Should your product scratch your own itch?
Interested in hearing others take on this. Either from experience or current situation.
I've heard both side of this.
Build something that solves your needs first and you'll always have a customer.
or...
Build something that solves a big important problem even if it's not your own.
I opted to build something that solves my own problem and share that solution with the world. Knowing I'm likely not the only one with the problem. I also however am not interested in running a multi multi million dollar company so I'm not worried about solving big problems for mass markets.
I think this is true to some existent. However, the difference is whether your own personal use case is representative of a group of consumers. If there aren't many buyers like you out there, then this approach won't work unless you can create a high ticket product.