Billion-Dollar Unpopular Startup Ideas
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Nine out of ten people might tell you you're crazy. The tenth might see what you see. Garry, Harj, Jared, and Diana talk about contrarian bets — the ideas that look impossible until they work. From Uber and Coinbase to DoorDash and Flock Safety, they share how founders find opportunity where others see dead ends. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - AI verticals are becoming more crowded 6:22 - Non-obvious successes 9:50 - End users can get regulations changed 18:05 - Finding contrarian ideas, what founders should look for 25:10 - Flock Safety and selling to local governments 33:40 - The sci-fi founder and "impossible" big ideas 36:42 - Outro Apply to Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply Work at a startup: https://www.ycombinator.com/jobs
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