Original ideas are preferable, but marketable ones are better.
Get a garage. Clear a parking spot for the dump truck full of venture money that'll be pulling up at any moment to buy a chunk of your company. The world of venture capital is mysterious, thrilling, high-risk, and misunderstood. But perhaps its most fascinating element is how closely tied these early-stage financiers are to the operations of the companies upon which they shower their riches. And that's where there's a lesson to be gleaned.