How to start a startup:

1. Find an unsolved problem a lot of people have (way harder than it looks)

2. Have a unique insight (generally from personally living the problem)

3. Have the social capital to recruit talent and either have or raise money (takes years)

4. Stay ruthlessly focussed and ship fast for days/ weeks/months/years on end

Building IRL community at scale on River https://getriver.io (backed by @balajis.eth & @solanafoundation) | For fun:🚴🏻‍♀️💃🏻

#3 is a good point. Building social capital/social proof is an underrated aspect of this formula. Thomas Edison may not have been the first to invent the light bulb, but his reputation and network helped him make a commercially viable one.

Probably sitting on a stool | Shower thinker | Collaborative Worldbuilding | Community Games

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Agreed - I was able to build a prototype for free because I had a network of engineers who trusted me (I don’t write code)