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Do I have any of these "realms" wrong? It seems the best startup idea would be one that adds a new "realm" rather than rinses and repeats for another direct obj
by cabaalis 7y ago
Do I have any of these "realms" wrong? It seems the best startup idea would be one that adds a new "realm" rather than rinses and repeats for another direct object.
Uber for = simplify a process that involves transporting or delivering something somewhere
Tinder for = rate/advertise/connect some product nearby
Birchbox for = periodically refill a perishable or consumable
Airbnb for = locate and book some experience or resource
- egypturnash 7y agoUber for X can also mean “connect the user with independent contractors, or at least people we insist are independent contractors so we can pay less taxes and push the costs for things like insurance, consumables, and equipment maintenance onto them”.
- ska 7y agoI think you are trying to define a taxonomy of such services based on the nominal/advertised proposition to end consumers. I'm not sure that's the right way to quantify the startups themselves, as the business case is sometimes only tangentially related to said proposition.
- mr__y 7y agoTinder for heroin (or maybe Birchbox?) and airbnb for used syringes
- jebeng 7y ago> airbnb for used syringes So just regular airbnb?
- unlinked_dll 7y agoI mean the way you make oodles money is taking market share (Uber) or creating new markets (AWS). Both are valid strategies - either take someone else’s customers or create a new way for people to spend money.