Ask HN: Is there a platform for sharing ideas that people want to “give away”?

Post by NateEag » Wed, Jan 08, 2020, 4:34 PM UTC

balzss wrote: post #33

NateEag wrote: post #23

I just maintain such a list on my website: http://www.nateeag.com/software/ideas.html I haven't tried to publicize it at all (well, until this post). Start the list on a website somewhere, and if you want people to look at it, submit it to HN, Reddit, et al. That should give you everything you need. Not everything needs to be a platform.

> Not everything needs to be a platform I couldn't agree more. I was thinking about a github repo so people can contribute via pull requests. I should have put more emphasis on the fun part and how I don't want it to be a Business Ideas™ because that goes against the spirit of my original goal. I also like your list. Maybe I should put my list on my website as well. Thanks for sharing.

Post by halfeatenpie » Wed, Jan 08, 2020, 4:37 PM UTC

cdiamand wrote: post #47

I tried to tackle this problem, or atleast the problem of helping people find ideas. I built http://oppsdaily.com and http://oppslist.com . They're both now sunset and I'm no longer sending emails out or updating the platform. I will say that ideas are generally far less valuable than a first customer. My readers told me time and time again that they wanted to be connected to someone who would pay for the idea. That…

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jan 08, 2020, 4:43 PM UTC

Post by cdiamand » Wed, Jan 08, 2020, 4:46 PM UTC

halfeatenpie wrote: post #63

cdiamand wrote: post #47

I tried to tackle this problem, or atleast the problem of helping people find ideas. I built http://oppsdaily.com and http://oppslist.com . They're both now sunset and I'm no longer sending emails out or updating the platform. I will say that ideas are generally far less valuable than a first customer. My readers told me time and time again that they wanted to be connected to someone who would pay for the idea. That…

I was one of the early subscribers of Opps Daily! I loved the idea originally when it came up but after a while, the daily emails got a bit much. I believe I suggested a weekly version/aggregate over a daily email (which you immediately implemented). Watching it from the outside, I'd say after a while it became "the ideas are decent/worth looking into, but I already have too much on my plate right now that I can't pu…

Post by RosanaAnaDana » Wed, Jan 08, 2020, 4:55 PM UTC

cdiamand wrote: post #47

I tried to tackle this problem, or atleast the problem of helping people find ideas. I built http://oppsdaily.com and http://oppslist.com . They're both now sunset and I'm no longer sending emails out or updating the platform. I will say that ideas are generally far less valuable than a first customer. My readers told me time and time again that they wanted to be connected to someone who would pay for the idea. That…