<p>I 100% agree with Prime here. The best products I know were built by founders solving a problem for themselves.  Linux comes to mind as the ultimate example.

I built my product from the struggle of changing my career from nurse to DevOps. And it works, we land jobs every week. https://t.co/1nGgd7Nl8g</p>

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Building products for yourself rather than trying to solve other people's problems leads to better outcomes. Founders and builders who focus on their own pain points tend to create things others actually want to use.

something that has helped me build things people actually like is building things for myself.

many "builders" and "founders" are always trying to build for other people.  try solving your own problems instead.

<p>something that has helped me build things people actually like is building things for myself.

many &quot;builders&quot; and &quot;founders&quot; are always trying to build for other people.  try solving your own problems instead.</p>

Mischa van den Burg

A founder shares their experience building a product born from personal struggle — transitioning from nursing to DevOps — echoing the sentiment that the best products are built by people solving their own problems, citing Linux as a prime example.

I 100% agree with Prime here. The best products I know were built by founders solving a problem for themselves.  Linux comes to mind as the ultimate example.

I built my product from the struggle of changing my career from nurse to DevOps. And it works, we land jobs every week. https://t.co/1nGgd7Nl8g