On 2026-10-07 I posted advice for founders on LinkedIn, urging them to mine recent holiday conversations for business ideas by listening for what was difficult to arrange, what disappointed travelers, and what they’d happily pay to have handled better.
On 2026-10-07 I posted advice for founders on LinkedIn, urging them to mine recent holiday conversations for business ideas by listening for what was difficult to arrange, what disappointed travelers, and what they’d happily pay to have handled better. DATE: 2026-10-07 09:31 UTC
- Prioritize listening for “what was difficult to arrange” and “what disappointed them” in holiday conversations.
I outline a five‑step method to capture these insights, from casual conversation to synthesizing a list of candidate problems for validation.
- Method:
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- Engage in casual conversation about recent holidays.
- Note logistical challenges, disappointments, inefficiencies.
- Ask follow‑up: “What would you have liked someone to take care of?”
- Record pain points and willingness‑to‑pay signals.
- Synthesize into candidate problems for further validation.
- Frame the identified need as a “travel problem you wish someone would solve.”