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> It's surprisingly hard to get a "map" of existing markets, but am curious about those the community can readily identify. Startup idea. Automate this analysi
by whalesalad 6y ago
> It's surprisingly hard to get a "map" of existing markets, but am curious about those the community can readily identify.
Startup idea. Automate this analysis and sell the aggregate. No one wants to do this work, but if you had a trustworthy source to exhaust all info for a niche or corner of the market, that would be cool.
- trevett 6y agoI would love to have such a tool. I was quietly waiting for others to validate the idea.
- mNovak 6y agoIsn't this what all those "market intelligence" firms sell? Point is only established companies want to pay for it.
- trevett 6y agoI've met startup founders who pay for this data to help in writing their go-to-market strategy for series A. I really wonder how much friction there is in using a market research firm and if that's a big deterrent to a lot of potential customers.
- whalesalad 6y agoThese firms have to guard their data. It’s all they have. So yeah they put up big walls and add lots of hurdles (calls, agreements, phases, etc) to increase the perceived value of what they are selling you. If this data was more accessible, it would definitely be a game changer. Finding it and presenting it and making it explorable is the really hard part.