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Ask HN: reviewing a startup idea

I'm thinking about building a product similar to 99 dresses but for eye wear as sort of a side project. I believe many people will be more comfortable wearing glasses that have been used rather than something like a dress. Any advice or criticism you may have about the idea would be appreciated and ideas for "99 dresses for x" would also be helpful!
( 7 comments | 6 points | on HN )
Re:Ask HN: reviewing a startup idea by acoyfellow on Friday September 07, 2012 @10:25PM (#4492030)
Sounds like something you could definitely make a small MVP for, and not have to spend much time/money on it.

It's pretty clear who you would target as a customer, so just test your market and see if you can't get paying customers to demand you to continue.. That's better than anyone on HN validating your idea!

Re:Ask HN: reviewing a startup idea by livestyle on Friday September 07, 2012 @10:42PM (#4492059)
Validate it on craigslist via an ad :)
Re:Ask HN: reviewing a startup idea by tehwebguy on Friday September 07, 2012 @11:14PM (#4492114)
Could you explain further?
Re:Ask HN: reviewing a startup idea by livestyle on Saturday September 08, 2012 @12:19AM (#4492220)
Re:Ask HN: reviewing a startup idea by abozi on Saturday September 08, 2012 @02:36AM (#4492454)
you can pitch to http://www.heystartup.com and see what others would say.
Re:Ask HN: reviewing a startup idea by true_religion on Saturday September 08, 2012 @06:24AM (#4492711)
Do you mean like sunglasses?
Re:Ask HN: reviewing a startup idea by nwat5 on Saturday September 08, 2012 @11:55AM (#4493169)
Yeah most likely. Maybe sunglasses as well as prescription frames?