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Shuvodip Ray

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After seeing so many people on MEDIAL talking about Paul Graham’s “How to Get Startup Ideas,” I finally decided to read it myself. Here’s my personal summary of what I took away from it: The main thing Graham emphasizes is that you shouldn’t try to force startup ideas by just brainstorming in a vacuum. Instead, the best ideas come from noticing real problems around you-especially ones you’ve experienced firsthand. ~ If you’re solving your own problem, you know it actually exists, and you’ll understand it much better than if you’re just guessing what other people might want. Best startup ideas usually have three things in common: they’re something the founders themselves want, the founders can actually build them, and very few others realize how valuable the idea is. A lot of failed startups happen because people work on things that sound good on paper but don’t solve a real, urgent need-what he calls “sitcom startup ideas.” :) It’s better to build something a small group of people really need, rather than something a large group of people only kind of want. Startups like Facebook, Google, and Apple all started by solving a deep need for a small group, and then expanded from there. Graham’s suggested to pay attention to our own life, notice what’s missing or broken, and start there. We shouldn't worry if our idea doesn’t seem huge or glamorous at first-what matters is that it solves a real problem for real people.

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