Jon Xu
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 17 Jun
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You know whether there's actually a hair on fire problem in this space, or whether you just talked yourself into thinking there was.
You'll have real conviction to base a pivot on.
and a better sense of how to execute going forward.
But more importantly, you will often come away from the process with a new idea that will actually work.
When most founders begin, they're solving surface-level pain points.
The real opportunities are almost always the deeper structural problems.
In other words, going deep isn't primarily a process for validating the idea you started with.
It's a way to find the better idea underneath.
This almost always happens, especially if you're at the forefront of what models can do today.
You'll notice the bottlenecks, the gaps, the dev tools nobody's built, and one of those could turn out to be the actual company.
Here's what I want you to take away from this video.
First, stop trying to find the perfect idea.
Just pick one, then burn the other boats.
Learn everything you can about the customer and try to execute for them.
In the early idea fog, where you can only see 10 feet in front of you, the temptation is to take a few cautious steps in every direction.
Sample a little here, a little there, stay close to home.
The problem is that gives you almost no information.
What actually works is to commit to one direction and walk fast.
You're not guaranteed to end up in the right place, but you generate much more information per unit of time.
And when you're walking, you might arrive at a better destination.
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