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Is this idea stupid?

#1
A mix of like yc news/myspace/meetup just for 'start-up'-ers?

A few features: -Meet people looking for co-founders

-Find people looking to co-found

-Rate peoples skill i.e. skill, endurance, persistence, attitude

-Organize demo days in your area

just a thought.Can I get some feedback please?

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#2
You're already skewing your feedback by titling the post "is this idea stupid". It should be more like "what do you think of my idea?"...and yes, it's stupid....j/k

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#3
It seems like everyone here has an idea and wants other people to follow them. If any of the YCnews lost souls are to come together many will have to abandon theirs.

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#4
I have been thinking about same area for quite a while and not able to convince myself because there are many different sites with some partial information. And startup market has not large user base.. larger market <= more user and some day that returns more money compare to site with less user base.... well thats my thinking..

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#5
Its seems like a very competitive space and relatively small. Right away you are limiting yourself to entrepreneur types who have limited capital and hence arent an ideal target.

Mayve think about other larger groups that might have the same characteristics

Good luck!

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#7
Are you trying to make money from it? If not, it might be a good idea. I don't think anybody will want to pay for it, and advertising tends to be poorly received by your target users.

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#8
post #4

I have been thinking about same area for quite a while and not able to convince myself because there are many different sites with some partial information. And startup market has not large user base.. larger market <= more user and some day that returns more money compare to site with less user base.... well thats my thinking..

Yeah I would more want to do it cause there is a need from what I can see.

I'm not interested in making it a huge revenue generating site.

As long as it sustains itself, I'd be happy.

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#10
post #7

Are you trying to make money from it? If not, it might be a good idea. I don't think anybody will want to pay for it, and advertising tends to be poorly received by your target users.

Not looking for any money on this, as long as the site pays for the server and domain name costs I'm happy.
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