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Re:I’m Done Pretending SF Tech Is Visionary by samysaadi on Sunday October 09, 2016 @09:04PM (#12674446)
Let’s not forget that Elon Musk’s first company was a site that made city guides for newspapers. It’s much easier to start companies that solve small less impactful problems first, and then move onto the big important ideas.

I think the problem is that a lot of the low hanging fruit has been picked. It’s pretty hard for a CS student out of college to tackle a healthcare problem with no experience in the matter..

Re:I’m Done Pretending SF Tech Is Visionary by WalterBright on Monday October 10, 2016 @01:05AM (#12675153)
> I think the problem is that a lot of the low hanging fruit has been picked.

I've heard that sentiment constantly for the last 40 years. I guarantee you that there's low hanging fruit dangling right in front of us, and there's a billion dollar company forming in a garage right now to pick it. It'll all be obvious in hindsight, and we'll kick ourselves for not seeing it.

Re:I’m Done Pretending SF Tech Is Visionary by bootload on Sunday October 09, 2016 @10:19PM (#12674635)
"It’s much easier to start companies that solve small less impactful problems first, and then move onto the big important ideas."

A variant of this, start with a small chunk of a big problem then move with the users to the problem they identify.

Re:I’m Done Pretending SF Tech Is Visionary by a13n on Sunday October 09, 2016 @10:55PM (#12674746)
Which is why most people shouldn't found companies straight out of college, they should join organizations with impactful missions that align with their goals.
Re:I’m Done Pretending SF Tech Is Visionary by WalterSear on Sunday October 09, 2016 @11:15PM (#12674801)
Except those won't teach them what starting companies with small impactful goals would. Joining something large (larger than you could start) is the opposite.