Re:Ask News.YC: You have an idea for a start-up. Now what?
by anamax on Monday May 26, 2008 @11:27AM
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The point of view seems wrong. You may want these things, but why does a user want to work this way?
The "good places near new house" service doesn't seem all that compelling. If I want a skate park, I'm a skater and I'll quickly meet other skaters. How am I going to know about it anyway? ("welcome wagon" appears to be dead.)
And, you're competing with the "city" sites. They've been trying to do this for years and failed. (They've failed so miserably that it's understandable that you've never heard of them. However, you still need to understand why they failed. I can't see any difference.)
The travel thing is neat, but is it a biz or a feature of a travel site? (Yes, it might be the feature that makes a travel site.)
The "good places near new house" service doesn't seem all that compelling. If I want a skate park, I'm a skater and I'll quickly meet other skaters. How am I going to know about it anyway? ("welcome wagon" appears to be dead.)
And, you're competing with the "city" sites. They've been trying to do this for years and failed. (They've failed so miserably that it's understandable that you've never heard of them. However, you still need to understand why they failed. I can't see any difference.)
The travel thing is neat, but is it a biz or a feature of a travel site? (Yes, it might be the feature that makes a travel site.)