meta product design ideas — Tarik Yildirim

Here are three meta principles for generating new product design ideas:

Either focus on one domain and be an expert or cut across all domains and be a generalist. (e.g. Zappos vs Amazon, Seven Bridges vs Palantir)
Either offer the barest essentials or address the need in the most comprehensive way possible. (e.g. WhatsApp vs Facebook, Simplenote vs Evernote)
Launch a premium version of your product once it becomes widespread enough. (e.g. Youtube vs Youtube Red, Tinder vs Tinder Gold)