Ideas

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A plain index of everything in Ideas. The explorer is the nicer way to browse; this page exists so every idea has a real, linkable, crawlable address.

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• Andreessen Horowitz (partners)55 ideas
• Paul Graham54 ideas
• Sam Altman39 ideas
• Sharif Shameem28 ideas
• Y Combinator26 ideas
• Nicholas Negroponte17 ideas
• Sonya Huang17 ideas
• Kevin Kelly12 ideas
• Aaron Swartz12 ideas
• Vitalik Buterin10 ideas
• Salim Ismail10 ideas
• Kat Mañalac9 ideas
• Pieter Levels8 ideas
• Li Jin8 ideas
• Balaji Srinivasan8 ideas
• Vinod Khosla8 ideas
• Bill Gates7 ideas
• Howard Rheingold7 ideas
• Nick Szabo7 ideas
• Philip Greenspun7 ideas
• Stewart Brand7 ideas
• Karen Lien7 ideas
• George Gilder6 ideas
• Michael Seibel6 ideas
• Jerry Kaplan6 ideas
• Nat Friedman6 ideas
• Marc Andreessen5 ideas
• Ray Kurzweil5 ideas
• Don Tapscott5 ideas
• Jeff Howe5 ideas
• Peter Diamandis5 ideas
• Erik Brynjolfsson5 ideas
• Clay Shirky5 ideas
• Jason Fried5 ideas
• Jeff Atwood5 ideas
• Patrick H. Winston5 ideas
• Ted Nelson5 ideas
• Marvin Minsky5 ideas
• Alan Kay5 ideas
• Charles Rich5 ideas
• Philippe Villers5 ideas
• Harry Pople5 ideas
• Charlie Curnin5 ideas
• Neal Stephenson4 ideas
• Michael Dertouzos4 ideas
• Frances Cairncross4 ideas
• John Hagel III4 ideas
• Tim Ferriss4 ideas
• Jakob Nielsen4 ideas
• Elad Gil4 ideas
• Jared Friedman4 ideas
• Roger Schank4 ideas
• Douglas Lenat4 ideas
• Aryeh Finegold4 ideas
• James D. Baker4 ideas
• Chris Anderson3 ideas
• David Gelernter3 ideas
• Esther Dyson3 ideas
• Satoshi Nakamoto3 ideas
• Fred Wilson3 ideas
• Tim Berners-Lee3 ideas
• Chris Dixon3 ideas
• Mark Cuban3 ideas
• Eric Sink3 ideas
• Albert Wenger3 ideas
• Michael Brady3 ideas
• Larry R. Harris3 ideas
• John Battelle2 ideas
• Mary Meeker2 ideas
• Nicholas Carr2 ideas
• Dave Winer2 ideas
• Randall Davis2 ideas
• Tim O'Reilly1 ideas
• Don Norman1 ideas
• Elon Musk1 ideas
• Yochai Benkler1 ideas
• Philip Evans1 ideas
• Evan I. Schwartz1 ideas
• Gary Vaynerchuk1 ideas
• David S. Isenberg1 ideas
• Joel Spolsky1 ideas
• Andrej Karpathy1 ideas
• Jeff Bezos1 ideas
• John Seely Brown1 ideas
• Arnold Kraft1 ideas
• Packy McCormick1 ideas

By category

• AI (139)
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• Health (53)
• Fintech (51)
• SaaS (50)
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• Platforms (43)
• Climate (42)
• Marketplace (39)
• Productivity (33)
• Education (30)
• Social (30)
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• Crypto (28)
• Commerce (25)
• Community (25)
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• Industrial (22)
• Biotech (21)
• Hard Tech (20)
• Research (17)
• GovTech (17)
• Robotics (16)
• Agents (13)
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• Remote Work (5)
• UX (5)
• Open Source (5)
• Automotive (5)
• AgTech (5)
• PropTech (5)

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• 2010s (161)
• 2020s (146)

By source

• The 28 AI tools I wish existedSharif Shameem · 2025-09-04 · 28 ideas
• Frighteningly Ambitious Startup IdeasPaul Graham · 2012-03-01 · 6 ideas
• Startup Ideas We'd Like to FundPaul Graham · 2008-07-01 · 29 ideas
• Ideas for StartupsPaul Graham · 2005-10-01 · 3 ideas
• Why Software Is Eating the WorldMarc Andreessen · 2011-08-20 · 2 ideas
• Being DigitalNicholas Negroponte · 1995-02-01 · 5 ideas
• The Road AheadBill Gates · 1995-11-24 · 6 ideas
• What Is Web 2.0Tim O'Reilly · 2005-09-30 · 1 ideas
• The Long TailChris Anderson · 2004-10-01 · 3 ideas
• Ethereum WhitepaperVitalik Buterin · 2014-01-01 · 10 ideas
• It's Time to BuildMarc Andreessen · 2020-04-18 · 3 ideas
• Generative AI: A Creative New WorldSonya Huang · 2022-09-19 · 10 ideas
• Snow CrashNeal Stephenson · 1992-06-01 · 4 ideas
• The Age of Spiritual MachinesRay Kurzweil · 1999-01-01 · 5 ideas
• What Will BeMichael Dertouzos · 1997-01-01 · 4 ideas
• Life After TelevisionGeorge Gilder · 1990-01-01 · 4 ideas
• Mirror WorldsDavid Gelernter · 1991-01-01 · 3 ideas
• The Virtual CommunityHoward Rheingold · 1993-01-01 · 2 ideas
• The Death of DistanceFrances Cairncross · 1997-01-01 · 4 ideas
• The Invisible ComputerDon Norman · 1998-01-01 · 1 ideas
• 1,000 True FansKevin Kelly · 2008-03-04 · 4 ideas
• 12 Startups in 12 MonthsPieter Levels · 2014-03-01 · 8 ideas
• The InevitableKevin Kelly · 2016-06-07 · 3 ideas
• Hyperloop AlphaElon Musk · 2013-08-12 · 1 ideas
• Big Ideas in Tech for 2023Andreessen Horowitz (partners) · 2022-12-15 · 15 ideas
• Big Ideas in Tech for 2024Andreessen Horowitz (partners) · 2023-11-29 · 18 ideas
• Formalizing and Securing Relationships on Public NetworksNick Szabo · 1997-09-01 · 4 ideas
• WikinomicsDon Tapscott · 2006-12-01 · 5 ideas
• The Wealth of NetworksYochai Benkler · 2006-04-01 · 1 ideas
• Business @ the Speed of ThoughtBill Gates · 1999-03-01 · 1 ideas
• Blown to BitsPhilip Evans · 1999-11-01 · 1 ideas
• The Database of IntentionsJohn Battelle · 2003-11-13 · 2 ideas
• Release 2.0: A Design for Living in the Digital AgeEsther Dyson · 1997-11-01 · 3 ideas
• Net Gain: Expanding Markets Through Virtual CommunitiesJohn Hagel III · 1997-01-01 · 4 ideas
• WebonomicsEvan I. Schwartz · 1997-07-01 · 1 ideas
• The Internet ReportMary Meeker · 1996-02-01 · 2 ideas
• CrowdsourcingJeff Howe · 2008-08-26 · 5 ideas
• The Big SwitchNicholas Carr · 2008-01-07 · 2 ideas
• Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You ThinkPeter Diamandis · 2012-02-21 · 5 ideas
• New Rules for the New EconomyKevin Kelly · 1997-09-01 · 3 ideas
• Out of ControlKevin Kelly · 1994-01-01 · 2 ideas
• Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash SystemSatoshi Nakamoto · 2008-10-31 · 3 ideas
• YCRFS 1: The Future of JournalismPaul Graham · 2009-08-01 · 2 ideas
• YCRFS 2: New Paths Through Product SpacePaul Graham · 2009-08-01 · 2 ideas
• YCRFS 3: Things Built on TwitterPaul Graham · 2009-10-01 · 1 ideas
• YCRFS 4: New Ways to Use Live VideoPaul Graham · 2009-10-01 · 2 ideas
• YCRFS 5: Development on HandheldsPaul Graham · 2009-11-01 · 2 ideas
• YCRFS 6: iPad ApplicationsPaul Graham · 2010-03-01 · 2 ideas
• YCRFS 7: Applications of Facebook Instant PersonalizationPaul Graham · 2010-08-01 · 1 ideas
• YCRFS 8: Ephemeralization AppsPaul Graham · 2011-01-01 · 1 ideas
• YCRFS 9: Kill HollywoodPaul Graham · 2012-01-01 · 3 ideas
• The Big Ideas That Fintech Will Tackle in 2022Andreessen Horowitz (partners) · 2021-12-20 · 8 ideas
• The Passion Economy and the Future of WorkLi Jin · 2019-10-08 · 8 ideas
• Exponential OrganizationsSalim Ismail · 2014-10-14 · 10 ideas
• The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant TechnologiesErik Brynjolfsson · 2014-01-01 · 5 ideas
• The Rise of the Stupid NetworkDavid S. Isenberg · 1997-06-01 · 1 ideas
• Making Money from Your Web SitePhilip Greenspun · 1998-09-01 · 3 ideas
• Gin, Television, and Social Surplus (Looking for the Mouse)Clay Shirky · 2008-04-26 · 1 ideas
• Getting RealJason Fried · 2006-03-01 · 5 ideas
• AVC: Products That Should ExistFred Wilson · 2006-04-16 · 1 ideas
• RSS Enclosures and the Origin of PodcastingDave Winer · 2001-01-11 · 2 ideas
• Information Management: A ProposalTim Berners-Lee · 1989-03-01 · 3 ideas
• Predictions for the Web in Year 2000Jakob Nielsen · 1999-12-25 · 4 ideas
• Requests for Startups (July 2014)Sam Altman · 2014-07-01 · 12 ideas
• Crypto Tokens: A Breakthrough in Open Network DesignChris Dixon · 2017-05-27 · 3 ideas
• Products That Should ExistAaron Swartz · 2006-12-29 · 3 ideas
• How to Build Decent Productivity SoftwareAaron Swartz · 2007-10-29 · 4 ideas
• Improving the ClipboardJeff Atwood · 2005-10-30 · 1 ideas
• Your Internet Driver's LicenseJeff Atwood · 2010-11-23 · 2 ideas
• Discourse: WordPress for ForumsJeff Atwood · 2013-02-05 · 2 ideas
• Request for Startups: Climate TechY Combinator · 2022-12-15 · 8 ideas
• YC's latest Request for Startups (Summer 2024)Y Combinator · 2024-02-14 · 10 ideas
• Talking the iPad, Kids, Making Money and VideoMark Cuban · 2010-01-28 · 2 ideas
• What Google TV and Apple TV Should DoMark Cuban · 2010-10-24 · 1 ideas
• Fog Creek Product Visions (CityDesk & Copilot)Joel Spolsky · 2001-01-01 · 1 ideas
• The Media Lab: Inventing the Future at MITStewart Brand · 1987-09-15 · 4 ideas
• Lazy BackupAaron Swartz · 2006-11-29 · 3 ideas
• Interesting Markets: 2019 EditionElad Gil · 2019-01-08 · 2 ideas
• Software 2.0Andrej Karpathy · 2017-11-11 · 1 ideas
• Finding a Product Idea for Your Micro-ISVEric Sink · 2004-12-15 · 3 ideas
• Using the ArsDigita Community SystemPhilip Greenspun · 1998-01-01 · 4 ideas
• Web Productivity ToolsAaron Swartz · 2006-01-05 · 2 ideas
• Wine Library TV Launch VisionGary Vaynerchuk · 2009-07-03 · 1 ideas
• The Compound Lever: AI for Software EngineeringSonya Huang · 2024-06-25 · 2 ideas
• Engineering a Muse: Case StudiesTim Ferriss · 2010-11-28 · 4 ideas
• AVC Product Wishes (2004)Fred Wilson · 2004-05-06 · 2 ideas
• Situated SoftwareClay Shirky · 2004-03-30 · 4 ideas
• Amazon 1997 Shareholder LetterJeff Bezos · 1998-03-30 · 1 ideas
• New RFS — Breakthrough TechnologiesSam Altman · 2014-03-19 · 6 ideas
• Bit GoldNick Szabo · 2005-12-29 · 3 ideas
• Request for Startups: WaterY Combinator · 2017-01-03 · 4 ideas
• Request for Startups: News, Jobs, and DemocracyY Combinator · 2017-01-31 · 4 ideas
• Request for Education StartupsKaren Lien · 2017-09-19 · 7 ideas
• Updated Request for Startups (Summer 2018)Kat Mañalac · 2018-03-06 · 9 ideas
• Request for Startups: Government 2.0Michael Seibel · 2019-05-21 · 6 ideas
• Requests for Startups Refreshed (September 2016)Sam Altman · 2016-09-27 · 3 ideas
• New RFS: One Million JobsSam Altman · 2014-07-02 · 2 ideas
• Responding to COVID-19 (Request for Startups)Jared Friedman · 2020-03-25 · 4 ideas
• Tools for ThoughtHoward Rheingold · 1985-01-01 · 5 ideas
• The AI Business: Commercial Uses of Artificial IntelligencePatrick H. Winston · 1984-05-29 · 5 ideas
• The Cognitive ComputerRoger Schank · 1984-01-01 · 4 ideas
• Literary MachinesTed Nelson · 1981-04-01 · 5 ideas
• The Society of MindMarvin Minsky · 1986-01-01 · 4 ideas
• The $100 million+ TV over IP StartupAlbert Wenger · 2010-11-30 · 1 ideas
• Carbon Removal Technologies (Frontier RFS)Sam Altman · 2018-10-23 · 8 ideas
• Cyc: A Comprehensive Common-Sense Knowledge BaseDouglas Lenat · 1984-07-01 · 4 ideas
• Whole Earth Software CatalogStewart Brand · 1984-01-01 · 3 ideas
• Microcosm: The Quantum Revolution in Economics and TechnologyGeorge Gilder · 1989-01-01 · 2 ideas
• Software is Reorganizing the WorldBalaji Srinivasan · 2013-11-22 · 3 ideas
• Silicon Valley Product Visions (Teknowledge to OnSale)Jerry Kaplan · 1981-01-01 · 4 ideas
• Generative AI's Act o1: The Reasoning Era BeginsSonya Huang · 2024-10-09 · 5 ideas
• Alan Kay at TED (1984): Inventing the FutureAlan Kay · 1984-01-01 · 2 ideas
• New Year, New Fund, New Opportunities in Bio + HealthAndreessen Horowitz (partners) · 2022-01-10 · 7 ideas
• The Big Ideas Fintech Will Tackle in 2021Andreessen Horowitz (partners) · 2020-12-17 · 4 ideas
• AI Grant Portfolio (Batches 3–4)Nat Friedman · 2024-01-01 · 6 ideas
• The Low Road, the Middle Road, and the High RoadJohn Seely Brown · 1984-05-29 · 1 ideas
• The Programmer's ApprenticeCharles Rich · 1984-05-29 · 5 ideas
• Feature versus CompanyAlbert Wenger · 2008-09-19 · 1 ideas
• Work and Play: Inventing the FutureAlan Kay · 1984-05-29 · 3 ideas
• Intelligent Robots: Connecting Perception to ActionMichael Brady · 1984-05-29 · 3 ideas
• Requests for Startups (September 2014)Sam Altman · 2014-09-12 · 8 ideas
• Intelligent Robots: Moving toward MegassemblyPhilippe Villers · 1984-05-29 · 5 ideas
• Today and Tomorrow: The Problems and the PromiseMarvin Minsky · 1984-05-29 · 1 ideas
• The Engineer's ApprenticeAryeh Finegold · 1984-05-29 · 4 ideas
• The World After Capital in 64 ThesesAlbert Wenger · 2021-03-01 · 1 ideas
• Reintermediated (Wired Column)Nicholas Negroponte · 1997-09-01 · 4 ideas
• Tangible Bits (Wired Column)Nicholas Negroponte · 1997-05-01 · 4 ideas
• Amplifying Expertise with Expert SystemsRandall Davis · 1984-05-29 · 2 ideas
• Climate Technology Breakthroughs Multiplied by InstigatorsVinod Khosla · 2020-07-15 · 6 ideas
• CADUCEUS: An Experimental Expert System for Medical DiagnosisHarry Pople · 1984-05-29 · 5 ideas
• Bits and Atoms (Wired Column)Nicholas Negroponte · 1995-01-01 · 3 ideas
• 2B1 (Wired Column)Nicholas Negroponte · 1997-06-01 · 1 ideas
• XCON: An Expert Configuration System at Digital Equipment CorporationArnold Kraft · 1984-05-29 · 1 ideas
• DIPMETER ADVISOR: An Expert Log Analysis System at SchlumbergerJames D. Baker · 1984-05-29 · 4 ideas
• Natural Language Front EndsLarry R. Harris · 1984-05-29 · 3 ideas
• Developer Tools 2.0Charlie Curnin · 2023-03-22 · 5 ideas
• The Purpose of TechnologyBalaji Srinivasan · 2020-07-19 · 2 ideas
• Things I Don't Know About AIElad Gil · 2024-02-21 · 1 ideas
• Yes, You May Need a BlockchainBalaji Srinivasan · 2019-05-14 · 2 ideas
• Founding vs InheritingBalaji Srinivasan · 2021-05-26 · 1 ideas
• Startup: A Silicon Valley AdventureJerry Kaplan · 1996-10-01 · 2 ideas
• The Big Ideas Fintech Will Tackle in 2020Andreessen Horowitz (partners) · 2019-12-18 · 3 ideas
• Earth AIPacky McCormick · 2024-04-23 · 1 ideas
• 20 Percent Doctor Included: Speculations and Musings of a Technology OptimistVinod Khosla · 2016-09-30 · 1 ideas
• A Model for Implementing the Bicycle Commute EconomyVinod Khosla · 2006-04-01 · 1 ideas
• AI RegulationElad Gil · 2023-09-18 · 1 ideas