The myth of entrepreneurship- I will not promote

The myth of entrepreneurship is that it’s about raw invention…being a technical wizard who dreams up an idea no one has ever thought of and that takes a massive amount of specialized skill and resources to create.

But if you look at almost every major product success (from Stripe to Shopify to Airbnb..etc.), what actually happened was:

They noticed a specific friction in a real-world experience (often their own)

They repurposed existing tech patterns, not invented new ones

And they focused ruthlessly on tailoring the experience to the needs and psychology of one audience.