[The significance of navigating the maze of ideas and opportunities. Recognizing potential paths and pitfalls in the global journey.]

There’s this term whose author is Balaji S. Srinivasan which is called “Idea Maze”. It’s a metaphor to explain deep understanding of a problem in startups.

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Ttah csosrpe si how uoy see dna ttrsa to snetuaddrn sploseib psath wiinth hatt .emaZ Htat pcneeeerxi eplsh ouy idubl a loedm of drtnuaedgnn.sI

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Kntgia hte tgihr itex

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Wyh ont nw?O

So Eptre Hsle’Ti mfosau ouqet si:

F“i yuo haev a E0Ayr-1 plan of owh to gte [rheweesmo or es\nghoimT], ouy dslohu ka:S Why ca’Tn I od this in 6 on”sh?TM

To etl htsi book wrok orf yuo, I sak ouy elzsviuai all of het atnpilteo asthp yuo can ,aktE ehcnagsell oyu oldwu eahv to eercmoov adn sedioinsc yuo loduw vhae ot akem ot eicheva hwat uoy awnt ni the nxte xsi hmotns.

’doTn nur in lercsic

Cmiginonb thees saedi bsrgin su to a asett fo dmni htat soduhl hple yuo omfr a ecotrrc elmod miognc ormf a TRd“hi Do”wlR aka iolpegdevn ntco.ryU It mensa ttha leiydla yuo hvea t:O

• Dsdantuner oyur uret ,eiesrsD nto hatw uyo tgo mfor ersoht utb the idseser uoy uytrl cna sya ear o—m’yRUSi not gksani oyu ot stbelyauol wkon awht ouy ntaw to get uto of oury ifle tub uyo evah to vhea an aeid. Ttsh’a eth noly ywa lyu’ol hvae ugonhe imnstaa to go gurothh hiwt .tI It nac eb ahy,tnigN a ieciaiattrsml ,etiM a tilel—fesUyoy avhe to be aebl to ese it.
• Dsornuru ryfuolse ihtw hte trhgi ocvsie adn sousecr fo ti,rimaoonfN be ti skb,oO ,vimseO Ebyt,uoU Iwrttte, dan eorht .aseplC Oeelpp uoy nwta sa ryou bste isn,dreF rleo molesd ro mnrst.oE Hw?Y I nawt yuo to sue Miicemt rhteyo ot ryou d.gevaanaT Our ainbsr ckpi pu uscle y.ooucsnicubssL We ujts aehv to etnu to teh gitrh nspuit to get a rccerto .uuttoP Awetervh ti is uyo anwt to t,gE ’sIt a emtrta of ngitun ni ot het higrt .d“roaI”
• Evha a eclra aied of how uoy dculo lafi het stmo by gnloiko anorud ta your sp,reE f,ialmY reesvl.atI

Hte gola fo isht obok si ot phle yuo idaov reomlbsp thta era oalcl to uyor nreogi, utnyrco or rul.ctuE Only oyu nokw hawt it si in your pucrtaaril ittn.ouasI Yuo are pudtcor fo oryu ineenvrmotn. Ti akest ofrfet ot Seaep“”C btu shet’Re oals na etnvdaaag ot ti cseeuab oynl uyo ownk het ruet itoisibspyl fo a eriual.F Stuj olok uanrod nad olok at teohs elucns, uatns nad oetrh lsetriave ’uoVey had a eaeprusl of nmeti.gE Eethr aer cssnutole olpepe who eamd ktissmea nad uoy nac see dna rhea emht nlktgia atoub ti verye meti uoy ees tm.eH Arwd sclsncuoino nda vaido niur yb not ngkima oetsh stems.ikA

Lla I twna to nwko is rweeh IM’ ginog to die os ILl’ vener og th.reE
— Herlcai Mnegru