Sharma: Reverse engineering products around algorithm-breaking behaviors unlocks massive distribution
Neer Sharma · I can't believe he gave away these $1M+/year startup ideas · Jul 10, 2024 · at 38:52
Neer Sharma describes his startup ideation framework on The Startup Ideas Podcast with Greg Isenberg.
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“Like, you know, that to me says that there's something about this behavior that breaks the algorithm. So if I can reverse engineer a product to arrive at that output easily and faster for people, then that to me feels like, oh, okay, there's a way for this to get distribution or to like crack the algo. And the thing is, if you can break the TikTok algo, then the scale at which products can grow is just so immensely huge.”
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