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by dlo 3302 days ago
> The biggest one is made-up ideas. The best startups come from personal experience. It was something you or someone you know needed.

My cofounder and I chose our idea as a result of reading research papers. We were so prescient with our analysis that we found many people within our circles who needed what we built. I became a user myself -- it ended up saving me!

Guess I'll have to pass on getting funding from pb. :-)