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保罗·格雷厄姆:如何创造财富·第6则

保罗·格雷厄姆《《如何创造财富》》· How to Make Wealth · 财富 · 投资 · 领导 · 人性

You'd think that a company about to buy you would do a lot of research and decide for themselves how valuable your technology was. Not at all. What they go by is the number of users you have. In effect, acquirers assume the customers know who has the best technology. And this is not as stupid as it sounds. Users are the only real proof that you've created wealth. Wealth is what people want, and if people aren't using your software, maybe it's not just because you're bad at marketing. Maybe it's because you haven't made what they want. Venture capitalists have a list of danger signs to watch out for. Near the top is the company run by techno-weenies who are obsessed with solving interesting technical problems, instead of making users happy.

出处: https://paulgraham.com/wealth.html
定位:Essay, additional excerpt 6 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

你可能以为,想收购你的公司会仔细研究你的技术值多少钱。其实不然,他们主要看你有多少用户。收购方默认:用户知道谁的技术最好。这并不傻,因为用户是“你创造了财富”的唯一真实证据。财富就是人们想要的东西;如果没人用你的软件,可能不只是营销差,而是你没做出他们想要的东西。风险投资家把“技术宅只顾解决有趣的技术问题、不管用户是否满意”列为头号危险信号。所以,别自嗨,要看用户用不用。

上下文

格雷厄姆指出收购方看重用户数,因为用户是创造财富的最终证明。

今日一问

你最近做的功能或产品,有真实用户在用吗?如果没有,你打算怎么验证需求?

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