Classic essay on finding startup ideas. Key insight: look for problems you personally have, not ideas that sound like startup ideas. Live in the future and build what seems interesting.
YC partner video on generating and filtering startup ideas. Covers the 4 most common mistakes, how to evaluate ideas, and finding ideas organically vs deliberately.
Founder Institute guide on ideation frameworks. Covers problem-first approach, market sizing, and validating ideas before building.
Subreddit where people post product/app ideas they wish existed. Great source of real problems people want solved. Browse for inspiration or validation.
Official list of startup ideas YC wants to fund. Updated periodically with areas YC partners are excited about. Categories include AI, healthcare, climate, and more.
Guide on validating your startup idea before building. Covers customer interviews, landing page tests, and concierge MVPs.
Elon Musk explains first principles reasoning for innovation. Break problems down to fundamental truths and reason up from there, rather than reasoning by analogy.
How Linear, Mercury, and other successful startups validated their ideas before building. Practical tactics including customer interviews, landing page tests, and concierge MVPs.
