Start working as a freelancer and you will see a lot of ideas floating around.
Ask YC: How to Find Problems to Solve?
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Re: Ask YC: How to Find Problems to Solve?
#12solve your own problems, you will be surprised at the number of people that have the same problem that you do.
And the key there is being able to look at your everyday life and get annoyed by things that aren't as easy or as good as they should be. It takes a certain combination of imagination, creativity, a tendency for thoughts to wander off the task at hand, and persistent dissatisfaction with regular habits and with the way things are.
Re: Ask YC: How to Find Problems to Solve?
#13Read:
WSJ
economist
inc
Check what current businesses are trying to solve. Don't use techcrunch... instead go right to the source. See what the VC's are investing in by looking at their portfolios on their website. Explore those startups... you'll probably see something that says "you can do better"
also: irc #startup