Ask HN: How to find solvable problems if you're a great problem-solver?

[naf]

The advice people tend to give to build a successful startup is to solve problems you encounter yourself. But how do I come up with marketable solutions if I'm already an expert in solving problems in my own manner?

[zachlatta]

Every time you run into a problem or think that something might be neat, write it down. I started doing this a year ago and haven't run short of ideas I'm passionate about since.

[naf]

That's a great idea. It just seems that every problem I run into has already been solved.

[zombio]

What you're saying is you've solved problems that other people can't solve themselves... isn't that the basis for almost any startup?

[naf]

Yes, it is. But I can't recognise my own problems anymore, because I've become so good at solving them myself.