[samysaadi]

Let’s not forget that Elon Musk’s first company was a site that made city guides for newspapers. It’s much easier to start companies that solve small less impactful problems first, and then move onto the big important ideas.

I think the problem is that a lot of the low hanging fruit has been picked. It’s pretty hard for a CS student out of college to tackle a healthcare problem with no experience in the matter..

[WalterBright]

> I think the problem is that a lot of the low hanging fruit has been picked.

I've heard that sentiment constantly for the last 40 years. I guarantee you that there's low hanging fruit dangling right in front of us, and there's a billion dollar company forming in a garage right now to pick it. It'll all be obvious in hindsight, and we'll kick ourselves for not seeing it.

[bootload]

"It’s much easier to start companies that solve small less impactful problems first, and then move onto the big important ideas."

A variant of this, start with a small chunk of a big problem then move with the users to the problem they identify.

[a13n]

Which is why most people shouldn't found companies straight out of college, they should join organizations with impactful missions that align with their goals.

[WalterSear]

Except those won't teach them what starting companies with small impactful goals would. Joining something large (larger than you could start) is the opposite.