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𝗢𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 Ever struggled to come up with a great startup idea? Here’s a secret: Most groundbreaking ideas aren’t new—they were imagined decades ago in science fiction. Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus, openly admits: "Nothing I ever come up with is new. Science fiction authors thought of it first." And he’s right. AR and VR for soldiers? Starship Troopers (1959). Autonomous fighter jets? Sci-fi writers dreamed of them 100 years ago. AI assistants, self-driving cars, the metaverse? All imagined long before tech made them possible. That’s the power of science fiction. Authors don’t wait for the right time; they just think freely. But here’s where you come in: It takes a founder to turn fiction into reality. Amazon (e-books from The Diamond Age). Tesla (self-driving cars from Knight Rider). OpenAI (AI from I, Robot). The playbook is simple: 1. Read science fiction. 2. Find an idea that was ahead of its time. 3. Ask: Can tech make this possible today? 4. Build it. If you’re stuck on startup ideas, stop brainstorming. Start reading. Because the future is already written—you just have to bring it to life. Follow Vishu Bheda for more valuable startup insights from the world's best founders!
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