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Kevin Hale

07/26/19

@ Y Combinator

Good problems are those that are frequent, mandatory, and have a large number of people affected, as these characteristics increase the likelihood of a startup's success.

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Kevin Hale - How to Evaluate Startup Ideas

@ Y Combinator

Kevin Hale - How to Evaluate Startup Ideas

07/26/19

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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.

Jared Friedman

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A good problem to solve is one that is acute and significant enough that people care about it, like the need for corporate credit cards for startups, which was previously unmet.

Dalton Caldwell

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There are individuals who face real problems daily and are passionate about solving them, which can lead to meaningful startups.

Adora Cheung

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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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12/27/24

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Focusing on the right problems is crucial for startup success, and it's important to identify what truly matters for your business.

Dalton Caldwell

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The startup journey is inherently high-risk and requires a commitment to solving real problems, rather than just analyzing market potential.

Paul Buchheit

03/07/18

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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.

Dalton Caldwell

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Focusing on the right problems is essential for startup success; when things don't go well, it's often because we weren't focused on the right issues.

Garry Tan

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There are two common failure cases for startups: either it's a real problem that people don't know about, or it's not a real problem at all.