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I find online shopping for a lot of things to be really tedious (when you don't exactly know what to buy). That's why I'm working on a shopping search engine to
by revorad 15y ago
I find online shopping for a lot of things to be really tedious (when you don't exactly know what to buy). That's why I'm working on a shopping search engine to make finding the right products much faster and easier. But PG dismissed my idea as a shopping guide that no one needs.
Almost every new shopping/ecommerce startup is some clone of Pinterest or a Q&A site. Those are very attractive ideas, but I believe I'm working on the real schlep, which involves combing product feeds, crawling for furniture photos, etc. and making life for the average Joe easier.
What do you think?
- AznHisoka 15y agoHow would you say it's tedious? There are many sites with product reviews, blogs, forums, etc. Need a new camera? There's dpreviews. Need a new TV? Cnet. Need a new video game? IGN.
- revorad 15y agoExactly. Deciding what to buy is a research project. I think it's one of those pains we've got so accustomed to, that we take it for granted.
- AznHisoka 15y agoWell, don't be too enthusiastic about this idea.. I've seen lots of sites try it and fail such as Measy, Gdgt, etc. The ones that succeed are the ones that thrive in the search engines. People use search engines to find what they want.. they don't go to a specific destination.
- revorad 15y agoHeh, I'm not driven just by my own enthusiasm - that doesn't pay the bills.
- ak2012 15y agoperhaps it was your team? or lack there of? were you a SVP at amazon? was this a common problem there... etc etc