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Help Me HN: Can't think of new ideas I am interested on working on

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Re: Help Me HN: Can't think of new ideas I am interested on working on

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Post by snippyhollow »

patrickod wrote: post #3
david927 wrote: post #2

Funding seed-stage startups is broken. The ratio of accredited investors to startup is so skewed that most startups don't stand a chance of getting funding. As the LinkedIn IPO shows, average people are extremely excited about getting involved, but they are locked out in the US due to strong regulatory laws. Disruptive startups can't get funding and there are many people who would like to fund them with small investm…

am I right in saying that this is really kickstarter with equity in place of product ?

Your "just" is just gigantic. But yes :)

Re: Help Me HN: Can't think of new ideas I am interested on working on

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Post by Vivtek »

petervandijck wrote: post #9

Here's an idea. You'll quickly find many challenges/problems with it, but if you can fix those (that's called innovation) you'll have something. Many immigrants to the US go back to their home country for surgery and similar health services. It's cheaper and often better. Why can't non-first-generation-immigrants take advantage of the same services easily? Ie. why can't you easily go to countryX and cheaply get your…

Yeah, we go to Hungary for our major dental work and have always thought you could organize groups to do the same. "Bridges and Bridges", alluding to the bridges on the Danube in Budapest.

Re: Help Me HN: Can't think of new ideas I am interested on working on

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Post by Vivtek »

If you ask me (and I think you did!) this is kind of a mini-burnout. Take a vacation - a real one. Don't think about anything, just take a month in Sicily or something. Meet some new friends who aren't in the startup scene. Go hang out with your dad, or some cousins.

Disengage.

Then come back. I'll bet you'll find you're more excited.

Re: Help Me HN: Can't think of new ideas I am interested on working on

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Post by mattblalock »

I like ideas and have several brewing. However I don't really think this is the way it works... my ideas come from an evolution of other ideas that come together to form something bigger than I could have imagined.

I encourage you to take your time, to think about problems that you see discussed here or on Reddit, and find the problems those problems create, then you're headed in the right direction.

If you want to chat about ideas or creativity, my eMail is in my profile. Don't be shy!

Re: Help Me HN: Can't think of new ideas I am interested on working on

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Post by pitchups »

Take a look at many of the startup ideas on our website, pitchups.com, where anyone can submit their startup idea or pitch and get feedback and comments from others. Some of these ideas may be of interest to you. And I am sure many of these startups would welcome an experienced entrepreneur to collaborate with and help them take their ideas to the next level. Our vision is to make pitchups into a community and ecosystem to foster startups - and allow anyone with a great idea to find others willing to collaborate. In fact, we ourselves are looking for experienced partners to collaborate with us on pitchups.com - and would love your inputs, if this is of interest to you.

Re: Help Me HN: Can't think of new ideas I am interested on working on

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Post by prodigal_erik »

david927 wrote: post #2

Funding seed-stage startups is broken. The ratio of accredited investors to startup is so skewed that most startups don't stand a chance of getting funding. As the LinkedIn IPO shows, average people are extremely excited about getting involved, but they are locked out in the US due to strong regulatory laws. Disruptive startups can't get funding and there are many people who would like to fund them with small investm…

Does the SEC really not assert jurisdiction over US residents selling equities (possibly even to other US residents) when they are shares of a primarily US-held foreign corporation, or being offered through a foreign market? Somehow that surprises me.

Re: Help Me HN: Can't think of new ideas I am interested on working on

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Post by milkshakes »

lachyg wrote: post #20
patrickod wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

am I right in saying that this is really kickstarter with equity in place of product ?

I've always thought a Kickstarter for startups / websites would be such a brilliant idea, but not feasible. This guys idea sounds fantastic, but I think the whole registering in Malta wouldn't be too appealing.

check out profounder.com they do just that

Re: Help Me HN: Can't think of new ideas I am interested on working on

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Post by david927 »

lachyg wrote: post #20
patrickod wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

am I right in saying that this is really kickstarter with equity in place of product ?

I've always thought a Kickstarter for startups / websites would be such a brilliant idea, but not feasible. This guys idea sounds fantastic, but I think the whole registering in Malta wouldn't be too appealing.

You simply can't do it in the U.S. There are very, very strict regulations against it. Many have tried different angles but it's amazingly airtight.

Malta isn't appealing, I'm sure, to those outside of the EU. But the way I mentioned makes at least possible what otherwise is impossible.

Re: Help Me HN: Can't think of new ideas I am interested on working on

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Post by david927 »

prodigal_erik wrote: post #27
david927 wrote: post #2

Funding seed-stage startups is broken. The ratio of accredited investors to startup is so skewed that most startups don't stand a chance of getting funding. As the LinkedIn IPO shows, average people are extremely excited about getting involved, but they are locked out in the US due to strong regulatory laws. Disruptive startups can't get funding and there are many people who would like to fund them with small investm…

Does the SEC really not assert jurisdiction over US residents selling equities (possibly even to other US residents) when they are shares of a primarily US-held foreign corporation, or being offered through a foreign market? Somehow that surprises me.

US citizens can own shares in a foreign public company. That company can sell shares. There's nothing the SEC can really get mad about here.
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