From Quora: Why is so much of Silicon Valley obsessed with small ideas that don't solve a problem?

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Why is so much of Silicon Valley obsessed with small ideas that don't solve a problem?

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Answer (1 of 34): There are a few questions mixed up in this one. I'll peel them apart: 1. Are trivial ideas overfunded relative to more important ones? 2. Is technology transfer a huge opportunity that we are missing? 3. Are too many entrepreneurs working on "trivial" apps? 4. Are these ideas trivial in the first place? 1. Are trivial ideas overfunded relative to more important ones? Let look at the data from the latest Money Tree report. http://www.pwc.com/en_US/us/technology/assets/money-tree-report-q3...