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𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 Most people sit down and try to “think of a startup idea.” That’s a mistake. Google, Facebook, and Apple? None of them started as businesses. They were side projects—born out of curiosity, not a grand vision. Paul Graham (PG), one of the sharpest minds in startups, explains how great ideas actually emerge: 𝟭. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 –The best founders become experts in fields before they even think about starting a company. 𝟮. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 –If you're obsessed with something, you’ll naturally find better solutions. 𝟯. 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁, 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲-𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 –The right cofounders appear when you're immersed in a problem, not when you're “networking for cofounders.” PG himself didn’t create Y Combinator to build an empire. He started it because it seemed interesting. Larry Page didn’t study search engines to launch Google—he was simply fascinated by how information could be organized. The real secret? 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 → 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 → 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚. Most people force startup ideas and fail. The best founders get lost in something fascinating, gain rare knowledge, and eventually realize they’re sitting on a billion-dollar opportunity. If you want to build something big, stop hunting for “startup ideas.” Instead, 𝐠𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩. Explore cutting-edge fields, solve real problems, and let the right idea find you. The best startup ideas don’t come from brainstorming. They come from 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. Follow Vishu Bheda for more valuable startup insights from the world's best founders!