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OpenAI acquires startup founded by former Apple engineers to bring AI natively to the Mac desktop
Nickie Louise
October 23, 2025
Reddit sues Perplexity for allegedly scraping millions of user posts to train its AI model
Daniel Levi
October 23, 2025
Top Tech News Today, October 23, 2025
Nickie Louise
October 23, 2025
Adobe discussed $3 billion acquisition of AI video startup Synthesia, report
Nickie Louise
October 22, 2025
Top Startup and Tech Funding News – October 22, 2025
Nickie Louise
October 22, 2025
roclub raises $11.7M Series A funding to expand U.S. presence and solve medtech staffing crisis
Daniel Levi
October 22, 2025
AI startup UnifyApps raises $50M in funding at $250M valuation; Sprinklr founder joins as co-CEO
Daniel Levi
October 22, 2025
Sumble emerges from stealth with $38.5M in funding to bring real-time sales intelligence to GTM teams
Nickie Louise
October 22, 2025
SenseNet raises $14M Series A to detect wildfires before they’re visible using AI-powered sensors and satellites
Nickie Louise
October 22, 2025
Meta cuts 600 AI jobs after $100M hiring spree. Is this the start of AI layoffs?
Nickie Louise
October 22, 2025
Anthropic, Google in talks on multibillion-dollar cloud deal to boost AI power and challenge OpenAI
Nickie Louise
October 22, 2025
Top Startup and Tech Funding News – October 21, 2025
Nickie Louise
October 21, 2025
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-powered browser set to rival Google Chrome and Perplexity
Nickie Louise
October 21, 2025
Anrok raises $55M in funding to automate global sales tax compliance for AI and SaaS startups
Nickie Louise
October 21, 2025
Sakana AI, Japan’s answer to OpenAI, in talks to raise $100M in Funding at $2.5B valuation
Nickie Louise
October 21, 2025
Top Startup and Tech Funding News – October 20, 2025
Nickie Louise
October 20, 2025
Plug and Play unveils 12 lifetech startups shaping the future of healthcare innovation in Indianapolis
Daniel Levi
October 20, 2025
Alibaba’s Aegaeon cuts Nvidia GPU usage by 82%, doing to AI hardware what DeepSeek did to software
Nickie Louise
October 20, 2025
AI music startup Suno in talks to raise $100M in funding at $2 billion valuation
Nickie Louise
October 20, 2025
Unpopular Ideas That Became Billion-Dollar Businesses
Daniel Levi
October 18, 2025
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Why the best founders chase what others dismiss.
The Psychology of Unpopular Business Ideas
What YC Calls “Contrarian but Right”
1. Pursue Ideas That Feel Dangerous or Scary
2. Enter Crowded Markets with a Fresh Angle
3. Operate in Legal Gray Areas (But Ethically)
4. Ignore ‘Small TAM’ and ‘Unfundable’ Labels
5. Build ‘Impossible’ or Sci-Fi Ideas
Patterns Behind Billion-Dollar Unpopular Ideas
1. Timing Beats Genius
2. Persistence Outlasts Popularity
3. Distribution Is the Real Moat
4. Mockery Is Market Validation in Disguise
5. People Don’t Want New Things — They Want Familiar Things That Work Better
10 Unpopular Startup Ideas That Could Become the Next Billion-Dollar Businesses
1. AI-Powered R&D Tax Credit Platform
2. Spotify for Unfinished Music
3. AI-Powered Fiction Book Publisher
4. Company Shutdown Service
5. Private Network for Gig Workers
6. AI Music “Type Beats” Factory
7. No-Phone Social Clubs
8. Subscription Urban Wellness Parks
9. Human Verification API for Apps
10. Anesthesia-Enabled Travel Pods
10 More Contrarian Business Ideas for 2025 and Beyond
1. Eco-Surveillance for Small Businesses
2. Bulky Reusable Packaging Network
3. Elitist Native Landscaping Service
4. Intrusive Home Energy Overhaul
5. DIY Health Panic Kits
6. Robotic Customer Service Overlords
7. Soulless Content Editing AI
8. Superficial Skill Snacks Platform
9. Forced EV Infrastructure Push
10. Rigid Productivity Template Empire
Why These Startup Ideas Work (The Hidden Logic of the Unpopular)
1. Unpopular ≠ Unprofitable
2. Early Mockery Is the First Moat
3. Distribution > Perfection
4. Scarcity of Belief Creates Scarcity of Supply
5. Human Behavior Changes Slower Than Technology
The Courage to Look Stupid
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