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Comment on Ask HN: Worth working on a project that you have no direct relationship with?

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Doesn’t hurt to ask - I had an inkling of an idea that involved real estate, so found a real estate person locally and asked them a few questions - learned a few things about how it works I didn’t know and realized it wasn't a priority for what I was doing.

Main thing is you don't have to find some bigwig, start with some informal conversation with a small player to get some perspective first.

Working on something you know is a problem yourself works great. Doesn't hurt to ask people in other fields if your other ideas are valid, and if they are you then have to ask yourself "is it worth your time to get excited bout them?"

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