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Find the Minimum Starting Points to Reach Every Node (Graph Intuition)

In many real-world systems—networks, influence chains, or information flow—not every node needs to be a starting point. Some nodes are naturally reachable from others. In this problem, you are given a directed graph with n nodes and a list of edges where each edge represents a one-way connection between nodes. Your task is to identify the smallest set of vertices from which all nodes in the graph can be reached. The key insight lies in understanding graph entry points — nodes that have no incoming edges. These nodes are the true starting points because no other node can reach them. If you start from these vertices, the entire graph becomes reachable. 🔍 What you’ll learn in this problem: How to think about incoming vs outgoing edges Identifying source nodes in directed graphs A powerful observation that reduces the problem to linear time O(V + E) 💡 Core Idea: If a node has zero incoming edges, it must be included in the answer because no other node can reach it. 🚀 Part of the Series: 100 Days of Transform Your Thinking in Graphs A journey to build deep graph intuition for coding interviews and real-world systems.