--- title: You don’t always need a new idea | daily.dev description: A reflection on how innovation doesn't require entirely original ideas. Using examples like Tinder-style swiping applied to job searching (Sorce), Stories... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/you-don-t-always-need-a-new-idea-3kdczdss1 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: You don’t always need a new idea | daily.dev og:description: A reflection on how innovation doesn't require entirely original ideas. Using examples like Tinder-style swiping applied to job searching (Sorce), Stories... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/you-don-t-always-need-a-new-idea-3kdczdss1 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/3kDcZDss1.png og:image:alt: You don’t always need a new idea og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # You don’t always need a new idea **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 2 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A reflection on how innovation doesn't require entirely original ideas. Using examples like Tinder-style swiping applied to job searching (Sorce), Stories migrating from Snapchat to Instagram, and Uber/Airbnb adapting existing concepts, the piece argues that borrowing proven interactions from one context and applying them to another is a legitimate and often overlooked path to building successful products. The key question posed: 'What already works, and where else could it work?' ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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