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YC

Y Combinator Cast

04/25/24

@ Y Combinator

The rise in consumer ideas could be seen as lazy, as many founders might gravitate towards easier concepts rather than tackling more complex problems.

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YC

Lightcone: Consumer is back, What’s getting funded now, The vibes immaculate

@ Y Combinator

Lightcone: Consumer is back, What’s getting funded now, The vibes immaculate

04/25/24

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Y Combinator Cast

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Founders often gravitate towards easy-to-build startup ideas, but the best ideas are usually more ambitious and challenging to execute.

JF

Jared Friedman

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Founders often get stuck on tar pit ideas, which are common startup ideas that seem easy to solve but are actually very hard due to structural reasons, causing many founders to waste time on them.

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Young founders often prioritize what investors want over solving problems they genuinely care about, which can hinder their potential.

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Founders often overlook ideas that seem hard to start, are in boring spaces, or have existing competitors, but these can actually be good opportunities because they are less pursued by others.

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Founders often get distracted by coding and overbuilding instead of focusing on understanding the core problems their users face.

YC

Y Combinator Cast

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Consumer ideas are making a comeback, with founders pivoting towards them instead of traditional B2B SaaS ideas, which is a shift from recent years.

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It's crucial to understand how hard it is to create something that people actually want. Many founders mistakenly believe they have extra resources to innovate on unrelated aspects, which complicates their efforts.

YC

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Gusto, which provides payroll software, illustrates that boring ideas can have high hit rates because many founders avoid them, leaving opportunities for those willing to tackle them.

DC

Dalton Caldwell

03/22/24

@ Y Combinator

Investors often respond to ideas that are popular or trending, which can mislead founders into thinking they should follow the crowd rather than pursue their own insights.