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Re:Ask HN: What are good ways to find startup problems to so... by pigpigs on Sunday August 14, 2016 @04:41AM (#12284819)
Lots of people talk about this, but do they really occur that often? I don't seem to encounter many such situations that can be solved much better than current offerings. As a fresh graduate there is a lack of domain experience as well for me to understand (or know at all) the pain points in various industries.

Perhaps I'm just not thinking out of the box enough.

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Re:Ask HN: What are good ways to find startup problems to so... by leesalminen on Sunday August 14, 2016 @04:50AM (#12284850)
I tend to notice lots of inefficiencies at small businesses that I frequent. When the front desk person says they're having computer problems; that's a great time to strike up a conversation and see what they think about the software they use every day and how they think it could be better. If you think you could fix that problem, you're on the right track.
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