It's certainly easier to appreciate startups that solve "real problems". But the article wasn't focused on them creating some huge leap in value. (It specifica

It's certainly easier to appreciate startups that solve "real problems". But the article wasn't focused on them creating some huge leap in value. (It specifically points out that most of the apps were "silly".) It was about them seeing an opportunity and seizing it, which arguably is what being an entrepreneur is about.