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How Founders Find Ideas That Nine in Ten People Reject

Flock Safety, Coinbase, and DoorDash were all seen as bad ideas; contrarian bets on overlooked verticals consistently beat derivative plays that gain traction.

Garry TanhostHarj TaggarhostJared FriedmanhostDiana Huhost
Oct 17, 202537mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 2:00

    Intro

  2. 2:00 – 6:22

    AI verticals are becoming more crowded

  3. 6:22 – 9:50

    Non-obvious successes

  4. 9:50 – 18:05

    End users can get regulations changed

  5. 18:05 – 25:10

    Finding contrarian ideas, what founders should look for

  6. 25:10 – 33:40

    Flock Safety and selling to local governments

  7. 33:40 – 36:42

    The sci-fi founder and "impossible" big ideas

  8. 36:42 – 37:42

    Outro

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