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Re:Poll HN: How many HN readers are working on a Startup? by fburnaby on Sunday May 17, 2009 @09:45PM (#614192)
Working on a master's degree. My startup ideas always turn out to have been solved a month before I think of them.
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Re:Poll HN: How many HN readers are working on a Startup? by apsurd on Sunday May 17, 2009 @11:02PM (#614291)
business-speak:

It's much harder to be innovative.

If you want to make money, pick a product/service that already exists because:

1. It's been tested and hopefully proven.

2. Market is stable/mature (the pioneers have shelled out all the bringing-to-market-funds)

3. Low barrier to entry (prototypes already exist)

Now all your company has to do is either out-market, or out-serve your competition.

It's a big world; simple right! ;)

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Re:Poll HN: How many HN readers are working on a Startup? by sown on Sunday May 17, 2009 @10:03PM (#614213)
It might be worthwhile to try anyways if the current solutions suck. :)
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