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Re: Ask HN: What would you pay $10,000 for right now?

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Post by manglav »

thedirt0115 wrote: post #26

This is super niche, but a service that takes a video upload (or youtube link) of a professional pool/billiards match and generates overhead shot diagrams for every shot of the match. Why do I want this? Diagramming shots is the most tedious part of making a book where you analyze shots from pro matches -- this has been done by hand before and sells for ~$50 -- https://www.amazon.com/Capelle-9-Ball-Archer-vs-Reyes/dp…

Do you have any contact info? I'd like to give this a shot as a pool player and a computer vision engineer.

Re: Ask HN: What would you pay $10,000 for right now?

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Post by jonknee »

xchaotic wrote: post #25
fludlight wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you considered REITs?

I have looked at a few, the fees and the opaque structure scared me away. I would like the control, of being able to sell my share on the open market at any point (at close to face value, obviously) and being able to benefit from a proportion of rental income where ROI < 20 years.

How are REITs opaque? You can find out exactly what they own and there is no easier way to get get in and out of a property investment than through a REIT, especially larger ones.

Re: Ask HN: What would you pay $10,000 for right now?

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Post by jonknee »

ztratar wrote: post #3
WingH wrote: post #2

I would pay $10,000 for an API that gives me the Linkedin company updates for any single company. I would pay $10,000 for an API that gives me real-time Asian news (Korean, Japanese, Chinese) content that matches a keyword. I would pay $10,000 for an API that classifies an article into a topic such as politics, tech, etc. I would pay $10,000 for an API that shows me the annual/monthly trends for FB likes, Twitter fol…

I don't feel like any of these ideas are worth $10k to most people, to be perfectly honest. 10k for a LI api to a company page? I don't get it.

The question wasn't directed to most people which is a good thing because I don't think most people would spend $10k on anything other than a car or a home.

Re: Ask HN: What would you pay $10,000 for right now?

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Post by dmeeker »

xchaotic wrote: post #13

I would pay $10k for a share in an honest, low fee property investment. I can't afford losing liquidity to buy another whole property, but I'd like to invest a proportion of my savings against rental/commercial properties, as directly as possible, with as few intermediares and with many safeguards for bad times.

If you're an accredited investor and willing to make it $25k instead of $10k, this is totally available right now on CrowdStreet and similar sites (although CS is the clear front-runner in quality and quantity of offerings).

Sponsors looking to raise equity to purchase a property pay a fee to list their projects on the site, CS does some amount of due diligence on both sponsor and project, and when you invest you're buying an equity stake in the entity that will actually purchase the property.

If you want "safeguards for bad times" you'll have to do your due diligence and dial your risk tolerances appropriately.

Re: Ask HN: What would you pay $10,000 for right now?

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Post by romeoEtJoliet »

I'm aware of luxury services that provide similar services, but I would pay 10k for a matchmaking service that could guarantee a lifetime connection with partner.

It could be a service that goes the extra mile in terms of discovery to find someone compatible in terms of values, interests and hobbies, etc.

Re: Ask HN: What would you pay $10,000 for right now?

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Post by fillskills »

gubsz wrote: post #27

I'd pay $10k to figure out what exactly is wrong with my body. I've had constant injuries or issue with my shoulder, knee, and back for the past 5 years. Feels like I'm falling apart due to old age but I'm not even past 25 yet.

I would pay $10k for fixing my health problems or my wife’s. I have been sick for nearly 6 months now. My wife has had her symptoms for nearly 2 years now. Both are slowly getting worse over time. But it’s not bad enough that doctors care enough

Re: Ask HN: What would you pay $10,000 for right now?

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Post by ibdf »

xchaotic wrote: post #13

I would pay $10k for a share in an honest, low fee property investment. I can't afford losing liquidity to buy another whole property, but I'd like to invest a proportion of my savings against rental/commercial properties, as directly as possible, with as few intermediares and with many safeguards for bad times.

You should check out fundrise and similar sites. It allows you to invest on real state without buying a whole property.

Re: Ask HN: What would you pay $10,000 for right now?

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Post by muzani »

I do a lot of freelancing but I have difficulty dealing with clients while doing the heavy lifting of tech work. Programming can be emotionally exhausting, and it's worse when dealing with clients who are manipulative.

I'd gladly pay $10,000 for someone who could just handle sales and customer service for a project that pays $20,000 or more.

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