Ask HN: Startup ideas you're too busy to work on?

#1

Post by tonytpa » Thu, Jan 04, 2018, 3:39 PM UTC

Anyone have any ideas for startups they would like to see but don't have time to work on themselves?

Re: Ask HN: Startup ideas you're too busy to work on?

#2

Post by sharemywin » Thu, Jan 04, 2018, 3:53 PM UTC

technically not a startup. but a side project. Rick Rolled retargeting. It's a website you send your "friends" to then they start seeing a sampled Rick Ashley video ads all over the internet.

Re: Ask HN: Startup ideas you're too busy to work on?

#3

Post by tonytpa » Thu, Jan 04, 2018, 4:09 PM UTC

sharemywin wrote: post #2

technically not a startup. but a side project. Rick Rolled retargeting. It's a website you send your "friends" to then they start seeing a sampled Rick Ashley video ads all over the internet.

That would be hilariously awesome

Re: Ask HN: Startup ideas you're too busy to work on?

#4

Post by kiwicopple » Fri, Jan 05, 2018, 3:02 AM UTC

I'm bundling up a lot of the tools that I use for various projects (https://pollygot.com), and I realised that I'm enjoying that process more than the other projects. I would love to make it a full time job, but still need to find out if it's actually valuable to others

Re: Ask HN: Startup ideas you're too busy to work on?

#5

Post by internetxplorer » Fri, Jan 05, 2018, 7:58 PM UTC

A few Ideas I'd have liked to explore if I had time (and some money):

- Code/Product Documentation SaaS tool for early stage tech companies (very few good products, one is ReadMe.io)

- An ad network for progressive web apps (PWA have good future and as of now there is no exclusive ad network for them)

- CRM kind of SaaS app for startup founders (where founders can manage all their relationship, communication and contacts like investors, journalists, team, power users, etc.)

I wish you good luck.

Re: Ask HN: Startup ideas you're too busy to work on?

#6

Post by tonytpa » Fri, Jan 05, 2018, 8:07 PM UTC

internetxplorer wrote: post #5

A few Ideas I'd have liked to explore if I had time (and some money): - Code/Product Documentation SaaS tool for early stage tech companies (very few good products, one is ReadMe.io) - An ad network for progressive web apps (PWA have good future and as of now there is no exclusive ad network for them) - CRM kind of SaaS app for startup founders (where founders can manage all their relationship, communication and cont…

Thanks for the ideas! I'm curious, for the CRM for startup founders, what would be unique about this product vs other CRM tools? In other words, why couldn't a startup founder use an existing CRM?