The hunt for an original idea is paralyzing. Truth is, there’s no such thing. Everything is built on top of something else. Every creation is a compound of what came before it.
You wouldn’t recognize Da Vinci’s work if it were buried among other Renaissance paintings. And you wouldn’t know who built that house if it weren’t for the label on the construction fence.
The world is a free market. Everyone’s invited. Everyone can play, create, build. No one owns a method. No one can gatekeep a process. Everything is fair game. You’re allowed to take what already exists and stack something better on top.
Almost 90% of SaaS products today were made that way. Layers of APIs. Libraries on top of libraries. Dependencies stitched together to form something that works. That’s the standard now.
Trying to build every piece yourself isn’t amazing, it’s a waste of time. Not just in software. In garment factories too. It makes no sense to be the source of every thread, every fiber. Focus on what matters. Build from what already works.
Build and compound. Build and compound. Build and compound.
Find something good. Then do it better.