Non-web startups, anyone is doing these? • Hacker News Board

Re: Non-web startups, anyone is doing these?

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Post by nearestneighbor » Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 8:58 PM UTC

These seem to be mostly discussed here:

http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/?biz

I'm curious what the mathematical expectation of rewards per unit of effort put into various types of startups is. No one has probably tried to collect this sort of data.

Re: Non-web startups, anyone is doing these?

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Post by magnew » Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 9:11 PM UTC

nodus wrote: post #30

I have a very young non web-app startup that I am working on with my mom. And its delicious! http://twofoolsfudge.com is the only web component.

Cool, did you have to go to the fda for any business reason?

Re: Non-web startups, anyone is doing these?

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Post by nodus » Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 9:23 PM UTC

magnew wrote: post #32

nodus wrote: post #30

I have a very young non web-app startup that I am working on with my mom. And its delicious! http://twofoolsfudge.com is the only web component.

Cool, did you have to go to the fda for any business reason?

It needs to be prepared in a fed licensed kitchen. Luckily, there are co-ops and rental places all over. Here is a list: http://www.commercialkitchenforrent.com/

Re: Non-web startups, anyone is doing these?

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Post by markbao » Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 9:31 PM UTC

Working on a mobile device and mobile wireless network... http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqtqypaxuy1qz...

http://avecora.com

Re: Non-web startups, anyone is doing these?

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Post by andr » Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 9:50 PM UTC

Me and a friend are starting a healthy-eating salad bar, the first in the city. It's very different from programming, which is what excited me the most about the project.

Re: Non-web startups, anyone is doing these?

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Post by wglb » Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 9:58 PM UTC

Not a web app nor a desktop product, but back office b2b ecommerce application. And yes, it is written in Lisp.

Re: Non-web startups, anyone is doing these?

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Post by andrewljohnson » Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 10:27 PM UTC

I used to have a web start-up, but we didn't make any money. Now we make iPhone app and have money.

Re: Non-web startups, anyone is doing these?

#38

Post by magnew » Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 10:37 PM UTC

nodus wrote: post #33

magnew wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cool, did you have to go to the fda for any business reason?

It needs to be prepared in a fed licensed kitchen. Luckily, there are co-ops and rental places all over. Here is a list: http://www.commercialkitchenforrent.com/

Thanks! If I were to sell jerky and fruit leathers can I use my own dehydrator in the facility or how would that work?

Re: Non-web startups, anyone is doing these?

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Post by grellas » Fri, Oct 09, 2009, 11:05 PM UTC

As someone who represents many startups from the legal angle, I have a good number of clients (especially serial entrepreneurs) who are attacking "high-value problems" faced by enterprise customers, and these often involve the more traditional desktop/server types of products - these may not be the most numerous but they are by far the most substantial in terms of resources invested and likelihood of high-value ($100M+) outcome.

That said, a large number of my startup clients (probably 60%+) are doing web-related apps as well.

Re: Non-web startups, anyone is doing these?

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Post by flybrand » Sat, Oct 10, 2009, 12:02 AM UTC

I run the US operations for a capital equipment company. We make equipment that makes nanofibers. This sounds high tech, but it isn't; our customers are textile, nonwovens, paper and filter companies. All of the modern pharmaceutical miracles are made possible by advanced filtration. www.elmarco.com