Is this idea stupid? • Hacker News Board

Re: Is this idea stupid?

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Post by rms » Fri, Nov 09, 2007, 12:32 PM UTC

voidstar wrote: post #20

trekker7 wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As an add-on to that point: Make sure what you are doing is SOLVING a user problem, not giving them a WAY to solve their problem. If you are making a site to help entrepreneurs find co-founders, you'd better deliver on that promise: if people that use your site can't find a co-founder within 3 weeks of trying, they are not going to come back again.

my god, you're right. that's why i'm no longer on okcupid. /sigh...

I have a feeling that the pay dating sites must work better and have more attractive people than the free ones, but I haven't yet been willing to pay to find out.

Re: Is this idea stupid?

#22

Post by altay » Sat, Nov 10, 2007, 4:56 AM UTC

Here's what I want. A social place for self-employed folks to work. Coffee shops these days are full of laptop jockeys. Proprieters hate it when we hog the booths, and we hate it when they charge for wireless.

Give me a place catered to the entrepreneurial types. BUT maintain the social+creative coffee shop vibe... I'm thinking along the lines of Diesel Cafe, not the Cambridge Innovation Center.

Charge membership fees, serve healthy meals, be open 24 hours, whatever. Start with Cambridge, then franchise around the world.

Naturally, there'd be an online component... your Hackspot account gives you access to the network, job board, etc etc.

Anyone know anything about starting a company in meatspace? =P

Re: Is this idea stupid?

#23

Post by nextmoveone » Sun, Nov 11, 2007, 12:44 AM UTC

trekker7 wrote: post #15

No idea is stupid... just keep trying and learn from your mistakes. I think you might be on the right track if you're thinking of new ways to find people to co-found with. Cofoundr exists, and News.YC exists, but have you ever wondered why people still complain about finding cofounders? Obviously, the problem still exists. Some thoughts: - Instead of a demo day in your area, build a site where its easy for hackers to…

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