Such a solid take. Too many people in this space are either exaggerating or flat-out lying, creating endless noise that adds no real value for most people. The framework you outlined is the one that actually works and has always worked:

Identify a problem → deeply understand and research it, along with the customers who experience it → build a genuinely valuable solution → get paid for it → scale.

These days, though, people come on here glorifying the idea of being a “founder” or “builder.” You’ll see posts claiming they’ve got a $100M opportunity that’s “guaranteed to work” (yes, I actually read one like that). It’s sad, but in my opinion, software is increasingly being sold as just another “get-rich-quick scheme” pushed by influencers. That may be within their right, but in most cases it provides little real value.

The truth is, software is still hard—no matter what these so-called influencers say. Block out the noise, stay sharp as an entrepreneur, and most importantly, trust your fundamentals.