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Hey,thanks for your comment:) I'm talking mostly about small-size businesses.I've already made a similar post on Reddit and got a whole list of problems that sm

Hey,thanks for your comment:) I'm talking mostly about small-size businesses.I've already made a similar post on Reddit and got a whole list of problems that small-size companies have:) But yeah,i see you're absolutely right and i realize i should have been more concrete...

bmelton 13y ago
Word. I'm not trying to not be helpful or anything... but I work at a tech company, so for the most part, all the problems that we've identified, we've either found solutions for or built solutions for. I can think of very little in my immediate knowledge that could be considered a problem that I think could be solved. In the absence of a problem, I thought I'd try to be helpful by helping you help me more. What are you own areas of expertise? I know a local company that's making a few million a year by building an accounting, inventory management, estimation solution that's targeted to landscaping companies. They know the market, and basically built the 'Basecamp-sized' alternative to the million dollar solutions that only exist for very large companies. Generally, even very large landscaping companies (which are their target market) aren't making enough money to move to an SAP-caliber solution and hire a team of developers and engineers to run / administer it. The ideal problem for you to solve is something that you have enough expertise in that you could identify with the pain point and be able to execute well. Either way, good luck in finding something and nailing it. Care to link to the reddit discussion?
- danielksa 13y ago
  http://www.reddit.com/r/smallbusiness/comments/1q128m/whats_the_biggest_challenge_in_your_businesshow/ http://www.reddit.com/r/smallbusiness/comments/1q128m/whats_... I also found a bunch of other promising ideas on reddit that are not that technically difficult to implement... Just have to validate them completely and then build&market:)

bmelton 13y ago

Word. I'm not trying to not be helpful or anything... but I work at a tech company, so for the most part, all the problems that we've identified, we've either found solutions for or built solutions for. I can think of very little in my immediate knowledge that could be considered a problem that I think could be solved. In the absence of a problem, I thought I'd try to be helpful by helping you help me more. What are you own areas of expertise? I know a local company that's making a few million a year by building an accounting, inventory management, estimation solution that's targeted to landscaping companies. They know the market, and basically built the 'Basecamp-sized' alternative to the million dollar solutions that only exist for very large companies. Generally, even very large landscaping companies (which are their target market) aren't making enough money to move to an SAP-caliber solution and hire a team of developers and engineers to run / administer it. The ideal problem for you to solve is something that you have enough expertise in that you could identify with the pain point and be able to execute well. Either way, good luck in finding something and nailing it. Care to link to the reddit discussion?

danielksa 13y ago
http://www.reddit.com/r/smallbusiness/comments/1q128m/whats_the_biggest_challenge_in_your_businesshow/ http://www.reddit.com/r/smallbusiness/comments/1q128m/whats_... I also found a bunch of other promising ideas on reddit that are not that technically difficult to implement... Just have to validate them completely and then build&market:)