IDEAS

A great startup idea is one where the founder is the only person in the world who could have had that specific insight at that specific moment.

If we tried to think of a good idea, we wouldn't have been able to think of a good idea. You just have to find the solution for a problem in your own life.

I treat business ideas like a sports fan treats draft picks. Obsessive analysis, bold predictions, zero filter. Some picks are busts. But when you hit, you hit big.

My First Million isn't just a podcast — it's a public brainstorm with millions of listeners. Every episode generates ideas that people go build. We're an accidental incubator, and I love it.

The best startup ideas are the ones that sound bad at first. If everyone agrees, the opportunity is already gone.

The best startup ideas come from solving your own problem. I was too lazy to go grocery shopping. That's it.

I couldn't get a taxi in Paris. That frustration became a $120 billion company.

Most VCs write blog posts about their portfolios. I write about the future of civilization. I think mine is more useful.

I was an investment banker who missed Seamless. That's it. That's the founding story of a multibillion-dollar company.

I built Ola because I had a terrible cab ride. The best companies come from personal frustration.

I stay anonymous because the ideas should stand on their own. It shouldn't matter who I am. It should matter whether the math is right.

Thinking in public is the fastest way to find out if your idea is actually any good.