š š®šæš° šš»š±šæš²š²ššš²š» š¼š» ššµš² #š š„š²š®šš¼š» š¦šš®šæššš½š šš®š¶š¹ (šš»š± šš¼š šš¼ ššš¼š¶š± šš) Marc Andreessen, the legendary investor and co-founder of a16z, once said: "šš”š š š«ššš ššØš®š§ššš«š¬ šš„š¦šØš¬š šš„š°šš²š¬ šššš„ š„š¢š¤š šš”šš²āš«š ššØšØ š„ššš, šš§š š²šØš®āš«š šš„š¦šØš¬š šš„š°šš²š¬ ššØšØ ššš«š„š²." Most startups donāt fail because their ideas are bad. šš”šš² ššš¢š„ ššššš®š¬š šš”š š°šØš«š„š š¢š¬š§āš š«šššš² ššØš« šš”šš¦. Think about it: šš²š»š²šæš®š¹ š š®š“š¶š° tried to build the iPhone in the 90sātoo early. šŖš²šÆšš®š» had Instacartās model but launched before people trusted online grocery shopping. š¦š¶š šš²š“šæš²š²š was Facebook before Facebook, but social media wasnāt mainstream yet. The truth is, šš¢š¦š¢š§š š¦ššššš«š¬ š¦šØš«š šš”šš§ šš”š š¢ššš š¢šš¬šš„š. šš¼š šš¼ š¬š¼š šš»š¼š šš³ š¬š¼ššæ š¦šš®šæššš½ šš š§š¼š¼ šš®šæš¹š? Andreessen shares a simple test: Look at š°š”šš ššš¢š„šš š-š š²ššš«š¬ šš šØ. If a startup with your idea shut down but showed promise, the market might be ready now. Why? ā¢Technology improves. ā¢Consumer habits change. ā¢The mistakes of past startups provide a roadmap. šš¢š§š§š¢š§š š¬ššš«šš®š©š¬ šš«šš§āš šš”š šš¢š«š¬š ššØ š¬šš šš”š šš®šš®š«š. šš”šš²āš«š šš”š šš¢š«š¬š ššØ š¦šš¤š š¢š š°šØš«š¤. So before you start building, ask yourself: Is the world ready for this now? I hope you've found this helpful. Follow Vishu Bheda for more valuable startup insights from the world's best founders and investors!
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