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“Is your startup idea taken?” and why we love X for Y startups

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

> but if you are sensitive to the taste that can override the other factors. I can taste the difference between certain bottled water brands and that really is the number one concern for me. The differences are much less apparent to me with spring water than in the filtered tap water brands like Dasani and Aquafina (who often add salt and other minerals). For spring water brands I try to buy ones that aren't owned by…

The real spring water isn't clear, it is muddy. They have to filter it just like the drinking water. They add salt and minerals for taste. I have been told it is better to use tap water with a filter like Zero Water or a reverse osmosis filter on the water pipes.

What no? Real spring water is clear because it flows and comes from a spring. Thats the whole point!

Re: “Is your startup idea taken?” and why we love X for Y startups

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Do I have any of these "realms" wrong? It seems the best startup idea would be one that adds a new "realm" rather than rinses and repeats for another direct object. Uber for = simplify a process that involves transporting or delivering something somewhere Tinder for = rate/advertise/connect some product nearby Birchbox for = periodically refill a perishable or consumable Airbnb for = locate and book some experience o…

Uber for X can also mean “connect the user with independent contractors, or at least people we insist are independent contractors so we can pay less taxes and push the costs for things like insurance, consumables, and equipment maintenance onto them”.

Re: “Is your startup idea taken?” and why we love X for Y startups

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post #30

Reading the article and trying to think of different startup ideas. Gets a non-closable (AFAIK) modal that covers the whole screen force you to go back. Maybe a startup idea that helps entrepreneurs grow without adapting to bad UX behaviour is a great idea that needs attention

yeah, I didn't actually read the entire article because of this.

Re: “Is your startup idea taken?” and why we love X for Y startups

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post #4

I searched a startup name in a seperate tab, came back and had an inescapable subscribe screen. If your going to attempt to hold the rest of the article hostage pending a subscription to your newsletter, at least let me get interested first. This is both hostile and ineffective- and unsurprisingly is the most amusing part of the website

I know this isn't an option for everyone, but I've been loving browsing the internet with Javascript off on Safari. I also have Firefox with Javascript turned on, in case I need to browse a website I trust with Javascript.

This comment sparked my interest and I looked into it, ended up disabling js by default on my browser! Thanks for the tip.

I use Qutebrowser, which has really handy keyboard shortcuts I can use to either temporarily or permanently whitelist sites to run javascript.

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