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Another way to look at this question is one of - what drives web entrepreneurs? Let's assume that financial reward is one piece of it, and that the process of actually building is itself rewarding - what else influences how HN members have decided what type of companies to build?

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Whether others seem interested in the idea. I have only recently started projects that random strangers have sought me out over, and it is encouraging. Also, the feeling of a whether the idea can be achieved. I also shy away from things that feel too mundane (although those things are sometimes great businesses to be in).

I'll keep it going, what else influences how HN members have decided what type of companies to build?

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