Defects and Opportunities

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Entrepreneurs think differently from ordinary people. The most fundamental difference is that what others see as social flaws, they see as opportunities. For example, this year there have been many serious incidents related to families and children, such as nannies setting fires and children being bullied in kindergartens. A startup friend of mine told me that these things are indeed detestable, but they also signal the next wave of entrepreneurial opportunities. He said that the overall trend in human development is social division of labor, using the purchase of products and services to meet needs. However, the closer a need is to one’s private life, the harder it is to address. For example, child education and family services involve extremely complex factors that go beyond the capabilities of today’s human commercial society. The occurrence of serious incidents in these fields indicates that there is a huge demand; as long as entrepreneurs can provide high-quality products or services, it will surely turn into a big business opportunity. Therefore, he believes that the two major areas for entrepreneurship in these past two years have been home services and early education. It is time to overcome the final challenge of human social division of labor. Trends do not emerge suddenly; rather, they are the result of years of accumulation in a particular field coming to a head.