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    1. new gen‏ @AvgMilennialMan 14 Jul 2020

      What can you do when you want to start a business but don’t currently have the creativity to come up with an idea? @paulg @naval @wolfejosh

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 14 Jul 2020
      Replying to @AvgMilennialMan @naval @wolfejosh

      Ask what you wish someone else would start a startup to make for you.

      9:18 AM - 14 Jul 2020
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        2. Kris Constable‏ @cqwww 14 Jul 2020
          Replying to @paulg @AvgMilennialMan and

          It is my suggestion that even starting with an idea lowers your odds of success, instead, find people with money and a pain point or unmet need, and narrow down the problem, and see if that is a market unmet need. https://www.confidenceo.com/services/problemfinding/ …

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        3. Uday Agarwal‏ @UdayAgarwal021 14 Jul 2020
          Replying to @cqwww @paulg and

          True, that is why I have build a startup where people can post their problems and the entrepreneurs looking for ideas can come and generate 100 of ideas. Check it out athttp://voxup.co.in 

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        1. Stefan‏ @StefanBielski 14 Jul 2020
          Replying to @paulg @AvgMilennialMan and

          Yep. I pushed an idea (I wanted as user) on a friend, who'd be perfect to run it. He replied, "But I know nothing about business." Several months later, same idea became my first startup. He joined as cofounder. We forgot about earlier conversation for >1 year.

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        1. Ivan Nikoloff‏ @IvanNikoloff 14 Jul 2020
          Replying to @paulg @AvgMilennialMan and

          Open community, open-source, open everything, non-profit decentralized social media - this solves so many problems! Properly researched register for breathwork practices and an app for that - sounds strange, but there is GIANT potential. So many, these 2 will have the most impact

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        1. new gen‏ @AvgMilennialMan 14 Jul 2020
          Replying to @paulg @naval @wolfejosh

          Now what ?

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        1. Overswarm‏ @EvanDowning 14 Jul 2020
          Replying to @paulg @AvgMilennialMan and

          How would you deal with the extremity problem? Most accessible issues I'd want to work on are too small to be worth working on. They wouldn't find a market. Most of the things I care about -- education, financial independence, healthcare -- always seem too entrenched to attack.

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        1. Clay Hebert‏ @clayhebert 14 Jul 2020
          Replying to @paulg @AvgMilennialMan and

          Step 1: Next time you get frustrated, really pause to think about why. Imagine (however implausible) what you wish existed to solve that frustration. Step 2: Build that.

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        2. Moving Pixel‏ @movingpixl 15 Jul 2020

          To teach concept intersection and build a business use case around it? Hmmm

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