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Thanks for sharing this. Its sad, but I see soooo many startups that (somehow) get funding to: * Build an idea that already exists, is cheap, and well-executed

by nxc18 9y ago

Thanks for sharing this. Its sad, but I see soooo many startups that (somehow) get funding to: * Build an idea that already exists, is cheap, and well-executed by another company * Build something that is so limited in scope that it could be replaced by a competitor (or your OS) basically overnight

pascalxus 9y ago
That's because the amount of talent, companies, developers and workforce far exceeds the number of available opportunities, so naturally only a tiny percent can build something of great enough value.
jpm_sd 9y ago
He isn't even the only me-too! https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/3/15526478/houzz-3d-ar-home-renovation-furniture-shopping-app-update https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/3/15526478/houzz-3d-ar-home-...
Animats 9y ago
You could do something interesting in that space. Autodesk stopped offering HomeStyler. It's now offered by 北京居然设计家家居连锁集团有限公司, which is www.shejijia.com, a big furniture retailer in China. The software isn't the hard part. It's the furniture catalog. Such programs are only useful with a big 3D model catalog, and the party that has the incentive to provide that is a furniture dealer. Amazon needs that capability. Develop a good 3D capture program specialized for furniture and you might have something. Something that guides you through taking enough images to get the whole object into the model cleanly. Make that available to Amazon sellers. Or eBay sellers.
- pfranz 9y ago
  Autodesk also used to offer 123D Catch[1]. A free app that used photogrammetry to give you a 3d object. I'm pretty sure it gave you textures (and UVs). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk_123D#Additional_applications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk_123D#Additional_appli...
- pmoriarty 9y ago
  Something like that would be amazing in VR or AR.

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Thanks for sharing this. Its sad, but I see soooo many startups that (somehow) get funding to: * Build an idea that already exists, is cheap, and well-executed

by nxc18 9y ago

pascalxus 9y ago
That's because the amount of talent, companies, developers and workforce far exceeds the number of available opportunities, so naturally only a tiny percent can build something of great enough value.
jpm_sd 9y ago
He isn't even the only me-too! https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/3/15526478/houzz-3d-ar-home-renovation-furniture-shopping-app-update https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/3/15526478/houzz-3d-ar-home-...
Animats 9y ago
You could do something interesting in that space. Autodesk stopped offering HomeStyler. It's now offered by 北京居然设计家家居连锁集团有限公司, which is www.shejijia.com, a big furniture retailer in China. The software isn't the hard part. It's the furniture catalog. Such programs are only useful with a big 3D model catalog, and the party that has the incentive to provide that is a furniture dealer. Amazon needs that capability. Develop a good 3D capture program specialized for furniture and you might have something. Something that guides you through taking enough images to get the whole object into the model cleanly. Make that available to Amazon sellers. Or eBay sellers.
- pfranz 9y ago
  Autodesk also used to offer 123D Catch[1]. A free app that used photogrammetry to give you a 3d object. I'm pretty sure it gave you textures (and UVs). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk_123D#Additional_applications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk_123D#Additional_appli...
- pmoriarty 9y ago
  Something like that would be amazing in VR or AR.