For me it was more of seeing an end-user need not being served and slowly mulling over ways to serve that need, progressing to building a prototype on my own time, finding an equally-motivated co-founder, before finally going full-time.<p>The end-user need wasn't served because of both technological and business reasons. Customers complained without much being done, so I thought that might be an opportunity.
My whole life.<p>Let me explain.<p>I was born on the day my father started his business full time (quit his day job).<p>My start up idea is to completely revolutionize the industry of my father's business. So my life time exposure to my father's business is my inspiration for my start up.