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If you would rather hear the Pattern Breakers thinking as a conversation, this episode covers it with concrete stories and pushback from Lenny. Maples explains living in the future, spotting inflections, and why the best ideas feel non-obvious and even wrong at first. A good long listen for a commute while you are still circling a direction.

Pattern Breakers: How to find a great startup idea

On Lenny's Podcast (lennysnewsletter.com) by Lenny Rachitsky with Mike Maples Jr. ~90 min

The future is already here, just unevenly spread, so go find it
Great ideas usually start out sounding contrarian or slightly crazy
Insight comes from immersion in the new, not from a whiteboard session

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Answers How do I come up with startup ideas that aren't just 'Uber for X'? Should I solve a problem I personally have, or chase a bigger market? Where do I look to find emerging opportunities before they're obvious? Should I chase whatever is hot (AI, crypto) or build in a boring niche? How do I find a problem worth solving in an industry I have never worked in? How do I generate a steady flow of idea candidates instead of waiting for one big flash? Is it smarter to enter a market while it's still forming, or wait until demand is obvious and proven? How do I know if a trend is big enough to build a company on, or just a small niche?

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