Billion-Dollar Unpopular Startup Ideas

Nine out of ten people might tell you you’re crazy. The tenth might see what you see.

Garry, Harj, Jared, and Diana talk about contrarian bets — the ideas that look impossible until they work. From Uber and Coinbase to DoorDash and Flock Safety, they share how founders find opportunity where others see dead ends.

Chapters:
0:00 – Intro
2:00 – AI verticals are becoming more crowded
6:22 – Non-obvious successes
9:50 – End users can get regulations changed
18:05 – Finding contrarian ideas, what founders should look for
25:10 – Flock Safety and selling to local governments
33:40 – The sci-fi founder and “impossible” big ideas
36:42 – Outro

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