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These are what I call real startups. Many of them are imaginative and solve real customer needs. I hope that many of them can grow into thriving businesses.
by rmah 16y ago
These are what I call real startups. Many of them are imaginative and solve real customer needs. I hope that many of them can grow into thriving businesses.
One point that I think is interesting is that even though they're all "offline" businesses, most were started with very little capital investment.
I sometimes get the feeling that the HN crowd is a bit (understandably) myopic and focuses too much on simplistic websites. But I believe that more articles like this, which showcase business ideas in other fields, could be very valuable in inspiring people and getting the creative juices flowing.
There's a much bigger world out there than one might imagine!
- mechanical_fish 16y agothe HN crowd is a bit myopic and focuses way too much on simplistic websites. Perhaps. But we focus on websites because those are what we know. This is a web-based community of web-based hackers. We've got that in common. Presumably the communities of "breeders of goose-chasing dogs" spend a certain amount of time discussing the realities of the goose-chasing dog business. I know for a fact that communities of chicken breeders know something about the free-range egg business, and that if you hang around with enough folk musicians you will eventually learn something about the folk-musician business.
- noodle 16y ago> I sometimes get the feeling that the HN crowd is a bit (understandably) myopic and focuses too much on simplistic websites. i disagree with the simplistic notion. but i'd note that it focuses on software because that is YC's wheelhouse. this is a niche website, for sure. you will certainly find other somewhat similar sites more oriented towards various other things.