A startup’s journey through the idea maze and into the future

There is this fascinating business notion in the venture world referred to by some VCs as the “idea maze”. I first came across it in a 2013 blog post by Chris Dixon of a16z, in which he presents the uncommon argument that ideas do in fact matter. What are good startup ideas? For Chris, they are “multi-year plans that contemplate many possible paths according to how the world changes.” Something that became clear to me as I got more exposed to early-stage startups is that the complexities of the market indeed transform a startup’s journey into multiple…