somewhat helpful read. Not an earthshakingly good one, but most business books aren’t either. It’s extremely short, which is an asset, because it means you will finish it.
I will pay you in upvotes to provide the CliffsNotes here
It tells the reader how to conduct conversations to gather narrative evidence of people’s problems and their true motivation level to address them (such as with a solution you may want to sell).
Tf is a student founder?
Mom
There is indeed a book called “The Mom Test” and the only issue here is privacy. Not sure what else concerns y’all 🤔
This guy did not read the Mom Test lol
uhhhhhhhh they must have a pretty rotten mom if they just yes-man them. So mom didn't teach critical thinking or self-critique? ouch
I'm having a hard time understanding this.
I'm a career professional in R&D for medical devices. There are so many great ideas out there that would make a ton of money. The initial idea being good or bad isn't a problem, the problem is if such an idea could feasibly be implemented lor even if the technology is possible at all.
You don't know if the idea is possible unless you get funding, build and test a prototype, then find a way to scale on the product. (In the cases of medical devices we often have to add clinical studies and many other regulatory hurdles.)
Without a feasibility study I'm not sure what the point is.