Questions

I've read two articles in the past day that had a parallel line to them, and I wanted to connect them here. This first is an article from Paul Graham about Ideas for Startups, and the second is an article from MSNBC about Einstein. The focusing point of both articles revolves around the use of "Questions". Paul poses that and idea for a startup is best posed as a question. Going through the process of answering that question is what leads to a startup, and it often changes direction as you find a better question to ask. All good ideas start with asking a question. Einstein questioned the nature of light as a 16-year-old boy. He wondered what it would be like if you could "catch up" to a beam of light. What would he see? He eventually answered that question, but the question lead him down the path toward Relativity. It's interesting what questions can lead to.