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For this, you don't need to ask yourself how you solve problems with code, you need to ask yourself how you can solve problems with products.

Coding is not the hard part, it is rather a means to an end. Figuring out for whom you are solving that particular problem and how your product will actually solve that problem is the hard part.

For every problem that there is to be solved, there are 1,000 ways to execute the product that is supposed to solve that problem. However, only 4 or 5 out of these 1,000 ways actually do solve the problem that the product is intented to solve.

So, now you need to

1. Find a problem that is worth solving and that interests you

2. Find out if this is actually a problem. The more people have the problem, the better

3. Figure out how to build a product that is built in such a way that is solves that problem that you are intending to solve

All in all, as you are just starting out, you should probably start writing little scripts that solve your own problem. However, your questions is basically how do I build products that people want to use or how do I start a startup. I would recommend you to start with this essay. http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html.




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