Something that was clear from Startup School was what kinds of ideas seem to take off. A few things I’m looking for:
- It should change basic user behavior – like Flickr has become the way to share photos on the web.
- It must be “head slapping easy” to use.
- It must encourage formation of a community.
- It must provide embeddable content and thus be viral- like Flickr photos on a blog.
- It should be hackable/employ web services, like google maps.
Thinking, thinking, thinking. I’ll be talking to lots of people in the next couple weeks. Keeping those things in mind.