Ask HN - What's your best startup idea? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN - What's your best startup idea?

#161

Post by amohr » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 9:37 PM UTC

I want to start a job search site that allows for rich profiles that can subtly communicate someone's design sense, style and personality.

You would have the option of uploading various formats and building a portfolio of your work. This could be a suite of screenshots, embedded videos, or other such work that would allow employers to get a sense of what it is you do and how you do it instead f just matching keywords.

The closest thing I have seen to this is (was) SnapTalent - and their fate is largely why I am not working on this already. They did not have the necessary understanding of the HR industry and neither do I - but I think there's a definite need for this type of service. I'm sick of trying to represent myself in plain text - I don't think or work in plain text.

Re: Ask HN - What's your best startup idea?

#162

Post by stevejohnson » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 9:47 PM UTC

ErrantX wrote: post #141

run4yourlives wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This post comes up regularly on HN, and a comment like yours is pretty much guaranteed to accompany it. I wonder why such a site has yet to exist?

I've been working on it in my spare time for the last couple of weeks. The code is there, Im just not sharing it with you yet :D (some cleaning up to do and a bit of fine tuning)

I am working on the exact same thing and have a cool domain to go with it. Sounds like you are much farther along than I am - would you like to talk about combining our resources/ideas? Steve.Johnson.Public@gmail.com

Re: Ask HN - What's your best startup idea?

#163

Post by WesleyJohnson » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 9:47 PM UTC

crsmith wrote: post #95

A super-simple way to email groups. Something where someone can easily subscribe and unsubscribe. Something that doesn't require signing up for an account, but only add an email address. Concept: Go to www.saturdaymorningrunninggroup.emailgroups.com The webpage will have a box to easily add your email address. To email the group, you send an email to saturdaymorningrunninggroup@emailgroups.com and it is broadcast to…

What's to stop a spammer from joining said group and emailing everyone about a great deal in country X to export 1 million dollars? I don't think the concept is without merit, I do like it to an extent - just wondering how you would manage it?

Re: Ask HN - What's your best startup idea?

#164

Post by jeroen » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 10:06 PM UTC

jacquesm wrote: post #103

jeroen wrote: post #20

I'm working on http://vldtr.com . Although it might not make me a lot of money, it does allow me to learn about marketing, which is not my strength.

Looks good! If it's completely free it will indeed not make you a lot of money, but what you could consider is to limit the number of validations an IP can make in a certain window of time. If they exceed that ask them for a contribution.

Interesting idea. Thanks!

Re: Ask HN - What's your best startup idea?

#165

Post by adityakothadiya » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 10:16 PM UTC

matthodan wrote: post #64

adityakothadiya wrote: post #48

To manufacture single-seater cars for daily commute. Saves fuel, traffic conjunction, parking space, maintainence, etc.

Like a motorcycle ;)

motorcycles are not covered, not self balanced, and not useful for all weather conditions. something like car - a covered one.

Re: Ask HN - What's your best startup idea?

#166

Post by matthodan » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 10:21 PM UTC

derefr wrote: post #119

Maro wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Like Frontpage used to be?

I think the difference is that these would be web applications . Imagine a big, UMLish parts bin of controllers and models that you drag between to create relationships, sourced from an online db. Once you're done, it gives you the skeletons of the views and you drag-and-drop them to 'beauty.'

exactly

Re: Ask HN - What's your best startup idea?

#167

Post by kelnos » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 10:57 PM UTC

sanj wrote: post #29

Open source credit scores and history. Take down the oligopoly of the existing credit scoring companies by providing an open algorithm to determine scores. Change it as necessary. Educate people on how to improve the score. Provide the data to consumers for free, charge others (banks, mortgage companies, etc.) to use it.

Part of the problem with that is in reporting. The stuff that ends up on your credit report is only there because companies (credit cards, banks, collections agencies, etc.) report the information to the credit bureaus. Convincing those companies to also report to you -- especially given general corporate distrust for the "open source" concept -- would be a tough sell.

On the other hand, if there was a way you could gather all this information without relying on third parties to actively notify you... that would be both cool and incredibly frightening.

Re: Ask HN - What's your best startup idea?

#168

Post by jacquesm » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 11:12 PM UTC

jeroen wrote: post #164

jacquesm wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Looks good! If it's completely free it will indeed not make you a lot of money, but what you could consider is to limit the number of validations an IP can make in a certain window of time. If they exceed that ask them for a contribution.

Interesting idea. Thanks!

Graag gedaan ;)

Re: Ask HN - What's your best startup idea?

#169

Post by Tichy » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 11:31 PM UTC

_3ex7 wrote: post #140

Something like the robotic vacum cleaner (I think it was called "Roomba" ??) except instead of vaccuming, it will steam clean. Also, instead of doing it all day willy-nilly, it will only activate when it senses your poorly-trained or bad dog soils the carpet when you are at work. Diapers on a dog just dont seem right...

A robot dog might be the better alternative.

Re: Ask HN - What's your best startup idea?

#170

Post by astartupaday » Sat, Oct 03, 2009, 12:00 AM UTC

jadence wrote: post #31

... a "Jump to Conclusions" mat. You see, it would be this mat that you would put on the floor... and would have different conclusions written on it that you could jump to .

This actually might be a hit as a simple little Facebook app or something.

http://astartupaday.wordpress.com/2007/07/09/startup-71-jump...