Reminds me of a quote, akin to: Sometimes, we reinvent the wheel not because we need more wheels, but we need more inventors. If you see your project as learni

Reminds me of a quote, akin to: Sometimes, we reinvent the wheel not because we need more wheels, but we need more inventors. If you see your project as learning about tech, then awesome. But I think the OP was warning against those that see their projects as paths to riches with those ideas. There are certain startup ideas that are perennial tar pits with good reason. There's something specific about the problem area that everyone's banged their head against, and often times, it's not a tech problem. It'd be worth your while to understand it first.