Fix things that seem to be broken
Thursday, April 15th, 2010I always enjoy Paul Graham’s essays, including today’s: Organic Startup Ideas.
There are two types of startup ideas: those that grow organically out of your own life, and those that you decide, from afar, are going to be necessary to some class of users other than you. Apple was the first type. Apple happened because Steve Wozniak wanted a computer. Unlike most people who wanted computers, he could design one, so he did. And since lots of other people wanted the same thing, Apple was able to sell enough of them to get the company rolling. They still rely on this principle today, incidentally. The iPhone is the phone Steve Jobs wants.
Serendeputy is definitely organic. I want this to exist, and I use it every day. I hope you like it, too!
