Ask HN: Would you review my startup idea?

Re:Ask HN: Would you review my startup idea? by helen842000 on Wednesday February 08, 2012 @05:26PM (#3568846)

Hey!

This model exists & works.

Greenmetropolis.com Fatbrain.co.uk

The main issue is popularity. The issue isn't building the site it's a) getting people to remember it when they need a book b) having the book they need.

Maybe target students at the beginning/end of academic year & try to incentivise folks to sign up.

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Re:Ask HN: Would you review my startup idea? by what_ on Wednesday February 08, 2012 @07:22PM (#3569237)

Thanks for your response! I really appreciate it. And your ideas are extremely valid, I was thinking that I could maybe target universities in which your login would consist of your school email address, this way they could first search for a book within their own school's ecosystem and then if they can't find it... move on to the rest of the country. Would word of mouth be enough to gain popularity?

Thanks again, Alex

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