The question is, once you have this idea, is this enough? Is it something people would actually switch just to have?

The crucial people to get your product started for the first 6 months are not who will be using it 3 years later.

The Twitch community loves watching video games, chatting, and broadcasting. The average viewer watches over an hour and a half of video each day. Over two-thirds of our logged-in users chat each day.

I wish I could tell you the recipe for figuring out who the target user is for your product and who your users should be, but... there isn't a recipe. It comes down to think really hard and use your judgement to figure out who you're really building this for.

Who would you talk to? That is the first question for almost any startup that you need to answer. Who is my user and where am I going to find them?

It's one of the most validating things you can do for a product is go out there and get them to commit to pay you up front.

The pool of people you care about is going to shift over time.