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Well, that’s the thing –

“Ideas” aren’t VC worthy (in a vacuum.)

How I would approach this is by sending students out into the real world to observe.

Do a project where they spend a week shadowing someone. Have them capture everything they see this other person do (at home, at work, at school – everything).

Then, break it down – see what is something that could be improved by a process (or a process that could be improved), see what patterns emerge in likes/dislikes.

Then you will have a few ideas you can then attempt to validate via surveys and other trials.

This is the “zoomed in” model. You can “zoom out” as much as you want, and plant yourself on a busy street corner for a week, for example, or on a subway car, or in a casino, or anywhere to get a macro lens on your subject.

Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/I-teach-entrepreneurship-ideation-at-a-top-university-where-students-find-and-develop-an-idea-to-pursue-a-startup-What-can-I-do-to-increase-the-number-of-student-ideas-that-are-VC-worthy

Originally Posted On: 2015-10-02

Before spending too much time attempting to force yourself to “feel”, my suggestion is to run a “diagnostic.”

Just like any piece of complex equipment, sometimes your body can get run-down. Take it in for a check-up. A doctor can run some tests to pinpoint if what you are feeling (or not feeling) is physiological or psychological.

For example, a decreased level of testosterone in men or decreased estrogen in women can lead to general feelings of “blah.” There are tons of things that can cause this (even if you are relatively young) and a doctor can fix it.

On the psychological side, trauma can trigger a blanket response that is akin to shock where you will be emotionally numb. If you have some part of your life that is particularly stressful and you are having trouble handling it, it can cause you to inadvertently turn off your feelings everywhere.

So, I’d figure out what is causing this so you can permanently fix it rather than try to give you a band-aid solution.

Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/Psychology-of-Everyday-Life-Why-do-I-feel-like-I-have-nothing-to-be-excited-for-anymore

Originally Posted On: 2015-11-08

To put this in real-world perspective:

As Marc Bodnick stated, it would be to freeze fundraising and give Hooli time.

Realistically, any entrepreneur that is considering forming their own company while working for someone else can mitigate this type of issue by doing the following:

Keep regular work hours
Have separate “work” and “personal” computer/phone/etc equipment
Once you “clock out” of your day job, create a pattern of switching to the “personal” machine, do your NewCo work there, and don’t let anything cross-pollinate.
If that type of thing was done, it can be easily proven and mediated quickly.

Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/Silicon-Valley-Season-2-Episode-1-Sand-Hill-Shuffle-Why-did-Hooli-sue-Pied-Piper

Originally Posted On: 2015-05-10

Actually, this technically isn’t a change.

Evernote employees have always been able to have access to your notes – as the article points out, and it has been in the privacy policy.

The key is that they only do so for extremely good reason, prior to now has been with your overt permission (as in during a support case, exxept where a warrant is concerned), and it is limited to very specific employees.

The difference is that now it may be done covertly as well as overtly.

This is the same as any online service. Your data is decentralized and analyzed – it is “there” to learn from by people, but in a blind way that wouldn “t be recognized as “yours.”

You can encrypt your messages or delete your account if you do not agree with the policy.

Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/Are-Quorans-deleting-their-Evernote-accounts-due-to-its-change-to-privacy-policy-that-allows-employees-to-read-your-notes

Originally Posted On: 2016-12-15