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Re:Ask HN: What problem in your industry is a potential star... by ThomPete on Friday December 09, 2016 @02:48PM (#13141263)
I posted a similar question last year great discussion there too. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9799007

I would suggest we make a monthly of these as they provide important insight into industries.

Re:Ask HN: What problem in your industry is a potential star... by pj_mukh on Friday December 09, 2016 @07:15PM (#13143063)
Seconded. Might even help us get out of the mindset of building things for other 20-somethings to replace their moms.
Re:Ask HN: What problem in your industry is a potential star... by ThomPete on Saturday December 10, 2016 @09:36AM (#13145792)
Exactly. The whole point is to get access to people with insights about an industry and who can point to the problems and why they haven't been solved and connect them with people who might have solutions to those problems.

Just imagine how much valuable knowledge and insights get lost every time someone retires.

Re:Ask HN: What problem in your industry is a potential star... by pj_mukh on Saturday December 10, 2016 @06:34PM (#13148597)
P.S: I love using all the things that replace my mom and fully support them being built. But, there's obviously other problems to solve.
Re:Ask HN: What problem in your industry is a potential star... by 33W on Friday December 09, 2016 @06:22PM (#13142771)
Do the problems change rapidly enough for the monthly discussion to be radically different than before?

Perhaps Quarterly?

Re:Ask HN: What problem in your industry is a potential star... by Styx- on Friday December 09, 2016 @06:28PM (#13142803)
Well, I'm sure you would still get different people commenting due to one set being home on a Friday night one month and then a different set the next. I would prefer monthly, personally.
Re:Ask HN: What problem in your industry is a potential star... by takinola on Friday December 09, 2016 @04:59PM (#13142218)
Yep, I was reading through the discussion in your post and thought it would be interesting to shake that tree once more so I reposted the question.
Re:Ask HN: What problem in your industry is a potential star... by ThomPete on Friday December 09, 2016 @05:29PM (#13142422)
Great to hear.

I got so exited about the thread and it made me realise something very interesting which I turned into an essay. I call it looking for hidden problems underneat obvious solutions.

https://medium.com/black-n-white/the-problem-with-problems-4...

Re:Ask HN: What problem in your industry is a potential star... by misiti3780 on Friday December 09, 2016 @03:26PM (#13141538)
that is a great idea!