I think we focus on tech and consumers startup because of sample bias. We ourselves are techies; journalists at large are general consumers and so over-report things they are familiar with.
But most of the flows of money in the world are actually between businesses as they progressively transform products en route to the final consumer. And businesses are, in some ways, much easier to sell to.
Very few thoughts or ideas are ultimately original :)
One thing that struck me from what you said is that its up to techs to learn to relate to the rest of the world trying to make their lives easier with tech, and for the most part, are ending up working for technology, instead of technology working for them.
Oh yes. Every non-tech job I've ever had is riddled with inconvenience, drudgery, pointless paperwork. The information revolution has barely even begun.
The best part of my current contracting work is that while it isn't HN-glamorous, I save real people I talk to real hours of horrible tedium by automating away busywork. It also pays pretty well.
But most of the flows of money in the world are actually between businesses as they progressively transform products en route to the final consumer. And businesses are, in some ways, much easier to sell to.
Not an original idea. I got it from reading Hayek: http://chester.id.au/2013/01/05/on-selling-to-consumers/