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The most useful wisdom always comes from the chlenges we personally face. This is where the best startup ideas come from.
by kadavy 17y ago
The most useful wisdom always comes from the chlenges we personally face. This is where the best startup ideas come from.
- idlewords 17y agoThat is startup-as-self-help wishful thinking.
- callingyouout 17y agoWishful thinking? That's an awfully nice way of calling bullshit for what it really is.
- andrew1 17y agoIs that really true? I'm not a part of the 'startup community' but looking at a few of the startups that have achieved some success (Google, Reddit, Balsamiq, Dropbox) it doesn't really seem like they were a result of personal challenges faced by the founders. Maybe there are lots of other good examples of where startups are inspired by challenges faced by founders.
- kadavy 17y agoI haven't studied the stories of those companies that closely, but to be successful, you have to use the resources you have wisely. One of those resources is personal experience. You have to experience a problem to know how to solve it; and the problem isn't always as serious as being homeless. 37signals built their own Project Management platform, for example.