3 ms·

>> "heaps of 20$ bills lying all over the place" This isn't the case from my experience. I've networked with and interviewed dozens of people. It's incredibly

>> "heaps of 20$ bills lying all over the place" This isn't the case from my experience. I've networked with and interviewed dozens of people. It's incredibly difficult to find worthwhile problems that can be automated and aren't already automated. And, even here in the bay area, people tend to react pretty negatively the moment you even mention "repetitive processes". No one likes automation: they associate it with getting fired. So, if you ask people about this, they tend to clam up and stop talking pretty quickly. And when you get right down to it, and start having the type of deep dive talks need to have with potential customers, you'll quickly discover there's already solutions to almost every conceivable problem out there, even in the some of the most esoteric fields you can imagine.

MattGaiser 6y ago
The Bay Area would have far fewer easy problems as every 2nd person is a developer. It is fished out. > people tend to react pretty negatively the moment you even mention "repetitive processes". No one likes automation: they associate it with getting fired. Those aren't the people you should be talking to. > you'll quickly discover there's already solutions to almost every conceivable problem out there, even in the some of the most esoteric fields you can imagine. That is irrelevant for most as you sell them the implementation of that solution then. It is a $20 bill, not a Y-Combinator worthy idea.
spitfire 6y ago
Did you know there's software to tell you how to unspool fiberoptic cable when laying underwater lines? It's one massive long integral math equation. It rents (yes, rents) out for $20K a week. There's also coffee logistics software. There's software for private club management(tennis, polo, etc), moving and storage, even software just for spa's. There is so much opportunity out there, the trick is finding it, and finding a working sales method.

MattGaiser 6y ago

The Bay Area would have far fewer easy problems as every 2nd person is a developer. It is fished out. > people tend to react pretty negatively the moment you even mention "repetitive processes". No one likes automation: they associate it with getting fired. Those aren't the people you should be talking to. > you'll quickly discover there's already solutions to almost every conceivable problem out there, even in the some of the most esoteric fields you can imagine. That is irrelevant for most as you sell them the implementation of that solution then. It is a $20 bill, not a Y-Combinator worthy idea.

spitfire 6y ago

Did you know there's software to tell you how to unspool fiberoptic cable when laying underwater lines? It's one massive long integral math equation. It rents (yes, rents) out for $20K a week. There's also coffee logistics software. There's software for private club management(tennis, polo, etc), moving and storage, even software just for spa's. There is so much opportunity out there, the trick is finding it, and finding a working sales method.