Corollary to Paul Graham’s frighteningly ambitious startup ideas: a list of impossible ideas that interest me personally.
- ubiquitous, secure, painless (one-click) bitcoin payment
- ubiquitous, effortless, anonymous, encrypted communication
- painless, anonymous, decentralized internet access
- effortless expense/receipt management
- effortless information management / mind mapping
Working on the impossible is like exercise: if you produce something half good then you have something better than any existing similar product.