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There are people out there with real problems. They've lived the pain and have stories to share. The difficulty there is that many of the people with stories t
by JasonFruit 13y ago
There are people out there with real problems. They've lived the pain and have stories to share.
The difficulty there is that many of the people with stories to share can't express them in a way that is meaningful to the people who could solve the problem. It's a division between the haves and have-nots of logical expression.
- jemka 13y agoWhich is why you haven't seen a successful idea website. It's not a simple problem to solve. But I don't for one second believe it's not possible. My point, however, was to explain why merely posting "ideas" isn't a solution. It just happens to be the easiest to implement.
- guptaneil 13y agoThe reason we haven't seen a successful idea website like that is because it's a classic marketplace problem. Such a solution would have to evolve out of an existing platform that has already attracted a diverse community. My guess is sites like Reddit or Quora are best positioned to solve this problem. I have seen several questions on Quora that were basically along the lines of, "I have problem X, can you recommend a tool to solve it?" Either people provide suggestions, or a developer comes along and says "Hey I have this problem too, I'm going to build a solution and let you know when it's live in a few weeks." I could imagine HN creating IHAP (I Have a Problem) posts where somebody shares a problem they have and others from the community can either provide suggestions or offer to build a solution. What I can't see happening is a new marketplace forming around this concept. Why would I post a problem to Firespotting, when I'd get a much better response posting to HN or Quora?