Let’s not forget that Elon Musk’s first company was a site that made city guides for newspapers. It’s much easier to start companies that solve small less impactful problems first, and then move onto the big important ideas.
I think the problem is that a lot of the low hanging fruit has been picked. It’s pretty hard for a CS student out of college to tackle a healthcare problem with no experience in the matter..
> I think the problem is that a lot of the low hanging fruit has been picked.
I've heard that sentiment constantly for the last 40 years. I guarantee you that there's low hanging fruit dangling right in front of us, and there's a billion dollar company forming in a garage right now to pick it. It'll all be obvious in hindsight, and we'll kick ourselves for not seeing it.
Which is why most people shouldn't found companies straight out of college, they should join organizations with impactful missions that align with their goals.
Except those won't teach them what starting companies with small impactful goals would. Joining something large (larger than you could start) is the opposite.
