About Hair on Fire

Our Purpose

Hair on Fire is a platform designed to help people express the issues they're facing, and for builders to find which solutions can make the greatest impact.

In the world of product development, a "hair on fire" problem refers to an issue so urgent and painful that people are desperately seeking a solution - as if their hair was literally on fire. These are the problems worth solving.

Our mission is to:

• Help people articulate and share their most pressing problems
• Enable communities to upvote and validate shared challenges
• Connect builders with validated problems worth solving
• Facilitate the creation of impactful solutions

Inspiration

This platform was inspired by Y Combinator's approach to building successful startups, particularly their guidance on creating Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) that address real, urgent needs.

As highlighted in Y Combinator's "How to Build An MVP | Startup School" video, the most successful products solve problems that are:

• Urgent - people need a solution right now
• Painful - the problem causes significant distress
• Frequent - the problem occurs regularly
• Underserved - existing solutions are inadequate

Hair on Fire helps identify and validate these types of problems, creating opportunities for builders to develop truly impactful solutions.

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