Thinking of a new startup idea? Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel discuss the types of ideas to stay away from—what we commonly refer to as "tarpit ideas."

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00:00 Intro
00:16 Advice on pivoting Tarpit ideas
00:38 Tarpit definition
03:49 Most tarpit Consumer ideas
04:56 Why do founders choose consumer ideas so much
06:37 Why is it hard doing consumer stuff
07:21 What's the bar for a startup
07:43 Google
09:53 Facebook
11:19 Timing Web 2
13:38 Smartphone
14:21 What is a tarpit idea?
15:45 App to discover new things
16:34 Why they don't work
19:37 Recent target ideas
20:27 Web3 Rebuilding the world
21:38 Theory of supply and demand
23:29 Demand side
26:13 Best pivots
27:49 Closing thoughts