> The biggest one is made-up ideas. The best startups come from personal experience. It was something you or someone you know needed. My cofounder and I chose

> The biggest one is made-up ideas. The best startups come from personal experience. It was something you or someone you know needed. My cofounder and I chose our idea as a result of reading research papers. We were so prescient with our analysis that we found many people within our circles who needed what we built. I became a user myself -- it ended up saving me! Guess I'll have to pass on getting funding from pb. :-)