“Is your startup idea taken?” and why we love X for Y startups

Post by jebeng » Wed, Nov 06, 2019, 9:53 PM UTC

mr__y wrote: post #118

cabaalis wrote: post #13

Do I have any of these "realms" wrong? It seems the best startup idea would be one that adds a new "realm" rather than rinses and repeats for another direct object. Uber for = simplify a process that involves transporting or delivering something somewhere Tinder for = rate/advertise/connect some product nearby Birchbox for = periodically refill a perishable or consumable Airbnb for = locate and book some experience o…

Tinder for heroin (or maybe Birchbox?) and airbnb for used syringes

Post by kyle-rb » Wed, Nov 06, 2019, 10:08 PM UTC

alex-wallish wrote: post #2

"Airbnb for Gamers" according to the infographic isn't taken. Any potential there? Letting people rent out their physical gaming rigs to other people in the area, in their homes. Seems like it'd be pretty easy to set up. I could see it be kind of like gaming cafe's in Asia, except you'd be renting a rig in somebody's actual home. I don't know if there'd be any market for this, but it seems like it wouldn't take to mu…

Post by JimmyAustin » Wed, Nov 06, 2019, 10:18 PM UTC

nostrademons wrote: post #138

dkarl wrote: post #129

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I found the best thing about Tinder when I used it was that by stripping down information and interaction to the bare minimum, it gets people face-to-face quickly with few established expectations, which is the best way to get to know anybody. There is so much about a person you can't learn through a web site or an app, and conventional dating sites worked very hard at getting you to invest a lot of time and work int…

It doesn't work with the reality of being a parent. There's no such thing as low-stress, low-commitment way of meeting people when you have an infant or toddler. At the very least, you need to arrange for a spouse to take the kid or deal with their retinue (car seat, stroller or baby carrier, snacks, water, milk, bib, baby wipes, and diaper). At worst, you need to arrange for a sitter, schedule everything, communicat…

Post by a13n » Wed, Nov 06, 2019, 10:24 PM UTC

dheera wrote: post #35

a13n wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

All of these companies were started between 50 and 150 years ago, when there was much less competition. These days you need a better story for how you're going to win a market and keep it.

While that's true that there were fewer people starting businesses, there were also proportionally fewer consumers in the world. I'm not sure things were any easier 50-150 years ago in that respect. IMO only VCs want a bullsh!t "story". The rest of the world just wants X for $C and doesn't have access to it yet because the competitors aren't big enough. Brand loyalty, network effects, and cost of switching applies to…

Post by polynomial » Wed, Nov 06, 2019, 10:33 PM UTC