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Jared Friedman

11/18/22

@ Y Combinator

An example of a company that capitalized on a new opportunity is Checker, which provides background checks via an API, addressing the needs of delivery services that require rapid hiring.

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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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Jared Friedman

11/18/22

@ Y Combinator

A to B, a company that makes fuel cards for truck drivers, successfully identified a startup idea by systematically exploring the trucking industry despite lacking initial expertise.

Michael Seibel

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@ Y Combinator

Timing was crucial for Airbnb, Coinbase, and Stripe; they entered markets where existing products were inadequate, allowing them to create solutions that were ten times better.

Sam Altman

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Startups often capitalize on platform shifts, as they can pivot quickly in response to significant changes in the market, unlike larger companies that may struggle to adapt.

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The venture capital landscape is changing, with a focus on building companies that provide end-to-end services rather than just tools, as seen with companies like Uber and Airbnb.

Michael Seibel

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@ Y Combinator

Many successful Y Combinator companies, like Stripe and PagerDuty, started by selling to other startups, demonstrating that this can be a successful strategy.

Harj Taggar

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Hiring marketplaces have become popular as traditional hiring methods have become less effective, allowing for quicker hires.

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A recent example of a successful AI startup involved automating the search for government contracts, which initially seemed boring but proved to be a lucrative idea.

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Companies like Instacart and DoorDash found success in markets that larger tech firms like Google were not interested in pursuing.

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Cursor was among the first coding companies to effectively leverage advanced language models, closing the gap in coding capabilities with various features.