Build What Makes You Special. Buy the Rest
Posted3 months agoActive3 months ago
werd.ioOtherstory
supportivepositive
Debate
10/100
EntrepreneurshipProduct DevelopmentBusiness Strategy
Key topics
Entrepreneurship
Product Development
Business Strategy
The article 'Build what makes you special. Buy the rest' discusses the importance of focusing on unique strengths when building a product or business, and the HN community generally agrees with this approach.
Snapshot generated from the HN discussion
Discussion Activity
Light discussionFirst comment
11m
Peak period
1
0-1h
Avg / period
1
Key moments
- 01Story posted
Oct 14, 2025 at 3:54 AM EDT
3 months ago
Step 01 - 02First comment
Oct 14, 2025 at 4:05 AM EDT
11m after posting
Step 02 - 03Peak activity
1 comments in 0-1h
Hottest window of the conversation
Step 03 - 04Latest activity
Oct 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM EDT
3 months ago
Step 04
Generating AI Summary...
Analyzing up to 500 comments to identify key contributors and discussion patterns
ID: 45577326Type: storyLast synced: 11/17/2025, 10:06:07 AM
Want the full context?
Jump to the original sources
Read the primary article or dive into the live Hacker News thread when you're ready.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardley_map
I’m always very tempted to just build everything.
Example: We need a URL shortener - let me just put a basic one together over the weekend.
I’m always tempted to build vs buy.
My cofounder says sometimes that being an engineer founder can be bad for this reason - just because you can build something, doesn’t mean you should.