How to find start-up ideas
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How to find start-up ideas
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Re: How to find start-up ideas
#2I don't really understand this need for "finding startup ideas". In my mind, it's good idea that lead to start-up and I can't see myself thinking "I want to launch my start-up but I don't have any idea of what to do".
Is there actually some people thinking this way (want startup -> need idea) ?
Re: How to find start-up ideas
#3I don't really understand this need for "finding startup ideas". In my mind, it's good idea that lead to start-up and I can't see myself thinking "I want to launch my start-up but I don't have any idea of what to do". Is there actually some people thinking this way (want startup -> need idea) ?
There are a lot of people, myself included, that want to build businesses (not necessarily just web2.0 startups) but don't have a constant stream of ideas. I don't think that makes people any less passionate or able to run successful businesses, just a difference in the way brains work.
Re: How to find start-up ideas
#4I don't really understand this need for "finding startup ideas". In my mind, it's good idea that lead to start-up and I can't see myself thinking "I want to launch my start-up but I don't have any idea of what to do". Is there actually some people thinking this way (want startup -> need idea) ?
A lot of people want to quit that day job. For some it's the flexibility that offers and for others, they just want some change.
Re: How to find start-up ideas
#5I don't really understand this need for "finding startup ideas". In my mind, it's good idea that lead to start-up and I can't see myself thinking "I want to launch my start-up but I don't have any idea of what to do". Is there actually some people thinking this way (want startup -> need idea) ?
Absolutely. If you hear the startup life glorified enough on sites like this, there's a chance you're going to want to start a startup, but you won't have an idea yet. Also, some people just naturally recognize ideas, whereas other people might have just dismissed annoyances as "the way the world is."
Re: How to find start-up ideas
#6Would people who can't find startup ideas be interested in paying for a service that provides a stream of ideas along with basic market research?
I don't know what the exact mechanism would be (subscription of some sort most likely, with an additional "Pay to remove this idea from all the listings" fee).
Re: How to find start-up ideas
#7I don't really understand this need for "finding startup ideas". In my mind, it's good idea that lead to start-up and I can't see myself thinking "I want to launch my start-up but I don't have any idea of what to do". Is there actually some people thinking this way (want startup -> need idea) ?
That's the way I work. I've known for a while I wanted a startup, now I'm at the stage of taking ideas and turning them into reality. I'm always thinking of new ideas and writing them down for later, but my mode of thinking is definitely "I'm now creating a startup, lets go find ideas" and not the other way around.
By the way, Paul Graham has mentioned that Viaweb started in much the same way: a conscious search for an idea to build a business around.
Re: How to find start-up ideas
#8As soon as I started working on my startup, I started noticing lots of other problems in the world, which I wish someone would fix. At least some of these could turn into good business ideas too.
So, if you are romanticising about starting a startup but don't have an idea, do this: forget about ideas and doing something new. Just pick up an existing business and try to clone it. Along the way, you will find your idea.
Building stuff is the best generator of ideas in my experience.
Re: How to find start-up ideas
#9Would people who can't find startup ideas be interested in paying for a service that provides a stream of ideas along with basic market research? I don't know what the exact mechanism would be (subscription of some sort most likely, with an additional "Pay to remove this idea from all the listings" fee).
No. I think ideas are a dime a dozen. I used to have a huge list of ideas, they are worth nothing because they never saw the day of light.
Re: How to find start-up ideas
#10Would people who can't find startup ideas be interested in paying for a service that provides a stream of ideas along with basic market research? I don't know what the exact mechanism would be (subscription of some sort most likely, with an additional "Pay to remove this idea from all the listings" fee).
Considering how much people overvalue ideas, that is one fine business idea :-)