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Seriously? YALBSN? (Yet Another Location-Based Social Network) The social-network chicken-egg problem (SNCEP?) is even harder when it's location-based... not o
by joshwa 15y ago
Seriously? YALBSN? (Yet Another Location-Based Social Network)
The social-network chicken-egg problem (SNCEP?) is even harder when it's location-based... not only do you need to convince people to sign up, but they have to be clustered location-wise to give them any functionality at all.
Without major marketing/promotional campaign and a really good hook, a new social network will never get off the ground.
"See who wants to... do.. stuff..." is not a suffiently compelling value proposition.
- chegra 15y ago1. Alot people wants something like this.(Big market) 2. If he succeeds the space is easy to defend, since it was hard to succeed in the first place. 3. Since, when as a community HN shy away from hard problems? Right now, you are suppose to be giving advice on how to make this work. He came here for clever hacks and minds, don't disappoint.
- joshwa 15y agoA lot people wants something like this.(Big market) Do they? I know a lot of startups want to tackle this space, but I haven't seen much in the way of demand from anyone besides startup people. For OP to succeed he needs a more compelling hook (e.g. foursquare had the gaming aspect) and a solid PR strategy for solving SNCEP. Some questions that might suggest strategies: * What is going to make me open the app right now? And again and again? * What will make me think that I'll actually see any offers near me right now? * How can I convince folks around me to sign up and use the app? What usecase might we have in common? (and how does your app make that easier/solve that problem?) * How do I know the person making the offer isn't creepy? * How can I make sure the offers I see are relevant to me?