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It's a good metaphor for the current market, if you remove the "lost in the desert" part.

by nir 14y ago

scarmig 14y ago
Hmm, I'm not even sure that the "lost in the desert" part is inappropriate as the metaphor. What was it that I read about an AirBnB for dogs the other day?
- RegEx 14y ago
  Dear god, I honestly can't tell if this is sarcastic.
  - rpeden 14y ago
    http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3004918 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3004918
  - pault 14y ago
    As funny as it may sound, extended travel is a serious PITA when you have pets at home. Being able to leave your dog or cat with someone who has built a reputation as a good caretaker would be hugely preferable to taking them to a kennel.
    - Causalien 14y ago
      It sounded so dumb at first, but after thinking about how my pet changes my travel schedule and has caused me to ask too many favors from friends. Someone please do this. It'd be awesome to be able to leave my pet with other fellow pet owners. I'd be willing to take pets in my house as well to keep my cat company.
      - lancefisher 14y ago
        Someone is doing this. I think it was on here yesterday. http://www.rover.com http://www.rover.com
    - mmc 14y ago
      True - HN reader, if you build this, my dogs and I would probably use it.
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    - ricardobeat 14y ago
      Shouldn't your kennel have a good reputation as a caretaker? Most large pet shops over here offer short/mid-term accomodations for animals.
  - nostromo 14y ago
    I realize it sounds funny, but AirBnB for pets could have a much larger impact on my life than Instagram ever could.
- daniel-cussen 14y ago
  But see, the second somebody talked about that the people without pets said "derp, pets.com 2.0" and the people with pets all said, "take my money now!". So, it's really one of those apparently bad ideas that's secretly good, whereas many startups are the opposite: apparently good ideas that are secretly terrible. I don't care if you're selling whale shit online, if a whole lot of customers line up the second you mention your idea, you're in business whether third parties like it or not.
  - adw 14y ago
    One of the most expensive substances in the world – and someone just synthesized an alternative: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2012/04/09/breaking-ambergris-news http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2012/04/09/bre... Whale guano. Seriously.
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It's a good metaphor for the current market, if you remove the "lost in the desert" part.

by nir 14y ago

It's a good metaphor for the current market, if you remove the "lost in the desert" part.

Hmm, I'm not even sure that the "lost in the desert" part is inappropriate as the metaphor. What was it that I read about an AirBnB for dogs the other day?

RegEx 14y ago
Dear god, I honestly can't tell if this is sarcastic.
- rpeden 14y ago
  http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3004918 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3004918
- pault 14y ago
  As funny as it may sound, extended travel is a serious PITA when you have pets at home. Being able to leave your dog or cat with someone who has built a reputation as a good caretaker would be hugely preferable to taking them to a kennel.
  - Causalien 14y ago
    It sounded so dumb at first, but after thinking about how my pet changes my travel schedule and has caused me to ask too many favors from friends. Someone please do this. It'd be awesome to be able to leave my pet with other fellow pet owners. I'd be willing to take pets in my house as well to keep my cat company.
    - lancefisher 14y ago
      Someone is doing this. I think it was on here yesterday. http://www.rover.com http://www.rover.com
  - mmc 14y ago
    True - HN reader, if you build this, my dogs and I would probably use it.
    - deleted 14y ago
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  - ricardobeat 14y ago
    Shouldn't your kennel have a good reputation as a caretaker? Most large pet shops over here offer short/mid-term accomodations for animals.
- nostromo 14y ago
  I realize it sounds funny, but AirBnB for pets could have a much larger impact on my life than Instagram ever could.
daniel-cussen 14y ago
But see, the second somebody talked about that the people without pets said "derp, pets.com 2.0" and the people with pets all said, "take my money now!". So, it's really one of those apparently bad ideas that's secretly good, whereas many startups are the opposite: apparently good ideas that are secretly terrible. I don't care if you're selling whale shit online, if a whole lot of customers line up the second you mention your idea, you're in business whether third parties like it or not.
- adw 14y ago
  One of the most expensive substances in the world – and someone just synthesized an alternative: http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2012/04/09/breaking-ambergris-news http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2012/04/09/bre... Whale guano. Seriously.
  - deleted 14y ago
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