A product or service that was created by a company before finding out if the product or service has any demand from customers. The company then looks for potential problems that the product or solution can solve.
Example: The company built a new SAAS product without first talking with customers. Analysts thought it was a solution looking for a problem because the company was marketing it to verticals where there wasn't any demand.
Variations: solution in search of a problem, solution in need of a problem
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Question: What does "Calendar Invite" mean?
(A) When a person wants to meet with you next week.
(B) An email sent to schedule a meeting with the option to either accept or decline the meeting at the scheduled time.
(C) When a person has available time on their calendar to meet with you.
(D) When a person does not have any time to meet with you.
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Date: 04/20/2024
Word: Close It Out
Definition: To mark something as completed.
Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.
"Solution Looking For A Problem." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/1370. Accessed 04/20/2024.