How to Get Startup Ideas w/ Vignesh Kumar from GD1

​Startups are new companies that set out to ‘disrupt’ or change an industry, either by creating something that doesn’t currently exist, or by entering an existing market with a modified, better product.

​Apple, Google, Pinterest and Sharesies all began as startups: simple ideas that now solve important problems in our daily lives. But how exactly do you come up with such innovative and revolutionary ideas? Now that we have all the tools we need to build at our fingertips, how do we create something people actually want?

​PIXEL is excited to welcome Vignesh Kumar, co-managing partner at GD1, to answer these questions for us.

​For some pre-reading, check out Paul Graham’s essay “How to Get Startup Ideas”.

​About GD1 (Global from Day One) 🌎
GD1 is a venture capital fund investing in New Zealand founders building category-defining companies — from first cheque to global scale.

​About PIXEL 👾
PIXEL is a community of young creatives, founders and dreamers reshaping Aotearoa’s culture of innovation. We support innovation in all shapes and sizes, from creative projects to non-profits to startups.