EUREKA!

Posted: January 28th, 2008 | View Comments

Archimedes

So you’re studying for a demanding degree, bombarded with a plethora of fantastic career opportunities but you’re also tempted to try out starting something of your own on the side.

How do I come up with an idea?

At the Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford conference on 19th November 2007 at the Said Business School, Paul Graham (Co-Founder, Viaweb – acquired in 1999 for $49.6M to become Yahoo! Store) put it well:

“Look for things that are evil, broken or stupid. These are usually great opportunities.”

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