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Really? Because I've never been able to think of one. And every successful company I've seen grew out from an idea the founder had only because they were coinc
by throwaway0255 9y ago
Really? Because I've never been able to think of one.
And every successful company I've seen grew out from an idea the founder had only because they were coincidentally deeply involved in some specific area of some market and something just clicked. It all seems extremely difficult to reproduce.
If it's so easy to come up with good ideas, then why does random happenstance seem to be the most common way founders come up with their initial ideas?
- brucephillips 9y agoThere's a strong bias for founders to describe their founding story as a "Eureka!" moment. Don't fall for this. Most founders come up with ideas because they're looking for them.
- slinger 9y agoAlso if it's so easy, why these kind of posts frequently appears on the front page of HN? How to find a good idea worth pursuing seems to be a common question among aspiring intrepreneurs