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Jared Friedman

11/18/22

@ Y Combinator

You need a big market for your startup, which typically means a billion-dollar market, or a small but rapidly growing market.

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How to Get and Evaluate Startup Ideas | Startup School

@ Y Combinator

How to Get and Evaluate Startup Ideas | Startup School

11/18/22

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JL

Jessica Livingston

07/25/17

@ Y Combinator

To create a massively successful startup, you need to have a huge market and make something that a lot of people will pay for or that people will pay a lot for.

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Adora Cheung

08/01/19

@ Y Combinator

If you're solving a real problem in a large market, there's likely a lot of latent demand, which can lead to fast initial growth for your startup.

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Peter Thiel

03/23/17

@ Y Combinator

Successful companies often start with small markets and expand over time; going after a large market from the beginning usually indicates a lack of proper market definition.

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Sam Altman

08/30/18

@ Y Combinator

Startups should target markets that are either starting to experience or are about to experience exponential growth, as this is crucial for long-term success.

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Alexandr Wang

06/18/25

@ Y Combinator

Startups should initially focus on narrow markets to gain momentum, but eventually need to identify and build towards infinite markets to achieve significant growth.

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Avni Patel Thompson

03/03/18

@ Y Combinator

If you're going to pursue a startup, aim for something big and impactful, rather than settling for a smaller venture.

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Geoff Ralston

10/11/18

@ Y Combinator

The story of your startup must be interesting and believable, representing a large opportunity that investors can envision as successful.

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Kevin Hale

07/26/19

@ Y Combinator

When evaluating a startup idea, it's important to identify a significant problem that many people face, as well as to ensure that the problem is growing, urgent, and expensive to solve.

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Paul Buchheit

03/07/18

@ Y Combinator

For a startup to be successful, it often has to be something that larger companies would dismiss as unimportant or stupid, as they wouldn't overlook obvious opportunities.