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Startup Ideas I Would Fund (I'm a Teenager)

2 points by jjets718 15y ago

brackin 15y ago
Interesting post, here's some replies to your problems/ideas. Problem 1, (Bad Teachers): I don't think this is a startup idea? But a thought and something that school districts should test and maybe address. There is ratemyteachers.com which does this to an extent. Problem 2, (Motivate students with motivational material): Don't really understand this one? I'm sure there's lots of blogs out there with tips for students to stay motivated and lots of tips from teachers about this. Problem 3, (Students can't code): I'd love for every student (including me) to have had the opportunity to learn to code in school. It may be too much of a niche, I don't know but I do know that at least HTML is taught in the UK. Which isn't much of a start. Not sure how a startup could fit into this equation. Maybe a campaign to push this. Also I don't think most students have the $100 to spend on such courses. At least the students I know. But you're right, more startups like Codecademy should help people learn to code. Problem 4, Twitter Analytics: Only Twitter could much of what you talk about (where people find you), I suppose Bit.ly already do this to an extent if you use Bit.ly. There's also Crowdboost an awesome YC startup which does a load of Twitter analytics. Problem 5, Website creation with Google Integration: You could do all of this with tools from Google in Google sites. Although you're right that having a well designed site is important. I guess things like ThemeForest or hiring a freelancer (can be expensive) help. Even using Wordpress which is pretty flexible for those on a budget.
- jjets718 15y ago
  Hey, thanks for the comment! I'm not sure how to solve the problem of motivating students. An idea that popped into my mind was a blog of some sort, but looking back that's not a very good solution. For problem 5, I felt as if though having a onepagerapp.com for those professionals would make sense. To me, teaching kids to code in school isn't really a niche market. Not every school would recognize the value of having students well-versed with programming/computer science, but I feel like having this course as a way to incorporate web development into the curriculum without having to hire too many teachers makes sense. Thanks again for commenting!
  - brackin 15y ago
    Someone I know was working on a kind of About.me for professionals, to create simple one page sites. I think this is an interesting market.

2 points by jjets718 15y ago

Interesting post, here's some replies to your problems/ideas. Problem 1, (Bad Teachers): I don't think this is a startup idea? But a thought and something that school districts should test and maybe address. There is ratemyteachers.com which does this to an extent. Problem 2, (Motivate students with motivational material): Don't really understand this one? I'm sure there's lots of blogs out there with tips for students to stay motivated and lots of tips from teachers about this. Problem 3, (Students can't code): I'd love for every student (including me) to have had the opportunity to learn to code in school. It may be too much of a niche, I don't know but I do know that at least HTML is taught in the UK. Which isn't much of a start. Not sure how a startup could fit into this equation. Maybe a campaign to push this. Also I don't think most students have the $100 to spend on such courses. At least the students I know. But you're right, more startups like Codecademy should help people learn to code. Problem 4, Twitter Analytics: Only Twitter could much of what you talk about (where people find you), I suppose Bit.ly already do this to an extent if you use Bit.ly. There's also Crowdboost an awesome YC startup which does a load of Twitter analytics. Problem 5, Website creation with Google Integration: You could do all of this with tools from Google in Google sites. Although you're right that having a well designed site is important. I guess things like ThemeForest or hiring a freelancer (can be expensive) help. Even using Wordpress which is pretty flexible for those on a budget.

jjets718 15y ago
Hey, thanks for the comment! I'm not sure how to solve the problem of motivating students. An idea that popped into my mind was a blog of some sort, but looking back that's not a very good solution. For problem 5, I felt as if though having a onepagerapp.com for those professionals would make sense. To me, teaching kids to code in school isn't really a niche market. Not every school would recognize the value of having students well-versed with programming/computer science, but I feel like having this course as a way to incorporate web development into the curriculum without having to hire too many teachers makes sense. Thanks again for commenting!
- brackin 15y ago
  Someone I know was working on a kind of About.me for professionals, to create simple one page sites. I think this is an interesting market.