sure. first of all, if you're a cs major (like me) it's doubtful that you'll have the right domain knowledge. in my case, my father and family friend approach

sure. first of all, if you're a cs major (like me) it's doubtful that you'll have the right domain knowledge. in my case, my father and family friend approached me and asked if i could build something. our co-founder said "all the software in this (hr technology) industry sucked". can i build xyz? over a long period of time, i did. so my general trick would be - find people who are in completely opposite industries as you are right now. doing totally different, non-technical work. often times they're consultants that are reselling other companies products. and they know - since they've been implementing products and speaking to customers on a daily basis - where the customer pain points are. hope that helps. it only happened for me once, so it's hard to replicate, but i hope you get the chance.