Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Ask HN: What's your best startup idea that you're not going to pursue?

news.ycombinator.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

201–210 of 214 posts

Re: Ask HN: What's your best startup idea that you're not going to pursue?

#201

Post by motyar »

hashtag wrote: post #123
motyar wrote: post #92

Location based anon social network. I am working on it.

Curious but why do you see this as valuable? Secret exists to confess anonymously within your circle. General social networks to connect to your connections (FB, LinkedIn, etc). An insane list of failed startups that try to get strangers to connect but no one actively seeks meeting strangers for the sake of in general. I am having a hard time seeing why I'd want to connect to anyone anonymously in my area that don't…

Let's see. Its fully anon system where visitor can talk to other visitors. Its fully anon. You just see form where the other visitor is.

Re: Ask HN: What's your best startup idea that you're not going to pursue?

#202

Post by hashtag »

motyar wrote: post #201
hashtag wrote: post #123

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Curious but why do you see this as valuable? Secret exists to confess anonymously within your circle. General social networks to connect to your connections (FB, LinkedIn, etc). An insane list of failed startups that try to get strangers to connect but no one actively seeks meeting strangers for the sake of in general. I am having a hard time seeing why I'd want to connect to anyone anonymously in my area that don't…

Let's see. Its fully anon system where visitor can talk to other visitors. Its fully anon. You just see form where the other visitor is.

Unfortunately, at least for me, that isn't a selling feature. It's basically Secret (perhaps more social) without the personal friends angle and adding in location. Can't see a reason to use it.

Re: Ask HN: What's your best startup idea that you're not going to pursue?

#203

Post by peacemaker »

darkstar999 wrote: post #2

Remote sysadmin service. Percona has a remote DBA service that gives us 24/7 access to a team of proficient DBAs for a fraction of the cost of hiring one. I'd like to see the same product for cloud sysadmins.

Pythian do this, not sure how much they cost though.

Re: Ask HN: What's your best startup idea that you're not going to pursue?

#204

Post by alain94040 »

TheAlchemist wrote: post #188
vishalzone2002 wrote: post #182

the missing B in AirBnB. I really wish I can finish the work on this idea someday. I have tech MVP but I dont know how to move forward. The idea : Basically, people can charge for Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner at their places. There are people who like to cook and people who dont. Why not let former earn money and later save money while eating healthy meals and meeting new people.

I have thought about this too, but in the country I'm currently living (France), it would be too much of a mess with the licence / legal side - if somebody gets really sick after a dinner, that could end bad. That being said, it's a great idea and I would love to work on this one day.

Isn't this what super-marmite.com was doing?

Re: Ask HN: What's your best startup idea that you're not going to pursue?

#206

Post by hackerboos »

mattwritescode wrote: post #205

A paper version of a sat nav. Essentially its a book with a picture of all the roads. A reader will be able to use it on the go to see where they are trying to get to.

A road atlas with pictures then? That would be a huge book.

Re: Ask HN: What's your best startup idea that you're not going to pursue?

#207

Post by vishalzone2002 »

alain94040 wrote: post #204
TheAlchemist wrote: post #188

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have thought about this too, but in the country I'm currently living (France), it would be too much of a mess with the licence / legal side - if somebody gets really sick after a dinner, that could end bad. That being said, it's a great idea and I would love to work on this one day.

Isn't this what super-marmite.com was doing?

I didn't knew about them. They seem to be catering EU, there is nothing I came across in US.

Re: Ask HN: What's your best startup idea that you're not going to pursue?

#208

Post by vishalzone2002 »

TheAlchemist wrote: post #188
vishalzone2002 wrote: post #182

the missing B in AirBnB. I really wish I can finish the work on this idea someday. I have tech MVP but I dont know how to move forward. The idea : Basically, people can charge for Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner at their places. There are people who like to cook and people who dont. Why not let former earn money and later save money while eating healthy meals and meeting new people.

I have thought about this too, but in the country I'm currently living (France), it would be too much of a mess with the licence / legal side - if somebody gets really sick after a dinner, that could end bad. That being said, it's a great idea and I would love to work on this one day.

Yes that is one of the big issue for sure. But it can be mitigated using reviews and past experiences. Other issues are similar to what AirBnB might have faced like security issues, etc.

Re: Ask HN: What's your best startup idea that you're not going to pursue?

#209

Post by vishalzone2002 »

conductr wrote: post #190

Uber for hiring a undocumented worker/day laborer. Sometimes I hire these guys[0,1] and I have to go pick them up [2], try to find one that speaks decent English, negotiate pricing, explain the job, and manage the quality of work[3]. There is actually a huge potential to improve the worker side of the current status quo. Right now, these guys have a ton of idle time[4] and there is a pricing opportunity[5]. There's a…

regulatory issues?

Re: Ask HN: What's your best startup idea that you're not going to pursue?

#210

Post by vishalzone2002 »

bobosha wrote: post #51

A store-to-kitchen cart. I carry it in store, checkout items from within the cart - mos t current carts are clunky, heavy - one that you can push onto your car trunk and carry out into your pantry/kitchen. Basically the iPod of shopping carts. Would save billion of shopping bags, no more "paper or plastic?"

even better if its store-to-fridge.
Post reply on HN