how about something in generative deep learning? It's booming atm. Lots of ideas, pick a simple one like generating custom stickers for chat or social - would be a nice aquirable venture.
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#22More context would help with answers. What was your last company? Cleantech — sorry, I mean ClimateTech — is big at the moment. YC just posted a fairly comprehensive list of what they see as opportunities. https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/rfs-climatetech
I did see that list, thanks. My last company was in healthcare tech.
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#2390+% of startups fail. Just because you made it with one doesn't mean you'll make it with another. So many things can go wrong. Even if you do everything right, you're still rolling the dice. Do your friends and family understand that they have a very high chance of never seeing that money again? If you value your relationship with them, give the money back. VC investing is not for the faint of heart. You probably co…
Yea the original post doesn't compute. Successful history of launching companies FFF gives 150k without a business plan, PoC, go-to-market strategy? and OP doesn't have a list of ideas worth pursuing that are better than asking HN? This is weird. If it's real, then it looks like a disaster waiting to happen
> If it's real, then it looks like a disaster waiting to happen
For sure, and I forgot about domain/sector/field expertise. If you're asking HN for literally any idea, that means you're going to be jumping into a new domain with only a few weeks of "research" via Google. You can't hire a good domain expert who will help you avoid all the pitfalls with a total budget of $150k.
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#24how about something in generative deep learning? It's booming atm. Lots of ideas, pick a simple one like generating custom stickers for chat or social - would be a nice aquirable venture.
There is no moat with generative deep learning, and the space is already super crowded.
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#2590+% of startups fail. Just because you made it with one doesn't mean you'll make it with another. So many things can go wrong. Even if you do everything right, you're still rolling the dice. Do your friends and family understand that they have a very high chance of never seeing that money again? If you value your relationship with them, give the money back. VC investing is not for the faint of heart. You probably co…
Would love to get the story on the last company you started, and whether you were able to beat the grim statistics!
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#2790+% of startups fail. Just because you made it with one doesn't mean you'll make it with another. So many things can go wrong. Even if you do everything right, you're still rolling the dice. Do your friends and family understand that they have a very high chance of never seeing that money again? If you value your relationship with them, give the money back. VC investing is not for the faint of heart. You probably co…
Yea the original post doesn't compute. Successful history of launching companies FFF gives 150k without a business plan, PoC, go-to-market strategy? and OP doesn't have a list of ideas worth pursuing that are better than asking HN? This is weird. If it's real, then it looks like a disaster waiting to happen
The odds are certainly in favor of your scenario. But, creativity works in mysterious ways!
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#28The only ethical option is to give the money back, or give it to charity/food bank.
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#29How did you raise money without an idea?
He should give the money back.
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#30How about a Twitter alternative?
I think the hard problems in social media is the social and business aspects.
The business side is figuring out a revenue stream. Choosing ads constrains your business models. But there may not be viable alternatives.
The social problems are trickier. Network effects, ensuring bad submissions are removed, etc. are all tricky problems in their own right.