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Re:Show HN: Get Paid to Build Your Next Side Project by justboxing on Thursday June 15, 2017 @11:18AM (#14561178)
Note to OP.

1) You need a 3rd button for each submission that says "Already Solved". People can post links to SaaS products that already solve the exact problem the users are posting...

Example: Following 2 Submission have several products that solve the exact same problem.

- Gamify budgeting so I save more money => https://www.demandrush.com/problems/gamified-savings-app

- Community chat on my website => https://www.demandrush.com/problems/onsite-community-chat

2) You also should introduce some sort of flagging or curation, because quite a few "Problems" read like 1 off specific requests, and some descriptions are also really vague and too broad

3) Might also wanna provide Upvote (only, and no downvote, like ProductHunt and Facebook "Likes" :) button to assess popularity, because not everyone might be mentally willing to commit to monthly payments, but might really "like" the idea and think it deserves to be solved.

Re:Show HN: Get Paid to Build Your Next Side Project by hackerews on Thursday June 15, 2017 @12:13PM (#14561703)
These are great suggestions. Thank you!
Re:Show HN: Get Paid to Build Your Next Side Project by HeyLaughingBoy on Thursday June 15, 2017 @01:40PM (#14562525)
Rather than "Already Solved" I'd prefer "Potential Solution."

Just because a solution exists does not mean that it's a suitable one, or can't be improved upon.