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Just the other day a user in my problem validation platform posted 'Make entry level webcam better'[1], the main gripe being 10 year old Logitech C270 still bei

Just the other day a user in my problem validation platform posted 'Make entry level webcam better'[1], the main gripe being 10 year old Logitech C270 still being sold at a higher price while improvements in smartphone cameras are being made every 6 months. Posts like these seems to confirm that there's a real need gap for a good quality webcam. Any of you working on solving this? or have ideas? [1]https://needgap.com/problems/185-make-entry-level-webcam-better-webcam-video https://needgap.com/problems/185-make-entry-level-webcam-bet... (Disclaimer: It's a problem validation platform I created).

tantalor 6y ago
What is a "problem validation platform"?
- Abishek_Muthian 6y ago
  A place where people who face problem needing commercial solution, makers who are solving/want to solve such problems can participate in constructive discussions to make products which people want. Problems are the first class citizen at needgap[1] as problems are something which exists now unlike an startup idea which becomes real only when executed and a startup could be made out of it. If you're interested in why I had to create it, I've detailed it in 'Startup ideas vs Problems'[2]. [1]https://needgap.com/problems/5-needgap-submit-problems-for-startups-to-solve https://needgap.com/problems/5-needgap-submit-problems-for-s... [2]https://hitstartup.com/startup-ideas-vs-problems/ https://hitstartup.com/startup-ideas-vs-problems/
kube-system 6y ago
Why does that validate the idea that people need a better quality camera? If anything, I feel like logitech’s success despite their stagnation validates that most people are satisfied with acceptable quality.
- Abishek_Muthian 6y ago
  >Why does that validate the idea that people need a better quality camera? I feel it validates the problem/needgap because this is the 4th time in <30 days I'm seeing someone complain about the lack of good quality webcam (3 on HN, 1 on needgap) plus DSLR makers (e.g.cannon) rushing to enable webcam support for their cameras using firmware/software and releasing it while still in alpha. >I feel like logitech’s success despite their stagnation validates that most people are satisfied with acceptable quality. Market share with stagnated technology has never stopped a new product with better technology disrupting the market before, otherwise we still probably would have been using Nokia brick phones.

tantalor 6y ago

What is a "problem validation platform"?

Abishek_Muthian 6y ago
A place where people who face problem needing commercial solution, makers who are solving/want to solve such problems can participate in constructive discussions to make products which people want. Problems are the first class citizen at needgap[1] as problems are something which exists now unlike an startup idea which becomes real only when executed and a startup could be made out of it. If you're interested in why I had to create it, I've detailed it in 'Startup ideas vs Problems'[2]. [1]https://needgap.com/problems/5-needgap-submit-problems-for-startups-to-solve https://needgap.com/problems/5-needgap-submit-problems-for-s... [2]https://hitstartup.com/startup-ideas-vs-problems/ https://hitstartup.com/startup-ideas-vs-problems/

kube-system 6y ago

Why does that validate the idea that people need a better quality camera? If anything, I feel like logitech’s success despite their stagnation validates that most people are satisfied with acceptable quality.

Abishek_Muthian 6y ago
>Why does that validate the idea that people need a better quality camera? I feel it validates the problem/needgap because this is the 4th time in <30 days I'm seeing someone complain about the lack of good quality webcam (3 on HN, 1 on needgap) plus DSLR makers (e.g.cannon) rushing to enable webcam support for their cameras using firmware/software and releasing it while still in alpha. >I feel like logitech’s success despite their stagnation validates that most people are satisfied with acceptable quality. Market share with stagnated technology has never stopped a new product with better technology disrupting the market before, otherwise we still probably would have been using Nokia brick phones.