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Ask HN: What's a problem you wish someone else would solve already?
So the premise of this question is:
- You have identified a problem worth solving either in your personal life or in your field, but:
- You don't have enough time to dedicate to solving it, however:
- You've mulled it over in your head quite a bit and you have a few ideas of how you'd tackle it if given the chance, and:
- You don't mind if someone else solves it, you just hope someone will soon.
Constraints:
- Your problem has to be solvable in some way (i.e. no breaking the laws of physics unless you're willing to prove they're broken already).
- Your problem can be as complex as a moon shot (i.e. moon base) or as basic as needing a 50-100 line Python script you haven't written yet.
- You must provide at least one possible solution. It doens't have to be perfect, but the goal is to open your ideas to critique from others so you can identify flaws in your thinking.
- Your solution doesn't have to involve a business plan and profit generation, but it also can't cost trillions of dollars. If FAANG can tackle it, it's valid; if the only actor that can carry out your solution is the Federal Government, it may not be a good fit.
- You must prove that this is a problem in some way - how would solving it improve peoples' lives?
This is your opportunity to share your crazy ideas! Problems in niche fields that tech workers don't regularly encounter would also be super valuable (I think it's really easy to convince yourself that all problems have been solved already if you focus on software exclusively).
Looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with!
- Cypher 8y agoCost of health care, education and basic living.
- ljsocal 8y agoAn AI Concierge app that provides me with interesting (to me) events happening in the near future within reasonable geographic proximity. Initially, I would enter my interests in a survey to establish preliminary refinement but the app would learn from my subsequent feedback (swipes?) about my evolving interests. Many times have I missed a highly interesting event that was happening nearby simply because I didn’t know about it
- PhilWright 8y agoIs this a thinly veiled attempt at creating a start-up, and your getting others to provide both the idea and the solution outline? Are you a VC perhaps?
- nexuist 8y agoI was worried about this accusation which is why I put this part in: - You don't mind if someone else solves it, you just hope someone will soon. And also: - Your solution doesn't have to involve a business plan and profit generation... The goal is to discuss the problems we face and allow others to chime in with their own suggestions.
- JakDrako 8y agoProblem: keeping all my browser bookmarks in sync on all browsers on all platforms. If I save something in Firefox on iOS, I want it to show up in Brave on Windows and Chrome on Android without having to think about it.