What would you guys do in this situation? Where do you get your ideas from?
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#2At any given time I have between 3-4 ideas that are ready for some type of development, and probably another 2-3 that need some refining before they would be worth considering for development.
If you want something to work on (of course if it interests you), shoot me a message and we can work something out.
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#4Watch out for leanwebsites.com launching by Feb 22nd to address the "ideas" problem.
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#5Partner up with someone like me :) At any given time I have between 3-4 ideas that are ready for some type of development, and probably another 2-3 that need some refining before they would be worth considering for development. If you want something to work on (of course if it interests you), shoot me a message and we can work something out.
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#6* build a easy and very powerful ETL tool for data cleansing
* take genetic data (e.g. from 23andme) and offer people information on work related characteristics (like leadership ability)
* offer a service which predicts traffic jams and estimate how long it will last
Anyway, look for an industry sector which interests you. Learn about it (reading, talking with people, etc) and you will probably see problems which could be solved.
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#7A few ideas: * build a easy and very powerful ETL tool for data cleansing * take genetic data (e.g. from 23andme) and offer people information on work related characteristics (like leadership ability) * offer a service which predicts traffic jams and estimate how long it will last Anyway, look for an industry sector which interests you. Learn about it (reading, talking with people, etc) and you will probably see prob…
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#8A few ideas: * build a easy and very powerful ETL tool for data cleansing * take genetic data (e.g. from 23andme) and offer people information on work related characteristics (like leadership ability) * offer a service which predicts traffic jams and estimate how long it will last Anyway, look for an industry sector which interests you. Learn about it (reading, talking with people, etc) and you will probably see prob…
Thanks for the tips, but as a student it seems a bit hard to get access to the data sets etc. needed for those. However, I'll look into it.
I don't know which industries interests you, but there are some industry sectors like logistics, agriculture or finance which heavily rely on new insights from their data.
You could start as a consultant for one company and build a product (consultingware). If it works successfully offer it other companies (http://nukemanbill.blogspot.com/2008/06/how-to-sell-your-sof...).
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks for the tips, but as a student it seems a bit hard to get access to the data sets etc. needed for those. However, I'll look into it.
You're welcome! I think I see your problem in 3, (2 isn't too hard, you can buy your DNA sequence for ~$200). There are a lot of logistics companies which may have valuable data but can't mine them properly (especially the smaller, not Fedex or DHL). I don't know which industries interests you, but there are some industry sectors like logistics, agriculture or finance which heavily rely on new insights from their dat…