Trivial problems are easy to solve - real problems are hard. Speaking as a veteran of health care and education, the challenges in these fields are primarily bu

Trivial problems are easy to solve - real problems are hard. Speaking as a veteran of health care and education, the challenges in these fields are primarily bureaucratic and political, not technical. You would be crazy to jump into either field without an understanding of the domain or preexisting relationships with potential customers. In my experience, startup-minded folks rarely have the experience beyond software itself necessary to build a business in another field.