Ask HN: What markets should be disrupted?

Posted by dpaluy on Friday September 25, 2015 @06:12AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I found several sources for Markets ready for disruption, like education, health, insurance, etc.

But what is the best way to look for special ideas that should create a significant impact?

Some sources:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140709144459-8336796-32-markets-ready-for-disruption

https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-10B+-markets-ripe-for-disruption

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Re:Ask HN: What markets should be disrupted? by 1rs on Friday September 25, 2015 @07:12AM (#10277444)

Does someone have a good list of industries and sub-industries with sizes? Could be an interesting starting point?

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Re:Ask HN: What markets should be disrupted? by dpaluy on Friday September 25, 2015 @08:04AM (#10277618)

The list from Quora:

Agriculture Business intelligence Construction Consumer banking Credit reporting Data informatics Education Finance Grocery Ready to Eat Meals Healthcare Human Resources / Talent Management Insurance Intellectual property Legal services Mattresses Music information News Packaging Payments Politics Remittances Settling Disputes-- Arbitration, mediation, court of peers Shipping Sports Gaming Sports Media Rights Travel Waste management (human waste)

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Re:Ask HN: What markets should be disrupted? by mgav on Friday September 25, 2015 @06:34AM (#10277294)

Another one ripe for disruption is real estate in robust urban markets (lots of well-informed buyers and sellers, combined with realtor fees that, in some circumstances, are WAY too high (e.g., a desirable well-priced property that sells in a week).

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Re:Ask HN: What markets should be disrupted? by dpaluy on Friday September 25, 2015 @07:36AM (#10277532)

But Trulia/Zillow provide pretty good information on Urban market. What's missing?

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Re:Ask HN: What markets should be disrupted? by osullivj on Friday September 25, 2015 @07:36AM (#10277533)

rightmove, zoopla?

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Re:Ask HN: What markets should be disrupted? by pavornyoh on Friday September 25, 2015 @07:04PM (#10281247)

Watch, I am going to change the human resource/Talent Management industry. (Have mercy on me and don't thump me down as I only have a few karma's..:). Happy weekend folks.

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Re:Ask HN: What markets should be disrupted? by crisopolis on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @04:34PM (#10306948)

So am I... I'm done with Oracle software holding corporations by the wallet with crap. #struggleisreal

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Re:Ask HN: What markets should be disrupted? by osullivj on Friday September 25, 2015 @07:38AM (#10277538)

Curry houses & chinese restaurants. Pizza Express, Ask, Nandos: so many restaurant sub sectors have been taken over by chains running economies of scale. Why not Indian and Chinese?

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Re:Ask HN: What markets should be disrupted? by dpaluy on Friday September 25, 2015 @08:03AM (#10277615)

I believe that Indian/Chinese restaurants try to provide a quality over quantity. And it's difficult to scale the quality in food market.

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Re:Ask HN: What markets should be disrupted? by dpaluy on Friday September 25, 2015 @09:16AM (#10277939)

CRE - commercial real estate

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Re:Ask HN: What markets should be disrupted? by mrfusion on Friday September 25, 2015 @07:53AM (#10277585)

mattress sales, air travel, home remodeling, moving companies.

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