Finding the Pain Point

March 3, 2014 // Dan Fontaine

A cool idea might inspire you and get you started on a business, but to build something that succeeds and lasts you need to find the pain point in the market. We&Co started off as a different kind of app than it is today—it was consumer-based, to thank people at restaurants. Co-founders TJ Muehleman and Jared Malan soon found that the idea didn’t solve problems for the service professionals they wanted to help, though. What they found instead was that aligning those service professionals with jobs and giving them professional profiles met a major pain point in their market. You need a strong vision for your business, but you also must find a pain point in the market and solve that pain. Always move forward, and continue reinventing yourself to provide value to your customers.

Dan Fontaine

Dan Fontaine is the Director of Video Production at Tarkenton Companies and for 4P Productions, directing creative strategy sessions, script writing, and both studio and live shoots. Prior to joining Tarkenton Companies, Dan studied video editing at New York University and worked on projects for The Science Channel, U.S. Soccer, Coca-Cola, and more. With extensive experience in video production, post-production, and web distribution, Dan can help answer any video-related questions you may have.