Escaping the Tech Bubble: Work in Traditional Industries to Find Real Pain Points
jackedAJ · x · 2026-08-13
The author points out the severe saturation in the tech bubble, where developers are mostly building tools for other tech people (like agents, terminals, and to-do apps).\n\nTo break this limitation, he proposes an experimental approach: pick a completely non-tech niche like medical, legal, or education, work there for a few weeks, and observe the actual problems people face. He plans to eventually build solutions focusing on health, content, and education.
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