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What’s your MacGuffin?

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A point worth making about MacGuffin that sets it apart from the normal movie review is that its designed for ppl who love movie trivia who spot trivia and want to share that trivia. For eg in the famous action film North by Northwest my MacGuffin spot is that Cary Grant stays in the Ambassador East Hotel in Chicago (now called The Public Chicago Hotel), as I have by sheer luck stayed there myself. Try it with Django. Find the trivial which for you is your MacGuffin;-)

What’s your secret sauce?

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Two connected questions for any #startup (1) what customer need does your product meet? (2) what’s your secret sauce in meeting that need?

I know the answers to both questions for the MacGuffin app for example. As MacGuffin is not simply for movie reviews, it’s for self-expression, it’s designed to enable people to share their feelings directly after watching a movie in a direct accessible way.

And connected with that my secret sauce is my #thinslicing approach to identifying that opportunity, coupled with an understanding of user psychology which drives my determination to make it succeed. That’s unique to me.