- they're something the founders themselves want.
- that they themselves can build.
- that few others realize are worth doing.
- Its unsexy
- There is a lot of shit you will need to shovel to get things to work
- It requires persistent and dedication beyond a time horizon that most folks are willing to devote their time to
- A small number of folks chronically in painful need of the solution
- There are other folks out there with shitty solutions in the market
External references
- Paul Graham - [how to get startup ideas](http://paulgraham.com/startupideas.html)
- [Alexander Jarvis - Validatimg startup ideas](https://www.alexanderjarvis.com/2018/04/30/how-do-you-validate-a-startup-idea/?ck_subscriber_id=161373667)
- Startup Valuation metric - https://medium.com/the-saas-growth-blog/from-pre-seed-to-series-c-startup-funding-rounds-explained-f6647156e28b
- [Paul Buchheit on hacking/startups](http://paulbuchheit.blogspot.com/2009/10/applied-philosophy-aka-hacking.html)