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Hi Kyle. I agree that startup ideas are not scarce. With this abundance, it would seem like the value of this post is more in the yc-founder endorsements than t
by raymondgh 9y ago
Hi Kyle. I agree that startup ideas are not scarce. With this abundance, it would seem like the value of this post is more in the yc-founder endorsements than the actual ideas themselves. I, and I'm sure many others, have dozens of our own ideas which at this level of detail don't seem much worse or better than what you've posted. Maybe a vehicle for rapid, qualified endorsements on ideas would be more useful for would-be founders.
- AndrewKemendo 9y agoThis will fall prey to the fallacy of thinking that because someone is an expert in one area they will be an expert in other areas. Wish there was a formal name for it.
- singold 9y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority
- rhizome 9y agoI think they're referring to: http://ask.metafilter.com/297591/Origin-of-the-term-Engineers-Disease http://ask.metafilter.com/297591/Origin-of-the-term-Engineer...
- raymondgh 9y agoAgreed. The natural followup to the endorsement is the opportunity for advisement, and I would imagine working founders would only care to advise on startup ideas they themselves cared about, taking us back to the original post's strategy.
- brunkotj 9y agoShoe button complex - named for the condition of a family friend who spoke in oracular style on all subjects after becoming dominant in the shoe button business.
- yesbabyyes 9y agoI don't know about a formal name, but there definitely is an XKCD :-) https://xkcd.com/793/ https://xkcd.com/793/