Paul Graham on Vision Quotes

"The way to see the future is to live in it."

"A good startup idea is something that is a good idea, but looks like a bad idea."

"You need to be able to see the potential in a small, niche market that could become huge."

"The future belongs to the people who are willing to experiment."

"The best way to get startup ideas is to look for things that are broken."

"Vision is the ability to see the invisible."

"A visionary isn't someone who sees the future, but someone who sees the present more clearly than others."

"The ultimate vision is to create something that changes how people live."

"The best way to come up with startup ideas is to ask yourself: what do you wish someone would make for you?"

"If you want to have good ideas, you need to have a lot of ideas and throw away the bad ones."

"You want to be the person who notices things that are missing."

"When you're at the leading edge, the things that are missing are obvious."

"The way to get startup ideas is not to try to think of startup ideas. It's to look for problems."

"Vision is the bridge between the present and a better future."

"If you want to find the future, look at what the smartest people are doing in their spare time."

"The best founders are the ones who can see the future and have the skills to build it."

"You have to be willing to be wrong to be a visionary."

"Live in the future, then build what's missing."

"You have to be able to see the potential in something that looks like a toy."

"You can't see the future by looking at the mainstream. You have to look at the margins."

"The future is built by people who are dissatisfied with the present."

"The best ideas come from being at the leading edge of a field and seeing what's missing."

"A great vision is one that is based on a deep understanding of the problem."

"If you're at the leading edge of a rapidly changing field, you'll see things that are missing before anyone else."

"The most important thing is to be able to see the world as it is, not as you want it to be."

"The best way to have a great vision is to follow your curiosity."

"The most successful founders are the ones who are just trying to solve a problem they have."

"The best ideas are the ones that seem obvious in retrospect."

"The most powerful visions are those that solve a fundamental human need in a new way."

"Visionary is a word people use for someone who was right about something that wasn't obvious."

"Don't try to be a visionary. Try to be useful."

"A visionary is someone who can see the world as it will be, not just as it is."

"It's better to make something a few people vehemently want than something a lot of people are lukewarm about."